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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Thomas A. Aaron, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Anil Kalavakolanu, Austin, TX (US);
Loulwa Salem, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen A. Schlachter, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas A. Aaron, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Anil Kalavakolanu, Austin, TX (US);
Loulwa Salem, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen A. Schlachter, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a method for placing a telephone call, a first telephone receives a request to call a second telephone. The first telephone retrieves a user preference for obtaining location information of the second telephone or of a user of the second telephone. The first telephone obtains the location information from one of a plurality of sources based at least in part on an order of priority of the sources defined by the user preference. The plurality of sources include a social network program. The first telephone determines a local time in a geographical location identified from the location information. The first telephone displays the local time. The first telephone prompts for a decision whether to place the call to the second telephone.