Patent ID: 8934870
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for placing a telephone call by a second party to a mobile device of the first party, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining permission from the first party to place the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party, the permission being obtained as a result of the first party downloading a computer-program application to reside on the mobile device; retrieving information about the mobile device by the computer-program application residing on the mobile device of the first party, the information comprising at least one of a current time for a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the mobile device, and a time zone for the location where the mobile device is located; and sending at least a portion of the retrieved information to the second party, wherein the second party determines whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window of time for placing the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party based at least in part on the portion of the retrieved information.