Patent Document ID: 9350944
Application ID: 13969719
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for a user computing device participating in a video call to identify an unknown third-party imaged within the video call, comprising: applying image recognition techniques to an image of the unknown third-party within the video call to generate image characteristics data within the user computing device; determining whether the generated image characteristics data matches data within a first contacts database within the user computing device, wherein the data within the first contacts database includes at least a first image; transmitting a message that requests information regarding the unknown third-party in response to determining that the generated image characteristics data does not match the data within the first contacts database of the user computing device; receiving a response message corresponding to data within a second contacts database of another device, wherein the data within the second contacts database includes at least a second image; determining whether the generated image characteristics data matches the data within the second contacts database of the another device based on the received response message; obtaining contact information corresponding to the unknown third-party in response to determining that the generated image characteristics data matches data from at least one of the first contacts database or the second contacts database; transmitting, to a computing device associated with the obtained contact information, an identity confirmation message requesting location information of the computing device associated with the obtained contact information; receiving, in the user computing device, a message indicating location information of the computing device associated with the obtained contact information in response to transmitting the identity confirmation message; determining whether the computing device associated with the obtained contact information is close to a device participating in the video call based on the location information; and using the obtained contact information corresponding to the unknown third-party in response to determining that the computing device associated with the obtained contact information is close to the device participating in the video call.