Method and system of obtaining contact information for a person or an entity

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for obtaining and utilizing status information associated with persons and/or entities. Status information associated with a person or an entity may be determined based on information, associated with the person or the entity, in one or more applications and/or one or more databases. In this regard, an indication of the person or the entity may be detected in a frame (e.g., from a screen of a device), and the status information may comprise an indication of online or contact availability, via at least one of the one or more applications, associated with the indication of the person or the entity. In response to user input based on the status information, a communication session associated with one of said one or more applications may be imitated, to provide connectivity with the person or the entity.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining, via a user device or another device, status information associated with a person or an entity, wherein:
an indication of said person or said entity is detected in a frame from a screen of said user device;said status information is determined based on information associated with said person or said entity in one or more applications and/or one or more databases; andsaid status information comprises an indication of online or contact availability, via at least one of said one or more applications, associated with said indication of said person or said entity; and initiating, in response to user input based on said status information, a communication session associated with one of said one or more applications, to provide connectivity with said person or said entity.