Method and system to automate the updating of personal information within a personal information management application and to synchronize such updated personal information management applications
First Claim
1. A method including:
- storing first personal information concerning a user to be accessed by a personal information management application, the first personal information being associated with a first event occurrence;
storing second personal information concerning the user to be accessed by the personal information management application, the second personal information being associated with a second event occurrence;
based on the first event occurrence, validating the first personal information for access by the personal information management application; and
based on the second event occurrence, validating the second personal information for access by the personal information management application;
wherein the first and second personal informations are not simultaneously validated for access by the personal information management application.
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Abstract
Within a database of personal contact information that is accessed by a Personal Information Management (PIM) application, or contact management application, multiple information sets for a specified field or fields of personal information may be stored for a user of the PIM. For example, multiple addresses may be stored. For each set of personal information, an associated event occurrence may be defined upon which the relevant set of personal information is recognized by the PIM as being valid. For example, an event occurrence may comprise a time period during which specific address information is valid. Upon occurrence of the relevant event (e.g., the commencement of the time interval), the relevant information is automatically validated for access by the PIM. In this way, a user is able to, in advance, dictate that certain personal information for the user becomes valid upon certain event occurrences. The personal information concerning the user may then be published to multiple further PIMs to update records concerning the user maintained by such multiple further PIMs.
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10 Claims
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1. A method including:
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storing first personal information concerning a user to be accessed by a personal information management application, the first personal information being associated with a first event occurrence;
storing second personal information concerning the user to be accessed by the personal information management application, the second personal information being associated with a second event occurrence;
based on the first event occurrence, validating the first personal information for access by the personal information management application; and
based on the second event occurrence, validating the second personal information for access by the personal information management application;
wherein the first and second personal informations are not simultaneously validated for access by the personal information management application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a database to store first personal information concerning a user to be accessed by a personal information management application, the first personal information being associated with a first event occurrence, and to store second personal information concerning the user to be accessed by the personal information management application, the second personal information being associated with a second event occurrence; and
the personal information management application to, based on the first event occurrence, validate the first personal information for access from the database and to, based on the second event occurrence, validate the second personal information for access from the database.
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10. A machine-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:
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store first contact information concerning a user, the first contact information being associated with a first event occurrence;
store second contact information concerning the user, the second contact information being associated with a second event occurrence;
based on the first event occurrence, validate the first contact information for access by a contact management application; and
based on the second event occurrence, validate the second contact information for access by the contact management application, wherein the first and second contact information is not simultaneously validated for access by the contact management application.
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