System for and method of populating a contact list on a portable device
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1. A method of populating a contact list on a portable device, the method comprising:
- extracting contact information from a number of messages stored in a memory in the portable device; and
entering the extracted contact information into a contact list maintained by a program operating on the portable device.
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Abstract
The system and method herein provide for the populating of a contact list on a portable device. Techniques involved can include monitoring and scanning messages in an email inbox to retrieve display names and simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) addresses of senders and/or recipients for each email. The system and method can selectively filter information from the emails to populate the contact list with new names and resolve any conflicts with existing names.
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1. A method of populating a contact list on a portable device, the method comprising:
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extracting contact information from a number of messages stored in a memory in the portable device; and
entering the extracted contact information into a contact list maintained by a program operating on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a portable device, a user interface configured to facilitate the populating of a contact list, the user interface comprising:
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means for extracting contact information from a number of messages stored in a memory in the portable device;
means for presenting the extracted contact information on the portable device;
means for receiving a number of selections of contact to be stored in the contact list; and
means for entering the selected contact information into a contact list maintained by a program operating on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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16. A processing system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); and
a storage device coupled to a processor and having stored there information for configuring the CPU to;
extract contact information from a number of messages stored in a memory in the portable device; and
enter the extracted contact information into a contact list maintained by a program operating on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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21. A system for populating a contact list on a portable device, the system comprising:
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means for extracting contact information from a number of messages stored in a memory in the portable device; and
means for entering the extracted contact information into a contact list maintained by a program operating on the portable device.
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