Automated contact information sharing
First Claim
1. A system for controlling, distributing and receiving contact information, said system comprising:
- (a) central hub means for maintaining and distributing contact information;
(b) plural terminal means electronically coupled to said central hub means for transmitting requests for contact information to said central hub means; and
(c) plural contacts in communication with said central hub means, each said contact having an associated contact record maintained by said central hub means, each said contact record including plural different contact information fields, and each said contact controlling content in the contact information fields for its associated contact record, wherein upon receipt of a request for a requested contact record from one of said plural terminal means, said central hub means automatically transmits the requested contact record to said one of the plural terminal means in a format that permits unambiguous identification of said plural different contact information fields upon application of pre-specified mechanical rules.
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Abstract
Provided is a system for controlling, distributing and receiving contact information. The system includes: central hub means for maintaining and distributing contact information, multiple terminal means electronically coupled to the central hub means for transmitting requests for contact information to the central hub means, and multiple contacts in communication with the central hub means. Each contact has an associated contact record maintained by the central hub means, each such contact record includes multiple different contact information fields, and each contact controls the content in the contact information fields for its associated contact record. Upon receipt of a request for a requested contact record from one of the terminal means, the central hub means automatically transmits the requested contact record to the requesting terminal means in a format that permits unambiguous identification of the different contact information fields upon application of pre-specified mechanical rules.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling, distributing and receiving contact information, said system comprising:
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(a) central hub means for maintaining and distributing contact information;
(b) plural terminal means electronically coupled to said central hub means for transmitting requests for contact information to said central hub means; and
(c) plural contacts in communication with said central hub means, each said contact having an associated contact record maintained by said central hub means, each said contact record including plural different contact information fields, and each said contact controlling content in the contact information fields for its associated contact record, wherein upon receipt of a request for a requested contact record from one of said plural terminal means, said central hub means automatically transmits the requested contact record to said one of the plural terminal means in a format that permits unambiguous identification of said plural different contact information fields upon application of pre-specified mechanical rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling, distributing and receiving contact information, said method comprising:
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(a) plural contacts communicating with a central hub, each contact having an associated contact record maintained by the central hub, each contact record including plural different contact information fields, and each contact controlling content for its associated contact record;
(b) plural end users, each electronically coupled to the central hub using an electronic terminal, transmitting requests for contact information to the central hub; and
(c) upon receipt of a request for a requested contact record from one of the plural end users, the central hub automatically transmitting the requested contact record to said one of the end users in a format that permits unambiguous identification of said plural different contact information fields upon application of pre-specified mechanical rules. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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