Systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device
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1. A device comprising a system for adding information to a directory stored in a memory of the device, the system comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a visual message transmitted to the device;
determining means for determining whether the received message includes information to be added to the directory, wherein the information comprises contact information; and
directory updating means for adding the information to the directory.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device.
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53 Claims
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1. A device comprising a system for adding information to a directory stored in a memory of the device, the system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a visual message transmitted to the device;
determining means for determining whether the received message includes information to be added to the directory, wherein the information comprises contact information; and
directory updating means for adding the information to the directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising a system for updating a directory stored in a memory unit of the device, the system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a visual message transmitted to the device;
determining means for determining whether the received message includes a list of one or more entries to be added to the directory, wherein an entry comprises address information; and
storing means, operable if the determining means determines that a received visual message includes a list of one or more entries to be added to the directory, for storing the entries in the directory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication system, comprising:
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a first device for creating and sending a visual message, wherein said visual message comprises one or more names and comprises contact information associated with each of said one or more names; and
a second device for receiving said visual message, wherein said second device comprises;
a memory;
a directory stored in said memory, said directory comprising a list of names; and
a processor programmed to automatically add said one or more names and associated contact information to said directory. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device, comprising:
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a data storage component that stores a contacts list, wherein the contacts list includes a list of names and, for each name, corresponding contact information, comprising;
a receiver that receives a visual message transmitted to the device, the visual message including contact information;
a memory for storing the visual message; and
a processor programmed to obtain the contact information included in the visual message by parsing the visual message and to add the obtained contact information to the contacts list stored in the data storage component. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A device comprising a system for updating an electronic address book stored in a storage unit of the device, the system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a visual message transmitted to the device;
determining means for determining whether the received message includes a list of one or more entries to be added to the address book, wherein an entry comprises a name and corresponding contact information; and
storing means, operable if the determining means determines that a received visual message includes a list of one or more entries to be added to the address book, for storing the entries in the address book. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for automatically adding an entry to a contacts list stored in a memory of a device, wherein the contacts list includes a list of names and, for each name, corresponding contact information, comprising:
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receiving, at the device, a visual message transmitted to the device, the visual message including a header portion and a body portion, the body portion including contact information;
storing the visual message in a memory of the device;
after storing at least a portion of the body portion of the visual message in the memory, obtaining the contact information included in the body portion of the visual message by parsing the body portion of the visual message; and
automatically adding the obtained contact information to the contacts list stored in the memory of the device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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