Server based automatically updating address book
First Claim
1. A method of automatically updating a contact for a first individual in an address book of a second individual, comprising the steps of:
- (a) updating information in a stored profile for the first individual; and
(b) automatically updating the contact for the first individual in the address book of the second individual with the information updated in said step (a), the step (b) of automatically updating the contact for the first individual in address book of the second individual being performed at the server level.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for address book owners to link to a publisher'"'"'s contact information profile, and establish an automatic updates relationship with the publisher. Upon establishing this relationship, when a publisher modifies his or her profile to reflect updated contact information, the publisher'"'"'s updated profile information may then automatically be published to an address book owner'"'"'s address book so that the address book owner'"'"'s contact for the publisher is automatically updated to reflect the new information in the profile. Thus, the publisher'"'"'s contact in the address book owner'"'"'s address book may be automatically updated as a result of a publisher updating his or her profile, and without any action on the part of the address book owner.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of automatically updating a contact for a first individual in an address book of a second individual, comprising the steps of:
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(a) updating information in a stored profile for the first individual; and
(b) automatically updating the contact for the first individual in the address book of the second individual with the information updated in said step (a), the step (b) of automatically updating the contact for the first individual in address book of the second individual being performed at the server level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. A method of automatically updating a contact for a first individual in an address book of a second individual stored on a first database, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a profile for the first individual on a second database;
(b) providing the option for the second individual to link the profile with the address book of the second individual; and
(c) changing the contact for the first individual in the address book of the second individual when changes in the profile occur, said step (c) of changing the contact for the first individual in the address book of the second individual being performed by a server in communication with the first and second databases. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of a service provider automatically updating a contact for a first individual in an address book of a second individual, comprising the steps of:
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(a) allowing the creations of a profile having contact information for the first individual;
(b) receiving a request for automatic updates of the profile from the second individual;
(c) determining whether the request is granted by the first individual; and
(d) automatically updating the second individual'"'"'s address book with a modification made in the profile if the request is granted, said step (d) of automatically updating the second individual'"'"'s address book with any mapped modification made in the profile be performed by a server of the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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