CONTACT QUERY DATA SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080222118A1
• Filed: 05/22/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Anthony F. Scian, Piotr Konrad Tysowski
• Inventors: Tysowski, Piotr Konrad, Scian, Anthony F.
• Granted Patent: US 8,285,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

A processor-implemented method of operating a mobile communication device operable to execute one or more communication applications includes issuing a query for contact data over a communication network, creating a contact resolution object, receiving contact data responsive to the query over the communication network, the contact data comprising communication contact data for the one or more communication applications, associating the contact data received with the contact resolution object, and resolving the contact resolution object to select communication contact data.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method of operating a mobile communication device operable to execute one or more communication applications, comprising:

issuing a query for contact data over a communication network;

creating a contact resolution object in a memory location of the mobile communication device;

receiving contact data responsive to the query over the communication network, the contact data comprising communication contact data for the one or more communication applications;

associating the received contact data with the contact resolution object;

resolving the contact resolution object to a first communication contact data instance; and

resolving, at a later time, the contact resolution object to a second communication contact data instance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact data responsive to the query is received incrementally.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the received contact data is associated with the contact resolution object as the data is received.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the contact resolution object is operable to be resolved as soon as any contact data is associated with the contact resolution object.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing the contact resolution object as a contact in a communication application environment.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the contact resolution object is accessed in a first communication application environment and a second communication application environment;

wherein the contact resolution object is resolved to the first communication contact data instance in the first communication application environment;

wherein the contact resolution object is resolved to the second communication contact data instance in the second communication application environment.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first communication application environment requires a particular type of communication contact data;

wherein the first communication contact data instance contains the type of communication contact data required by the first communication application environment.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a resolution independent function in the one or more communication applications prior to resolution of the contact resolution object.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing a communication application corresponding to the first communication contact data instance.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying on a display means of the mobile communication device the received contact data; and

resolving the contact resolution object to the first communication contact data instance based on the contact data selected by a user of the mobile communication device.

11. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a processor operable to execute one or more communication applications;

input means operable to allow input of a contact data query;

a contact query module operable to receive the input contact data query and determine a query structure appropriate for a contact database that is to be searched;

one or more communication applications operable to use communication contact data to initiate a communication link from the mobile communication device;

a contact application operable to permit a user of the mobile communication device to store, review, and organize contact data;

a display operable to display communication contact data to the user of the mobile communication device;

a wireless transceiver for transmitting the contact data query and receiving contact data responsive to the contact data query over a communication network; and

a memory operable to store a contact resolution object, wherein the received contact data is associated with the contact resolution object;

wherein the contact resolution object is resolved to a first communication contact data instance;

wherein the contact resolution object is resolved to a second communication contact data instance at a later time.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein contact data responsive to the contact data query is received incrementally.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the received contact data is associated with the contact resolution object as the data is received.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the contact resolution object is operable to be resolved as soon as any contact data is associated with the contact resolution object.

15. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the contact resolution object is accessed as a contact in a communication application environment.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the contact resolution object is accessed in a first communication application environment and a second communication application environment;

wherein the contact resolution object is resolved to the first communication contact data instance in the first communication application environment;

wherein the contact resolution object is resolved to the second communication contact data instance in the second communication application environment.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the first communication application environment requires a particular type of communication contact data;

wherein the first communication contact data instance contains the type of communication contact data required by the first communication application environment.

18. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein a resolution-independent function is performed in the one or more communication applications prior to resolution of the contact resolution object.

19. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein a communication application corresponding to the first communication contact data instance is executed.

20. A system for mobile communications, comprising:

a wireless network;

a contact database containing one or more contacts and communication contact data associated with the one or more contacts; and

a mobile communication device comprising a wireless transceiver operable to transmit a contact data query and to receive communication contact data responsive to the contact data query over the wireless network;

a memory operable to store the received communication contact data;

a display operable to display to a user of the mobile communication device the received communication contact data;

a contact application operable to permit the user of the mobile communication device to store, review, and organize contact data; and

a communication application operable to use the communication contact data to initiate a communication link from the mobile communication device;

wherein the communication contact data is selected from the group comprising;

e-mail address;

instant messaging address;

pager number;

landline telephone number;

fax number;

cellular telephone number; and

combinations thereof;

wherein the contact data query is initiated from within the contact application and the contact application stores the received contact data in the memory.

21. A method of addressing an electronic mail message to a plurality of recipients in a wireless mobile device, comprising:

simultaneously transmitting a plurality of contact query commands from the wireless mobile device to a remote database server via a wireless network;

creating a plurality of contact resolution objects in a memory of the wireless mobile device, each contact resolution object corresponding to one of the plurality of contact query commands;

receiving contact data responsive to the plurality of contact query commands at the wireless mobile device and associating the received contact data with the plurality of contact resolution objects; and

resolving the plurality of contact resolution objects to at least first and second electronic mail addresses and associating the first and second electronic mail addresses with an electronic message generated at the wireless mobile device.

22. A method of associating contact data with an application program at a wireless mobile device, comprising:

transmitting a contact data query from the wireless mobile device to a remote database server via a wireless network;

creating a contact resolution object in a memory location of the wireless mobile device;

receiving contact data responsive to the contact data query over the wireless network and associating the received contact data with the contact resolution object;

determining an application context of the received contact data associated with the contact resolution object; and

automatically launching an application program at the wireless mobile device associated with the application context of the received contact data.