Method of Processing a Contact for a Mobile Device and Related Device

• US 20080270613A1
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Inventors: Bamford, Drew, Van Tilburg, Martijn, Girling, Rob
• Application Number:
  US12/109,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20080270613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading

Abstract

To add a contact to a mobile device, the mobile device displays a login screen for a first online service, logs into the first online service based on a username and password, retrieves a contact list from the first online service which has a first contact identifier, utilizes the first contact identifier as a search term for finding a second contact identifier on a second online service, and adds the contact including the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of storing a first contact identifier obtained when retrieving a contact list from a first server and a second contact identifier obtained when searching for the first contact identifier on a second server in a mobile device, the method comprising:

storing the first contact identifier after the first contact identifier is received; and

storing the second contact identifier after the second contact identifier is received.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a new contact, wherein storing the first contact identifier is storing the first contact identifier under the new contact, and storing the second contact identifier is storing the second contact identifier under the new contact.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

utilizing a first account to log onto the first server; and

obtaining the contact list corresponding to the first account from the first server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein utilizing the first account to log onto the first server is utilizing a username and a password corresponding to the first account to log onto the first server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein utilizing the username and password to log onto the first server is utilizing the username and password to log onto an email server.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing the search on the second server for the first contact identifier;

receiving a result of the search; and

obtaining the second contact identifier from the result of the search.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein performing the search on the second server for the first contact identifier is performing the search on the second server for an email address.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein performing the search on the second server for the first contact identifier is performing the search on a social network server for the first contact identifier.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the first contact identifier is storing an email address.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the second contact identifier is storing an account number.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the second contact identifier is storing a nickname.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the second contact identifier is storing a phone number.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a hyperlink corresponding to the second contact identifier.

14. A mobile device for storing contact identifiers, the mobile device comprising:

a network interface for establishing a data connection with a first server for obtaining a contact list comprising a first contact identifier;

a non-volatile memory storing the first contact identifier, contact identifier search code, and contact identifier storing code; and

a processor coupled to the network interface and the non-volatile memory for executing the contact identifier search code for controlling the network interface to establish a data connection with a second server and send a search request comprising the first contact identifier to the second server, and storing a second contact identifier in the non-volatile memory when the network interface receives the second contact identifier in response to the search request.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, further comprising an input device coupled to the processor for inputting a parameter, wherein the processor is for controlling the network interface for logging into the first server with the parameter.

16. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the network interface is a GPRS modem.

17. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the network interface is a wireless network interface.

18. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the first contact identifier is an email address.

19. A method for processing a contact for a mobile device, the method comprising:

displaying a login interface corresponding to a first online service; and

displaying a contact list including a first representation of a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact, and a second representation indicating existence of a second contact identifier corresponding to the contact for a second online service.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

logging into the first online service according to logon and password information inputted to the login interface.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

adding the contact.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein adding the contact comprises adding the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein adding the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier is adding an email address and the second contact identifier.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein adding the email address and the second contact identifier is adding the email address and a messaging service identifier.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein adding the email address and the second contact identifier is adding the email address and a nickname.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein displaying the contact list comprises displaying an online status of the contact in the contact list.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein displaying the login interface corresponding to the first online service is displaying the login interface corresponding to an email service.

28. A mobile device for processing a contact, the mobile device comprising:

a display;

a non-volatile memory storing contact adding code; and

a processor for executing the contact adding code for controlling the display to display a login interface corresponding to a first online service, and controlling the display to display a contact list including a first representation of a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact, and a second representation indicating existence of a second contact identifier corresponding to the contact for a second online service.

29. The mobile device of claim 28, further comprising:

a network interface for establishing a data connection with a first server corresponding to the first online service for logging into the first online service according to logon and password information inputted to the login interface.

30. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the non-volatile memory further comprises a contact storage region for storing the contact.

31. The mobile device of claim 30, wherein the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier are stored in the contact storage region.

32. The mobile device of claim 31, wherein the first contact identifier is an email address.

33. The mobile device of claim 32, wherein the second contact identifier is a messaging service identifier.

34. The mobile device of claim 32, wherein the second contact identifier is a nickname.

35. The mobile device of claim 30, wherein the display is for displaying an online status of the contact in the contact list.

36. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the display is for displaying the login interface corresponding to an email service.