METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF TRANSIENT PHONEBOOK CONTACTS
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1. A method comprising:
- searching a contact database for at least one contact entry;
detecting an expiration flag associated with the at least one contact entry;
comparing the expiration flag to a current date; and
removing the contact entry from the contact database if the expiration flag is older than the current date.
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Abstract
A method that includes searching a contact database for at least one contact entry; detecting a contact expiration flag associated with the at least one contact entry; comparing the contact expiration flag to a current date; and deleting the contact entry from the contact database if the expiration flag is older than the current date.
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1. A method comprising:
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searching a contact database for at least one contact entry; detecting an expiration flag associated with the at least one contact entry; comparing the expiration flag to a current date; and removing the contact entry from the contact database if the expiration flag is older than the current date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to assign an expiration flag to a contact entry in a contacts application; a processor configured to execute a search of all contacts on the contacts application and determine which contacts have an expired expiration flag; and a processor configured to automatically delete all expired contacts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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means for searching for an expiration flag associated with a contact entry in a contacts application; means for determining which contacts have an expired expiration flag; and means for automatically deleting all expired contacts. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product stored in a memory comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer to automatically delete contact data in a contacts application, the computer readable code means in the computer program product comprising; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to search for an expiration flag associated with a contact entry in a contacts application; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to determine which contacts have an expired expiration flag; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to automatically delete all expired contacts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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