METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ADDING DISPLAYED ADVERTISEMENT CONTACT DATA TO NETWORKED ADDRESS BOOKS

• US 20090299859A1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Branam, Michael, Brown, Bill
• Granted Patent: US 8,131,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.73
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

Method, communication device, and computer program products are provided for adding advertisement contact data to a networked address book. Advertisement data is accessed. The advertisement data is retrieved and parsed to determine if the advertisement data is in a proper format for a networked address book. The advertisement data is converted to the proper format, in response to determining that the advertisement data is not in the proper format. The advertisement data is transferred to the networked address book.

Claims

1. A method for adding advertisement contact data to a networked address book, comprising:

accessing advertisement data;

retrieving the advertisement data;

parsing the advertisement data to determine if the advertisement data is in a proper format for a networked address book;

converting the advertisement data to the proper format, in response to determining that the advertisement data is not in the proper format; and

transferring the advertisement data to the networked address book.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement data is converted into the proper format based on extensible markup language (XML).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement data is accessed via an Internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement data comprises at least one of a name, a telephone number, a product, a service, an address, and an email address.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving the advertisement data comprises:

parsing the advertisement data;

locating information associated with the advertisement data comprising at least one of a name, a telephone number, a product, a service, an address, and an email address; and

copying the information associated with the advertisement data.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information associated with the advertisement data is transferred to the networked address book.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a destination corresponding to the networked address book; and

transferring the advertisement data to the destination corresponding to the networked address book.

8. A communications device, comprising:

memory for storing a program for adding advertisement contact data; and

a processor, functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program and operative to;

access advertisement data;

retrieve the advertisement data;

parse the advertisement data to determine if the advertisement data is in a proper format for a networked address book;

convert the advertisement data to the proper format, in response to determining that the advertisement data is not in the proper format; and

transfer the advertisement data to the networked address book.

9. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the advertisement data is converted into the proper format based on extensible markup language (XML).

10. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the advertisement data comprises at least one of a name, a telephone number, a product, a service, an address, and an email address.

11. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the advertisement data is retrieved by:

parsing the advertisement data;

locating information associated with the advertisement data comprising at least one of a name, a telephone number, a product, a service, an address, and an email address; and

copying the information associated with the advertisement data.

12. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the information associated with the advertisement data is transferred to the networked address book.

13. A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, for adding advertisement contact data to a networked address book, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to execute a method, comprising:

accessing advertisement data;

retrieving the advertisement data;

parsing the advertisement data to determine if the advertisement data is in a proper format for a networked address book;

converting the advertisement data to the proper format, in response to determining that the advertisement data is not in the proper format; and

transferring the advertisement data to the networked address book.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the advertisement data is converted into the proper format based on extensible markup language (XML).

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the advertisement data is accessed via an Internet.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the advertisement data comprises at least one of a name, a telephone number, a product, a service, an address, and an email address.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein retrieving the advertisement data comprises:

parsing the advertisement data;

locating information associated with the advertisement data comprising at least one of a name, a telephone number, a product, a service, an address, and an email address; and

copying the information associated with the advertisement data.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the information associated with the advertisement data is transferred to the networked address book.

19. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a destination corresponding to the networked address book; and

transferring the advertisement data to the destination corresponding to the networked address book.

20. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the advertisement data is contained in YELLOW PAGES™

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