Cascaded Address Books on Mobile Phones Within a Social Network
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for locating contact information in a mobile phone network within a social network, the computer implemented method comprising;
- permitting reciprocal access between a first user contact information and a second user contact information by a first user device and a second user device, and permitting reciprocal access between the second user contact information and a third user contact information by the second user device and a third user device, wherein the reciprocal access permits access to only designated shared entries of contact information;
receiving a request from the third user device to contact the first user device, wherein a portion of the first user contact information is known to the third user;
issuing a search on the mobile phone network, from the third user device to an authorized list, for the first user contact information, using the portion of the first user contact information;
locating the first user contact information in a shared local entry at the second user device in the social network; and
returning the first user contact information directly to the third user device.
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Abstract
Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for locating contact information in a mobile phone network within a social network. In one embodiment, the computer implemented method permits reciprocal access between a first user'"'"'s contact information and a second user'"'"'s contact information by a first user device and a second user device, and permitting reciprocal access between the second user'"'"'s contact information and a third user'"'"'s contact information by the second user device and a third user device. The computer implemented method receives a request from the third user device to contact the first user device, wherein the first user contact information is unknown to the third user and issues a search on the mobile phone network, from the third user device, for the first user contact information. The first user contact information is located at the second user device in the social network, and the first user contact information is returned to the third user device.
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6 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for locating contact information in a mobile phone network within a social network, the computer implemented method comprising;
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permitting reciprocal access between a first user contact information and a second user contact information by a first user device and a second user device, and permitting reciprocal access between the second user contact information and a third user contact information by the second user device and a third user device, wherein the reciprocal access permits access to only designated shared entries of contact information; receiving a request from the third user device to contact the first user device, wherein a portion of the first user contact information is known to the third user; issuing a search on the mobile phone network, from the third user device to an authorized list, for the first user contact information, using the portion of the first user contact information; locating the first user contact information in a shared local entry at the second user device in the social network; and returning the first user contact information directly to the third user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer program product for locating contact information in a mobile phone network within a social network, the computer program product comprising;
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a computer-usable recordable type medium embodying computer executable instructions stored thereon, the computer executable instructions comprising; computer executable instructions for permitting reciprocal access between a first user contact information and a second user contact information by a first user device and a second user device, and permitting reciprocal access between the second user contact information and a third user contact information by the second user device and a third user device, wherein the reciprocal access permits access to only designated shared entries of contact information; computer executable instructions for receiving a request from the third user device to contact the first user device, wherein a portion of the first user contact information is known to the third user; computer executable instructions for issuing a search on the mobile phone network, from the third user device to an authorized list, for the first user contact information, using the portion of the first user contact information; computer executable instructions for locating the first user contact information in a shared local entry at the second user device in the social network; and computer executable instructions for returning the first user contact information directly to the third user device.
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6. A data processing system for locating contact information in a mobile phone network within a social network, the data processing system comprising;
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a bus; a memory connected to the bus, the memory comprising computer executable instructions; a communications unit connected to the bus; a display connected to the bus; and a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable instructions to direct the data processing system to; permit reciprocal access between a first user contact information and a second user contact information by a first user device and a second user device, and permit reciprocal access between the second user contact information and a third user contact information by the second user device and a third user device, wherein the reciprocal access permits access to only designated shared entries of contact information; receive a request from the third user device to contact the first user device, wherein a portion of the first user contact information is known to the third user; issue a search on the mobile phone network, from the third user device to an authorized list, for the first user contact information, using the portion of the first user contact information; locate the first user contact information in a shared local entry at the second user device in the social network; and return the first user contact information directly to the third user device.
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