ONLINE DIRECTORY WITH CONTACT INFORMATION

• US 20100146639A1
• Filed: 12/06/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jennifer L. Brooks, Pete W.J. Kim
• Original Assignee: Jennifer L. Brooks, Pete W.J. Kim
• Inventors: Brooks, Jennifer L., Kim, Pete WJ
• Application Number:
  US12/631,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20100146639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method and system of storing and sharing contact information on a website of a specified group of users designated by a user X comprises: accessing the website by the user X; requesting the user X to provide or verify accuracy of most current contact information as a precondition to proceeding; storing the most current contact information from the user X and each user of the specified group of users; providing shared online access to contact information of user X to all users of the group; updating contact information of user X each time the website is accessed by User X; and updating contact information of each user of the group when contact information of a user of the group changes.

Claims

1. A method of storing and sharing contact information on a website of a specified group of users designated by a user X comprises:

accesses the website by said user X;

requesting said user X to provide or verify accuracy of most current contact information as a precondition to proceeding;

storing said most current contact information from said user X and each user of said specified group of users;

providing shared online access to contact information of user X to all users of said group;

updating contact information of user X each time the website is accessed by User X; and

updating contact information of each user of said group when contact information of a user of the group changes.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to create a new account, user name and password to access the website and allow the user to retrieve forgotten use name and passwords.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to create a separate business account.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to view and update his/her personal contact information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to designate whether he/she would like his/her name, city, and state to appear in a search directory of the website.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to upload a picture.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to view his/her contacts'"'"' personal information such as current mailing address, telephone number, email address.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to create different groups such as family, friends, business associates.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to have the option of removing a contact from his/her list.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to download his/her contact into a CSV file which can be used to create labels.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to see who is logged on and who in not logged on, who is a member and who is not a member, and the date the last time a contact has logged into the website.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to add a contact manually to the group.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to send notices or invitations emails to his/her contacts.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to use html to create his/her notices or invitation emails.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to send invitations to a group of people at one time with just one click of a button.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to search his/her list or group for a particular contact.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to add his/her contact information to the directory so others can search for him/her.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to add events to his/her calendar.

19. A system of storing and sharing contact information on a website of a specified group of users comprises:

accesses the website by a user X;

requesting said user X to provide or verify accuracy of most current contact information as a precondition to proceeding;

storing said most current contact information from said user X and each user of said specified group of users;

providing shared online access to contact information of user X to all users of said group;

updating contact information of user X each time the website is accessed by User X; and

updating contact information of each user of said group when contact information of a user of the group changes.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein said website allows a user who has satisfied the precondition of providing or verifying accuracy of most current contact information to create different groups such as family, friends, business associates.