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MOBILE ADDRESS BOOK POPULATION USING SMS POLLING

  • US 20100261463A1
  • Filed: 06/11/2009
  • Published: 10/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communication device that automatically populates address book fields, comprising:

  • a system for sending and receiving short message service (SMS) messages;

    an address book that includes an entry for an owner and entries for contacts associated with the owner, wherein each entry includes a set attributes and at least one piece of attribute data;

    a system for parsing an incoming SMS message to identify a request for attribute data of the owner and for generating a responsive SMS message with attribute data of the owner; and

    a system for issuing SMS messages to contacts in the address book requesting additional attribute data and for loading received attribute data into the address book.

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