MOBILE ADDRESS BOOK POPULATION USING SMS POLLING
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system, method and program product that automatically populates address book fields. A system is described that includes: a system for sending and receiving 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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22 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device that automatically populates address book fields, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium having a computer program product stored thereon, which when executed by a computing device, automatically populates address book fields on a mobile device, comprising:
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program code for sending and receiving short message service (SMS) messages; program code for accessing 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; program code 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 program code for issuing SMS messages to contacts in the address book requesting additional attribute data and for loading received attribute data into the address book. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for automatically populating address book fields on a mobile device, comprising:
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providing access to an infrastructure for sending and receiving short message service (SMS) messages; providing access to 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; issuing SMS messages to contacts in the address book requesting additional attribute data; and loading received attribute data into the address book. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for deploying a system for automatically populating address book fields on a mobile device, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; send and receive short message service (SMS) messages; access 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; parse 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 issue 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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