SIMPLIFYING APPLICATION ACCESS TO SCHEMATIZED CONTACT DATA
First Claim
13. A computer-readable storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computing system having a processor, implement a method for modifying a display of contact data, comprising:
- computer-executable instructions for displaying a contact data control interface that includes at least a first data field having contact data displayed therein;
computer-executable instructions for detecting prompt focus being directed at the first data field that is displaying the contact data;
computer-executable instructions for automatically, in response to the prompt focus being directed at the first data field having the contact data, displaying menu options for manipulating the contact data control interface;
computer-executable instructions for receiving user input selecting at least one option from the menu options; and
computer-executable instructions for manipulating the contact data control interface in response to the user input received through the menu options that are displayed as a result of the prompt focus being directed at the first data field that is displaying the contact data.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to utilizing contact data controls to simplify access to schematized contact data. Contact data controls abstract the formatting of schematized contact data from applications. In some embodiments, applications that lack the configuration to natively access schematized contact data (e.g., lack the functionality to convert between schematized and non-schematized data or are not authorized) forward requests to access schematized contact data to an external contact data control. In other embodiments, applications that lack the configuration to natively access schematized contact data forward non-schematized data, which is to be used to update schematized contact data, to an external contact data control. External contact data controls appropriately interact with the schematized data and can provide user-interface such that an application designer need not have extensive knowledge of contact schemas associated with the schematized contact data.
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20 Claims
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13. A computer-readable storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computing system having a processor, implement a method for modifying a display of contact data, comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for displaying a contact data control interface that includes at least a first data field having contact data displayed therein; computer-executable instructions for detecting prompt focus being directed at the first data field that is displaying the contact data; computer-executable instructions for automatically, in response to the prompt focus being directed at the first data field having the contact data, displaying menu options for manipulating the contact data control interface; computer-executable instructions for receiving user input selecting at least one option from the menu options; and computer-executable instructions for manipulating the contact data control interface in response to the user input received through the menu options that are displayed as a result of the prompt focus being directed at the first data field that is displaying the contact data. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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17-1. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein manipulating contact data includes merging the contact data with new contact data that is identified by user input.
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20. A computing system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable storage media, having stored thereon; a centralized data store acting as a single data store of contact data for a plurality of applications which access the contact data, wherein the centralized data store stores all contact data for the plurality of applications, at least one external contact data control that can be executed by the one or more processors, the at least one external contact data control being configured to implement the following; displaying a contact data control interface that includes at least a first display field having contact data displayed therein; detecting prompt focus directed at the first display field; automatically, in response to the prompt focus being directed at the first display field, displaying menu options for manipulating the contact data; receiving user input selecting at least one option from the menu options; and modifying the display of the contact data in response to the user input received through the menu options.
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