DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20120221648A1
• Filed: 04/09/2009
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Inventors: Caradec, Jean-Philippe, Lamberton, Marc, Bertin, Olivier
• Application Number:
  US12/444,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20120221648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention comprise a method of managing access to address data that is accessible via a plurality of communication devices; the method comprising the steps of establishing at least one access rule, associated with at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, for influencing access to the address data; and controlling access to the address data according the at least one access rule associated with the at least one communication device.

Claims

1. A method of managing access to address data that is accessible via a plurality of communication devices, the method comprising:

accessing and/or establishing at least one access rule, associated with at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, for influencing access to the address data; and

controlling access to the address data according to the at least one access rule associated with the at least one communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing and/or establishing at least one access rule associated with the at least one communication device comprises accessing and/or establishing a plurality of access rules selectively associated with respective communication devices of the plurality of communication devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one access rule influences an access selected from the group consisting of reading at least a portion of the address data;

writing to the address data;

modifying at least a portion of the address data;

deleting at least a portion of the address data;

distributing at least a portion, or the whole, of the address data; and

updating the address data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the at least one access rule with a communication device having contact data that has been added to, or at least being intended to be added to, the address data.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

associating the at least one access rule with a communication device having contact data that has been added to, or at least being intended to be added to, the address data.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sending a message to at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the message bearing an indication that the contact data of the communication device has been added to the address data.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

sending a message to at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the message bearing an indication that the contact data of the communication device has been added to the address data.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating the address data including expressing the address data in a portable, communication device independent, data structure.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining at least one property associated with the address data for influencing interactions with the address data.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

defining at least one property associated with the address data for influencing interactions with the address data.

11. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

defining at least one property associated with the address data for influencing interactions with the address data.

12. A communications system, comprising:

a plurality of communication devices;

means for storing address data accessible via the plurality of communication devices;

means for accessing and/or establishing at least one access rule, associated with at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, for influencing access to the address data; and

means for controlling access to the address data according to the at least one access rule associated with the at least one communication device.

13. The communications system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for associating the at least one access rule with a communication device having contact data that has been added to, or at least being intended to be added to, the address data.

14. The communications system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for sending a message to at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the message bearing an indication that the contact data of the communication device has been added to the address data.

15. The communications system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for defining at least one property associated with the address data for influencing interactions with the address data.

16. A machine-readable storage storing a program adapted to perform a method of managing access to address data, that is accessible via a plurality of communication devices, when the program is executed on a server in communication with the plurality of communication devices, the method comprising:

accessing and/or establishing at least one access rule, associated with at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, for influencing access to the address data; and

controlling access to the address data according to the at least one access rule associated with the at least one communication device.

17. The machine readable storage of claim 16, wherein, in the method, the at least one access rule influences an access selected from the group consisting of reading at least a portion of the address data;

writing to the address data;

modifying at least a portion of the address data;

deleting at least a portion of the address data;

distributing at least a portion, or the whole, of the address data; and

updating the address data.

18. The machine readable storage of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

associating the at least one access rule with a communication device having contact data that has been added to, or at least being intended to be added to, the address data.

19. The machine readable storage of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

sending a message to at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the message bearing an indication that the contact data of the communication device has been added to the address data.

20. The machine readable storage of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

defining at least one property associated with the address data for influencing interactions with the address data.