METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTACT DATA BY UTILIZING SOCIAL PROXIMITY INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for managing contact data in a phonebook, comprising:
- processing, via one or more processors, one or more contact details associated with one or more contacts to determine a similarity to one or more other contact details associated with one or more users, one or more other contacts, or a combination thereof;
determining social proximity information associated with the one or more contacts, the one or more users, the one or more other contacts, or a combination thereof; and
utilizing the social proximity information to manage the contact data in the phonebook.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for efficiently managing contact data in a phonebook by utilizing social proximity information at a device. An application and/or a widget processes and analyzes contact details associated with one or more contacts in order to determine a similarity to one or more other contact details associated with one or more users and/or one or more other contacts. Further, the application and/or the widget can determine one or more social proximity information items associated with the one or more contacts, the one or more users and/or the one or more other contacts and can utilize the social proximity information to manage (e.g., organize, group, sort, etc.) the contact data in the phonebook.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for managing contact data in a phonebook, comprising:
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processing, via one or more processors, one or more contact details associated with one or more contacts to determine a similarity to one or more other contact details associated with one or more users, one or more other contacts, or a combination thereof; determining social proximity information associated with the one or more contacts, the one or more users, the one or more other contacts, or a combination thereof; and utilizing the social proximity information to manage the contact data in the phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more contact details associated with one or more contacts in a phonebook to determine a similarity to one or more other contact details associated with one or more users, one or more other contacts, or a combination thereof; determine social proximity information associated with the one or more contacts, the one or more users, the one or more other contacts, or a combination thereof; and utilize the social proximity information to manage the contacts in the phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-48. -48. (canceled)
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