METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTACTS
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1. A method performed by a processor, the method comprising:
- comparing data from a first contact record associated with a first contact to data from a second contact record associated with a second contact;
determining, based on the comparison, whether the first contact is related to the second contact and if so, establishing a relationship, in memory, between the first contact record and the second contact record.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for identifying a relationship between contacts are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes: comparing data from a first contact record associated with a first contact to data from a second contact record associated with a second contact; determining, based on the comparison, whether the first contact is related to the second contact; and if the first contact and the second contact are determined to be related, establishing a relationship, in memory, between the first contact record and the second contact record.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a processor, the method comprising:
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comparing data from a first contact record associated with a first contact to data from a second contact record associated with a second contact; determining, based on the comparison, whether the first contact is related to the second contact and if so, establishing a relationship, in memory, between the first contact record and the second contact record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method performed by a processor, the method comprising:
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determining if contact information of a predetermined type is not included in a first contact record; determining if contact information of the predetermined type is included in a second contact record, the second contact record and the first contact record being associated with related contacts; and if contact information of the predetermined type is not included in the first contact record and contact information of the predetermined type is included in the second contact record, then; populating a portion of the first contact record with the contact information of the predetermined type from the second contact record.
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