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Method and system for maintaining contact information

  • US 20140156760A1
  • Filed: 10/07/2008
  • Published: 06/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing contact information, the method comprising:

  • maintaining in a server a list of records for a registered user, each of the records including a profile of a contact of the registered user, the profile including a text field in addition to at least a last name, a first name, and an email address of the contact, wherein the text field allows the contact to edit a personal statement in free form to be shared with contacts of the contact;

    posting comments received from some of the contacts in responding to the personal statement by the contact;

    receiving data by the server from at least two sources, the data from each of the at least two sources including a fractional portion of one of records, wherein the server and each of the at least sources are coupled over a data network;

    merging the data for the one of records by operations including;

    filling each of data fields created for the one of records with corresponding information from the data received respectively from the at least two sources;

    creating automatically or by the registered user a duplicated data field for one of the data fields to accommodate a different version of the information meant for the one of the data fields;

    allowing the profile to be annotated in a private text field by the registered user for reminding the registered user what the contact is about; and

    synchronizing the records between the server and one of the sources upon a request, wherein the one of the sources has a latest version of the records, each of the sources is one of an email application tool, a webmail tool, a cellular phone, a personal computer, and a mobile device.

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