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System using registration information set by a user to allow other users to access updated portion of contact information of the user

  • US 7,441,031 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2005
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of maintaining up-to-date contact information for a plurality of users, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a plurality of contact information from a first user over a communications network, the plurality of contact information being information about the first user;

    receiving registration information from the first user over the communications network;

    allowing only the first user and persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the plurality of contact information about the first user;

    receiving access information from the first user over the communications network, the access information defining a first accessible set of information to which a first recipient is granted access, the first accessible set of information being all or part of the plurality of contact information about the first user;

    allowing only the first user and persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the access information of the first user;

    associating a first telephone exchange with the first recipient;

    associating a first local server computing device with the first telephone exchange;

    storing the first accessible set of information in the first local server computing device; and

    allowing the first recipient to access the first accessible set of information stored in the first local server computing device.

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