Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving business contact information in a computer system
First Claim
1. A computer implemented contact information management method comprising:
- storing, in a memory, contact information related to a first user in a first database operatively coupled to a remote device;
providing, using a processor, an interface for a second user to access the first database over a wireless network using a first wireless communication device to retrieve the contact information related to the first user using a user identifier of the first user;
creating a second database of user contact information wherein the second database is contained in a memory of the first wireless communication device;
inserting contact information related to the first user into the second database of the first wireless communication device;
providing, using a processor, an interface for the first user to edit the contact information related to the first user stored in the first database;
updating contact information related to the first user in the first database;
providing, using a processor, an interface for the second user to wirelessly access the updated contact information related to the first user, the second user accessing the updated contact information related to the first user using the user identifier of the first user; and
synchronizing, using a processor, contact information in the second database with contact information contained in the first database such that the first and second databases contain the same contact information relating to the first user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an information management system comprising a remote device, a remote database operatively coupled to the remote device, the remote database containing contact information for each of a plurality of users of the information management system, wherein each of the users is assigned a unique user identifier, and the information for each user is stored along with the unique user identifier of the user in the remote database, wherein the remote device includes a wireless network interface module that interfaces with a wireless network to allow users of the information management system to access the remote device, a database interface module that coordinates transfer of data between the remote database and the remote device, and an application module to enable a wireless network user to access the remote database over the wireless network using a second network device to retrieve information in the remote database related to a first user having an assigned unique user identifier.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented contact information management method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, contact information related to a first user in a first database operatively coupled to a remote device; providing, using a processor, an interface for a second user to access the first database over a wireless network using a first wireless communication device to retrieve the contact information related to the first user using a user identifier of the first user; creating a second database of user contact information wherein the second database is contained in a memory of the first wireless communication device; inserting contact information related to the first user into the second database of the first wireless communication device; providing, using a processor, an interface for the first user to edit the contact information related to the first user stored in the first database; updating contact information related to the first user in the first database; providing, using a processor, an interface for the second user to wirelessly access the updated contact information related to the first user, the second user accessing the updated contact information related to the first user using the user identifier of the first user; and synchronizing, using a processor, contact information in the second database with contact information contained in the first database such that the first and second databases contain the same contact information relating to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A contact information management system for use with first and second wireless communication devices, the system comprising:
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a remote computer including a processor; a first database operatively coupled to the remote computer, the first database containing contact information for each of a plurality of users of the contact information management system, wherein each of the users is identified by a user identifier, and the contact information for each user is stored along with the user identifier of the user in the first database; wherein the remote computer further includes; a wireless network interface that interfaces with a wireless network to allow users of the contact information management system to access the remote computer; a database interface that coordinates transfer of data between the first database and the first and second wireless communication devices via the network; and a memory including an application containing instructions that, when executed by the remote computer, provides an interface i) for a second wireless network user to access the first database over the wireless network using the second wireless communication device to retrieve contact information in the first database related to a first user, the second user accesses the first database using a user identifier associated with the first user, ii) for the first user to edit the contact information related to the first user stored in the first database, iii) for access to the edited contact information in the first database to change the contact information related to the first user in a second database contained within the second wireless communication device, and iv) to synchronize the contact information in the second database with contact information contained in the first database such that the first and second databases contain the same contact information relating to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer implemented contact information management system comprising:
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a processor configured for storing contact information related to a first user in a first database operatively coupled to a remote computer, the first user being identified by a user identifier; a processor configured for providing an interface for a second user to access the first database over a wireless network using a first wireless communication device to retrieve the contact information related to the first user using the user identifier of the first user; a processor configured for creating a second database of user contact information wherein the second database is contained in the first wireless communication device; a processor configured for inserting contact information related to the first user into the second database of the first wireless communication device; a processor configured for providing an interface for the first user to edit the contact information related to the first user stored in the first database; a processor configured for updating contact information related to the first user in the first database; a processor configured for providing an interface for the second user to wirelessly access the updated contact information related to the first user, the second user accesses the changed information related to the first user using the user identifier of the first user; and a processor configured for synchronizing contact information in the second database with contact information contained in the first database such that the first and second databases contain the same contact information relating to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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