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System and method for controlled access to up-to-date contact information

  • US 8,095,655 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2008
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • 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 about a user and making the contact information available to a recipient over a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving the up-to-date contact information from the user over the communications network, the up-to-date contact information being contact information about the user;

    receiving access information from the user over the communications network, the access information defining the recipient'"'"'s access rights to the up-to-date contact information about the user;

    associating a recipient device on the communications network with the recipient;

    associating a recipient server computing device with the recipient;

    allocating storage space on a memory device of the recipient server computing device for access by the recipient;

    storing an accessible subset of contact information in the memory device of the recipient server computing device, the accessible subset of contact information being a subset of the up-to-date contact information about the user, the accessible subset of contact information being defined by the access information received from the user; and

    allowing the recipient to access the accessible subset of contact information stored on the recipient server computing device.

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