Auto update utility for digital address books
First Claim
1. A method in a client computer for updating contact information in a computer network with clients and servers, comprising:
- extracting stored contact information, including an address, for an addressee from an address book data structure for an address book;
sending the extracted contact information to a server and causing the server to send a contact information update request to the address of the extracted contact information;
receiving updated contact information for the addressee from the addressee via the server; and
automatically updating the address book data structure for the addressee.
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Abstract
An Internet-based system capable of automatically maintaining contact-related information in any computer software application or digital device which stores or manages contact-related information. More particularly, the system allows users to automatically enter and maintain contact-related information in a digital address book or similar application or device (such as a wireless phone or PDA) with minimal or no manual entry of the contact-related information by the user. The system also allows contacts of the user (i.e. people who'"'"'s contact information or partial contact information is present in the user'"'"'s address book application) to make corrections to their contact-related information contained in the user'"'"'s address book, request reciprocal contact information from the user, deny the user access to additional or corrected contact-related information and take other actions relative to managing the contact-related information which others (users) have about them.
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19 Claims
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1. A method in a client computer for updating contact information in a computer network with clients and servers, comprising:
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extracting stored contact information, including an address, for an addressee from an address book data structure for an address book; sending the extracted contact information to a server and causing the server to send a contact information update request to the address of the extracted contact information; receiving updated contact information for the addressee from the addressee via the server; and automatically updating the address book data structure for the addressee. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method in a server computer on a computer network with clients and servers for presenting a user with a request for an update of contact information and an editable reply form, comprising:
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receiving from a client existing contact information, including an address for an addressee; sending to the address a contact information update request and causing an editable reply form containing the extracted contact information to be presented at the address; receiving, from the editable reply form, updated contact information for the addressee and forwarding the updated contact information to the client. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in a client on a computer network with clients and servers for a user to respond to a request for an update of contact information with a counter-request for an update of contact information, comprising:
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receiving from a server a request for updated contact information concerning an addressee, the request including a sender identifier; presenting on a display information identifying a sender of the request, generated using the sender identifier; and in response to user input received in response to presenting on the display the information identifying the sender , causing a counter-request for updated contact information concerning the sender to be sent via the server to a computer associated with the sender. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable memory containing contents that, when executed in a computer processor, cause a client computer to update contact information, by performing a method comprising:
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extracting stored contact information, including an address, for an addressee from an address book data structure for an address book; sending the extracted contact information to a server and causing the server to send a contact information update request to the address of the extracted contact information; receiving updated contact information for the addressee via the server; and automatically updating the address book data structure for the addressee. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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