Automatic contact population
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1. A method of populating a contacts directory associated with a telephonic device, comprising:
- placing a call from a first telephonic device to a second telephonic device;
receiving called party contact information associated with the second telephonic device; and
storing the called party contact information automatically in the contacts directory as a contact, wherein receiving the called party contact information associated with the second telephonic device comprises receiving the called party contact information at a third telephonic device inactively engaged in the call and different from the first and second telephonic devices, and storing the called party contact information comprises automatically storing the called party contact information as a contact on the third telephonic device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for populating a contacts directory are disclosed. A method of populating a contacts directory associated with a telephonic device includes placing a call from a first telephonic device to a second telephonic device. Called party contact information associated with the second telephonic device can be received and stored automatically in the contacts directory as a contact.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of populating a contacts directory associated with a telephonic device, comprising:
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placing a call from a first telephonic device to a second telephonic device; receiving called party contact information associated with the second telephonic device; and storing the called party contact information automatically in the contacts directory as a contact, wherein receiving the called party contact information associated with the second telephonic device comprises receiving the called party contact information at a third telephonic device inactively engaged in the call and different from the first and second telephonic devices, and storing the called party contact information comprises automatically storing the called party contact information as a contact on the third telephonic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for populating a contacts directory associated with a telephonic device, comprising:
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a telephonic device configured to connect to a telephone network; a contacts directory associated with the telephonic device; a contact generation module associated with the telephonic device, and being configured to receive party contact information associated with a party through the telephone network, and store the party contact information automatically in the contacts directory as a contact; a network identification module operable to identify the type of said telephone network; a tagging module configured to tag the contact based on the identified telephone network to enable selective availability of the contact information depending on the availability of the telephone network; and a graphical user interface to enable selective availability of the contact information depending on the availability of the telephone network by visually differentiating numbers on networks not currently accessible to the telephonic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of populating a contacts directory associated with a telephonic device, comprising:
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receiving a phone call at the telephonic device; identifying calling party contact information received in connection with the phone call; storing the calling party contact information automatically in the contacts directory as a contact; tagging the contact with a label associated with a network over which the call was received, wherein the availability of the calling party for placing a call is dependent on a network to which the telephonic device is connected; and using a graphical user interface of the telephonic device to enable selective availability of the calling party contact information depending on the availability of the network over which the call was received by visually differentiating numbers on networks not currently accessible to the telephonic device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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