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Contact information management methods and apparatus

  • US 9,603,171 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2009
  • Issued: 03/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable electronic apparatus associated with a first party that facilitates exchange of contact information among a plurality of parties, comprising:

  • a processing apparatus;

    a computer readable apparatus having a non-transitory storage medium in data communication with the processing apparatus; and

    a network interface in data communication with the processing apparatus;

    wherein the non-transitory storage medium has at least one computer program stored thereon, the at least one computer program comprising a plurality of computer executable instructions that when executed by the processing apparatus, cause the portable electronic apparatus to;

    cause a second party to be contacted with a data transmission request transmitted via the network interface, the data transmission request comprising a request for a contact information associated with a third party;

    process an authorization for the data transmission request received from the second party via the network interface, where the process is further configured to verify a digital signature of the second party at the portable electronic apparatus; and

    when the verification of the digital signature of the second party is successful, transmit information to the third party that is configured to enable access for download retrieval of the contact information associated with the third party by the second party from the third party, only after the download retrieval has been authorized by the third party;

    wherein the information configured to enable access for the download retrieval of the contact information associated with the third party comprises both (i) a digital signature from the first party that facilitates exchange of the contact information and (ii) the digital signature of the second party, that was verified by the first party.

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