Contact builder

• US 9,727,632 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2015
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xchangewithme LLC
• Original Assignee: Xchangewithme LLC
• Inventors: Attisha, Sam B., Czajka, Ronald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scott, Randy
• Application Number:
  US14/710,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20150242490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 819 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709204, 709205, 709206, 709217, 707706, 707723, 707783
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A web-based contact builder, management system and a computer-implemented method to assist a user in efficiently managing and communicating with their designated contacts. The system enables a user to manage existing contacts; to identify via automated means new contacts and determine if they are registered users, or to invite them to join the system; to invite and respond to requests from new contacts in an efficient “one step” method; and to set the level of access that each contact will have to the user'"'"'s personal identifying information.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a communication connection between users of a networked based personal contact management system, comprising:

in response to detecting a second user registered on a system server database, wherein the second user has previously exchanged electronic communications with a first user;

notifying the first user on a graphical user interface of the second user;

automatically generating an invitation message for the second user to join a contact network of the first user; and

providing a one click function to the first user on the graphical user interface for sending the invitation message;

in response to only a single one click action being performed by the first user;

extracting contact information of first user from the system server database; and

forwarding the invitation message and contact information to the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending first contact information of the first user to the second user; and

sending second contact information of the second user to the first user,

wherein the first and second contact information includes at least one of;

name, photograph, job title, employer, or geographical location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the invitation message is an invitation from the first user to the second user to exchange contact information by linking system server accounts of the first user and the second user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

on a condition that the second user declines the invitation message by a single action of selecting a delete function, the system server deleting the email address of the second user from a client server database of the first user.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

on a condition that the second user accepts the invitation message by a single action of selecting a function representing the type of contact information to disclose to the first user, including one of;

home, work, or both home and work.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the invitation message comprises a selection of the first user representing a type of contact information to disclose to the second user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the type of contact information includes one of:

home, work, or both home and work.