TRANSFER NOTIFICATION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE

• US 20110179127A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Hao, Huang, Cheng, Xu, Guojun, Zhang, Yongjing, Liang, Gang, Bian, Yonggang, Mu, Lunjian, Wang, Jue
• Application Number:
  US13/073,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20110179127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A transfer notification method, system, and device are provided. The method includes the following steps. A first identifier and a second identifier of a first user are obtained. At least one user in touch with the first user is obtained as a second user. A transfer notification is sent to the second user. The transfer notification includes the first identifier and the second identifier of the first user. Therefore, by using the method for notifying contacts of address book transfer, the contacts in touch with a transferred user can receive a corresponding notification. Therefore, the two parties can update contact data in time and use rich functions provided by a Converged Address Book (CAB) after the transfer.

Claims

1. A transfer notification method, comprising:

obtaining a first identifier and a second identifier of a first user;

obtaining at least one user in touch with the first user as a second user; and

sending a transfer notification to the second user, wherein the transfer notification comprises the first identifier and the second identifier of the first user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the transfer notification to the second user comprises:

sending the transfer notification to the second user through a second user server.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the transfer notification comprises an address of the second user, and the sending the transfer notification to the second user through the second user server comprises:

sending the transfer notification to the second user through the second user server according to the address of the second user.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the sending the transfer notification to the second user through the second user server comprises:

sending the transfer notification comprising the first identifier and the second identifier of the first user to the second user server;

replacing, by the second user server, the second identifier of the transfer notification with an index identifier of the first user in a contact list of the second user; and

sending the changed transfer notification to the second user.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the transfer notification to the second user comprises:

sending the transfer notification to the second user through a first user server and the second user server.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the transfer notification comprises one of addresses of the second user, and the sending the transfer notification to the second user through the first user server and the second user server comprises:

sending the transfer notification to the second user through the first user server and the second user server according to the one of the addresses of the second user.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the transfer notification comprises at least one address of the second user, and the sending the transfer notification to the second user through the first user server and the second user server specifically comprises:

sending the transfer notification to the first user server, and sending, by the first user server, the transfer notification to each of the at least one address of the second user through the second user server according to the at least one address of the second user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the second identifier of the first user comprises at least one of the following:

obtaining the second identifier from an address book system or a user subscription database;

obtaining the second identifier by inputting manually; and

obtaining the second identifier by importing a file.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the sending the transfer notification to the second user comprises:

sending the transfer notification to an identifier meeting requirements of an address book system format when contact data of the second user comprises the identifier meeting the requirements of the address book system format; and

sending the transfer notification to an identifier not meeting the requirements of the address book system format through an interworking gateway when the contact data of the second user comprises the identifier not meeting the requirements of the address book system format.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the at least one user in touch with the first user as the second user comprises:

obtaining the at least one user in touch with the first user as the second user by broadcasting the transfer notification.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the obtaining the at least one user in touch with the first user as the second user by broadcasting the transfer notification comprises:

receiving, by the second user server, the transfer notification sent by the first user server to a relevant address book system;

traversing all contact lists of local users in the second user server, wherein when contact data comprises the second identifier of the first user, the contact is the second user in touch with the first user.

12. A transfer notification system, comprising:

a first user client, configured to obtain a first identifier and a second identifier of a first user, obtain at least one user in touch with the first user as a second user, and send a transfer notification;

a first user server, configured to receive the transfer notification sent by the first user client, and forward the transfer notification according to one of addresses of the second user; and

a second user server, configured to receive the transfer notification forwarded by the first user server, and forward the transfer notification to the second user.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the first user server is further configured to send the transfer notification to each of at least one address of the second user according to the at least one address of the second user.

14. A server, comprising:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain a first identifier and a second identifier of a first user;

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain at least one user in touch with the first user as a second user; and

a sending module, configured to send a transfer notification to the second user.

15. The server according to claim 14, wherein the sending module comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to send the transfer notification to an identifier meeting requirements of an address book system format when contact data of the second user comprises the identifier meeting requirements of the address book system format; and

a second sending unit, configured to send the transfer notification to an identifier not meeting the requirements of the address book system format through an interworking gateway when the contact data of the second user comprises the identifier not meeting the requirements of the address book system format.

16. The server according to claim 14, wherein the second obtaining module comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive the transfer notification sent to all relevant address book systems; and

a traversing unit, configured to traverse all contact lists of local users, wherein when contact data comprises the second identifier of the first user, the contact is the second user in touch with the first user.

17. A client, comprising a server, wherein the server comprises:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain a first identifier and a second identifier of a first user;

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain at least one user in touch with the first user as a second user; and

a sending module, configured to send a transfer notification to the second user.

18. The client according to claim 17, wherein the sending module comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to send the transfer notification to an identifier meeting requirements of an address book system format when contact data of the second user comprises the identifier meeting the requirements of the address book system format; and

a second sending unit, configured to send the transfer notification to an identifier not meeting the requirements of the address book system format through an interworking gateway when the contact data of the second user comprises the identifier not meeting the requirements of the address book system format.

19. The client according to claim 17, wherein the second obtaining module comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive the transfer notification sent to a relevant address book system; and

a traversing unit, configured to traverse all contact lists of local users, wherein when contact data comprises the second identifier of the first user, the contact is the second user in touch with the first user.