Method and system for determining popularity of an enterprise and associating a ranking factor based on popularity with contact information for the enterprise stored locally on a communication device
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1. A method comprising:
- accessing data indicating instances of electronic communication with an enterprise;
determining a ranking factor for the enterprise based on a statistical evaluation of the number of instances of electronic communication with the enterprises;
associating the ranking factor with contact information for the enterprise;
displaying on a communications device the contact information sorted according to the ranking factor for the enterprise on a display screen of a communication device;
counting the number of telephone calls and storing the number of telephone calls in a central database; and
generating an acceptance criteria by omitting a selected portion of the instances of electronic communication with the enterprise,wherein accessing data includes tracking a number of telephone calls associated with the enterprise.
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Abstract
Electronic interaction with an enterprise is tracked and used to determine the popularity of the enterprise. A ranking factor is determined for each enterprise from the popularity and associated with contact information for the enterprise. The ranking factor is transmitted to a communication device containing the contact information wherein the ranking factor is associated with the contact information. The ranking factor may be used to sort the enterprises having contact information stored on the communication device in response to a user-initiated search query.
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing data indicating instances of electronic communication with an enterprise; determining a ranking factor for the enterprise based on a statistical evaluation of the number of instances of electronic communication with the enterprises; associating the ranking factor with contact information for the enterprise; displaying on a communications device the contact information sorted according to the ranking factor for the enterprise on a display screen of a communication device; counting the number of telephone calls and storing the number of telephone calls in a central database; and generating an acceptance criteria by omitting a selected portion of the instances of electronic communication with the enterprise, wherein accessing data includes tracking a number of telephone calls associated with the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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