Communication system for providing dynamic management of contacts and method therefor

US7139806B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Motorola, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David J. Hayes · Boynton Beach, US
• Eric Thomas Eaton · Boynton Beach, US
• Von A. Mock · Boynton Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 10, 2002
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2006
• Expiry date: Dec 24, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/107
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system (10) for providing dynamic management of a plurality of contacts (215) includes a messaging server (120) and a plurality of communication devices (75). The messaging server (120) dynamically manages the plurality of contacts (215) for each messaging user (205) by using a plurality of contact information (225) for each contact (220) and a plurality of user settings (210) of the messaging user (205) to determine a current priority setting (280) for the contact (220). Each of the plurality of communication devices (75) are used by at least one messaging user (205) for receiving the plurality of contacts (215) and the plurality of contact information (225) from the messaging server (120).