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Contact management system and method

US8255464B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 2006
Grant dateAug 28, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 23, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9554
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented contact management method includes creating a contact record in a contact management system, generating a unique serial number corresponding to the contact record, conveying the serial number to a recipient, entering, by the recipient, the serial number into an internet-enabled computer application, requesting, by the application, the record from the contact management system corresponding to the serial number, and receiving data associated with the contact record. The received contact data may be automatically updated through an update function. A contact management system includes a data storage and a contact management server. A plurality of internet-enabled computer applications associated to the same user account may receive the same information using a synchronization function without further user input.

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