Dynamic directory and content communication

摘要

Features for dynamic directory and content communication are described which provide bidirectionally optimize searches for users and/or content. One type of message which may be associated with a contact is a private descriptor identifying how the user wishes to identify the contact (e.g., other user). Other users of the system will not see this tag. Accordingly, when the user who provided the tag submits a search, the tag will be considered as part of the search. A global or public descriptor may also be associated with the contact. The public descriptor is added to the system by the contact and indicates how the contact wants the world to find and view him. All users of the system will see this tag. The public and private descriptors are used by a search engine to dynamically optimize searches conducted therewith.

主权项

1. A communication device comprising:
an access controller configured to:
receive credentials from a sender device of a user account; andprovide access to the user account based on the received credentials; a contact manager configured to, for an accessed user account:
receive contact information for a contact, the contact information including a contact identifier, a public descriptor, and a private descriptor, wherein the public descriptor is received from a central contact directory and the private descriptor is provided by the user account, wherein the private descriptor is searchable only for a search request for the user account; andtransmit a public user account descriptor to the central contact directory, the public user account descriptor including information for the user account, the information being searchable during searches submitted by other users; a search engine configured to:
receive a search string from the sender device of the user account; andcompare the search string to at least one of the public descriptor for the contact and the private descriptor for the contact to identify the contact; a conversation module configured to:
receive an identifier for the identified contact;receive content to be transmitted to a receiver device of the identified contact; andcommunicate the content between the user account and the identified contact based at least in part on a conversation rule; and a transaction module configured to consummate a transaction between the user and one or more identified contacts based on content communicated between the user account and the identified contact.