SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONTACT INFORMATION

摘要

A computer based method and system for managing contact information from the contacts of a user. The contact information is collected and transformed to a consistent format, which permits resolution of conflicting information from multiple sources, such as differences in location information from different social mediums. This transformation enables cross media communication, such as notifications between users and contacts about location or other matters. In addition, the transformation permits a single communication to be transformed for use in multiple social media platforms, whether to a single contact or a select group. User interfaces are provided for display and use of such functional interactions.

主权项

1. A method in a computer system for managing contact information relating to contacts of a user, the method comprising:
collecting contact information over a communications network from a plurality of identified sources, wherein the contact information includes location information; transforming the collected contact information into a standardized format and eliminating duplicated information within the contact information; resolving conflicting information within the contact information and consolidating collected contact information for a contact into a contact data record; storing each contact data record in a data repository; and wherein the collecting, transforming, eliminating, resolving, consolidating, and storing are performed on at least one computer processor.