System and method for propagating personal identification information to communication devices

摘要

A system and method for propagating identification information among a communication device and a server, through an agent installed on the device. Such process optionally and preferably comprises synchronization between the server and the device, through the agent, such that one or both of the agent and the server may optionally “push” or “pull” information.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
providing an agent for being operated by each of a plurality of communication devices; providing a self contact comprising personal information for a user of a communication device of the plurality of communication devices, wherein the self contact is managed through the agent and is updated through an address book application on the communication device; synchronizing the self contact between the agent and a server; altering the self contact by the user with at least one alteration in the personal information through the address book application, including the user indicating a sound as being a part of the self contact; in response to the alteration of the self contact by the user including the user indicating a sound as being a part of the self contact, propagating the at least one alteration including the sound from the self contact to at least one other of the plurality of communication devices apart from the communication device, if the user is listed as a contact at the at least one other of the plurality of communication devices, such that an updated copy of the self contact of the user is transferred to the at least one other of the plurality of communication devices; and in response to a determination that the sound indicated by the user as being a part of the self contact is a portion of music, verifying by a server that each of the at least one other of the plurality of communication devices includes a key for accessing the portion of music prior to propagating the portion of music to the at least one other of the plurality of communication devices, for limiting distribution of the portion of music to only communication devices including the key.