Communication System Including a Confidence Level for a Contact Type and Method of Using Same

摘要

A communication system and method are disclosed. The system and method use a contact type and a confidence level to determine whether to proceed with an operation, which operation to perform and/or how to perform an operation. The method and system may be used to determine a confidence level for a contact type, and may be used to update existing contact information, as well as for other uses.

主权项

1. A communication method, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an electronic communication device; providing a contact-type dependent application for performing an operation using the electronic communication device; providing a contact list comprising contact information, the contact information comprising a contact type corresponding to a contact; determining a confidence level for the contact type; comparing the confidence level to a threshold confidence value; and if the confidence level is greater than or equal to the threshold confidence value, then performing the operation using the contact type.