PERMISSION-BASED UPDATING OF CONTACT INFORMATION

摘要

A system for automatically updating personal consumer and business contact information is disclosed. A server located “in the cloud” automatically controls a database of contact data elements, some of which have preferred privacy protocol. These protocols may restrict some data elements from being shared unless a data-owner's explicit permission is obtained. When the server receives a request for such a restricted data element, the server issues an email or text message in order to obtain the necessary permissions. If permission is granted, the server then supplies the requested data.

主权项

1. A method for automatically updating a database of personal contact information on an end-user electronic communications device, comprising:
providing a manager server having programmed instructions for automatically controlling a server database, said database comprising a plurality of contact data elements, one or more of said contact data elements being obtained from a data-owner programmed app operative on a contact data-owner electronic communications device via said manager server and wherein one or more of said contact data elements comprises a preferred privacy protocol selected via said contact data-owner electronic communications device; receiving a request, from an end-user programmed app operative on said end-user electronic communications device, for one or more of said contact data elements stored on said server database, said contact data element being identified by a known data element of said data-owner contact data elements; automatically applying, by said manager server, said preferred privacy protocol of said requested communications data element; and if said preferred privacy protocol allows, automatically supplying, by said server manager, a requested contact data element to said programmed app operative on said end-user electronic communications device.