SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSOCIATING AND MAINTAINING A PLURALITY OF CONTACTS STORED IN A PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGER APPLICATION OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

摘要

A method of associating and maintaining a plurality of contacts stored in a personal information manager application of a portable electronic device, each of the plurality of contacts having a contact record including at least one contact record field. The method comprising associating the plurality of contacts based on a common contact record field to form a linked contact group; and upon modification of the common contact record field in one of the plurality of contacts in the linked contact group, automatically updating the common contact record field in all other contacts in the linked contact group.