A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED REAL-TIME CONTACT INFORMATION

摘要

A method and system for providing automated real-time updates of contact lists and instant messaging lists are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of generating dynamic contact information, comprising: providing two or more contact sources each comprising contact information defined for one or more contacts; generating a dynamic contact list comprising one or more electronic contact records with contact information from the contact sources in accordance with one or more rules for inclusion in the dynamic contact list, wherein the rules comprise one of both of a rule based on presence information of the contact and a rule based on location information of the contact; and transmitting the dynamic contact list to a first computing device for display thereon.