摘要 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable the synchronization of user profile information for M users who are sharing K telecommunications terminals, wherein M and K are not necessarily equal to each other. The disclosed technique addresses t he problem that occurs when multiple users share multiple terminals, in which a user that selects a particular terminal to use has to contend with the contact lists, user preferences, and call log entries that are left over from the previous user or users of the select ed terminal. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the us er profile information is associated with and stored for each user in a group of users, in contrast to being associated with and stored for the telecommunications terminal. The us er profile information comprises (i) contact information, (ii) call or message activity , and (iii) user terminal preferences.
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