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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Nancy Ellen Kho, Belmont, MA (US);
Nancy Ellen Kho, Belmont, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for automatic selection and presentation of pertinent contacts having a mobile communication device, a plurality of information sources and an application operating based on a method of automatic selection and presentation of pertinent contacts. When a user attempts to establish a connection with a person, the method provides a prioritized list of suggested pertinent contacts that the user is likely to want to call. The method combines information from the plurality of information sources to suggest a plurality of appropriate contacts to be contacted. The application analyses a multitude of information including current context, calendar information, past call history, information from social network/social networking application, current time, location, any information from the navigational tool running on the mobile communication device, publicly available information etc to suggest a plurality of appropriate contacts to the user.