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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Suresh Chitturi, Irving, TX (US);
James Paul Warden, Irving, TX (US);
Shiladitya Sircar, Kanata, CA;
Michael Rao, Kanata, CA;
Vikram Rattan Kewalramani, Waterloo, CA;
Suresh Chitturi, Irving, TX (US);
James Paul Warden, Irving, TX (US);
Shiladitya Sircar, Kanata, CA;
Michael Rao, Kanata, CA;
Vikram Rattan Kewalramani, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for integrating active interest information with an address book are provided. Active interest information is indicative of a current or ongoing interest of a first user and may be generated based on use of an application client by the first user. The active interest information is used to update an active interest field in a contact record describing the first user in an address book associated with a second user. The contact record may be updated by an address book client or a converged address book server. Provided is a converged address book server that manages the sharing and updating of active interest information and address books. The active interest information may also be updated using a personal contact card associated with the first user. Also provided is a method and apparatus for prompting communication between contacts based on active interest information.