DE102008008318A1 - Method for the automatic generation of address book entries - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for the automatic generation of address book entries of an electronic address book, wherein the method is triggered by a communication event within a telecommunication network, wherein the communication event originates from a first communication terminal and an identifier of the first communication terminal is detected, comprising the steps:. Performing a basic search using the identifier for basic information associated with the identifier; , Creation of a record for the address book, at least having the identifier and the determined basic information and. Enter the data record in the address book.

Description

The The present invention relates to a method for automatic generation of address book entries an electronic address book, the method by a Communication event within a telecommunications network is triggered wherein the communication event originates from a first communication terminal, and an identifier of the first communication terminal is detected.

electronic address Books Nowadays, many are used in fixed and mobile terminals for telecommunications used, for example, in mobile phones, smartphones, organizers like PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), but also in landline telephones, E-mail or organization programs on the mobile or local Computer. The problem with such address books is that the user himself, d. H. manually create the entries and do it with it gradually fill with information. Continue to be responsible him the maintenance and updating of the address book entries.

moreover the user is asked to give himself the needed information for example by asking the person, for the the address book entry is to be created, or by inspection in public available directories. This is extremely time consuming and entering the data in the address book tedious and annoying. In addition often comes the Need to have multiple address books respectively, because address books different devices and software frequently can not be synchronized with each other. It is not uncommon Comparison of these address books, for example, in the landline telephone, in the mobile phone, in the e-mail program and / or in the organizational software necessary.

It is known in e-mail programs to adjust them so that when sending an e-mail or creating such an e-mail from an existing e-mail by forwarding or answering the same, the sender or Receiving address automatically transferred to the e-mail address book becomes. In this case, however, only the e-mail address as such as contact stored without giving the user more information to disposal be put. An e-mail address, for example, only from a fancy name, a synonym, a pseudonym or a compilation alphanumeric numerals without any statement character, is then stored, but for the address book user to Part without value, because the assignment of the created contact with a actual Person not possible is. This is unsatisfactory and requires automatic Creation of the contact again the manual input and / or correction the contact details by the address book user.

Of the The invention is therefore based on the object, a method available provide an automatic generation of records for an electronic Address book with for provides the user with useful information about the contact person, which is to be recorded with the address book entry, so that the Address Book Users No Mandatory Action On The Record must do more.

These The object is achieved by the method according to claim 1 and by the Computer program product according to claim 17 solved. Advantageous embodiments The invention are contained in the dependent claims and the following See description.

• – Durchführung einer Basissuche unter Verwendung der Kennung nach mit der Kennung zusammenhängenden Basisinformationen,
• – Erstellung eines Datensatzes für das Adressbuch zumindest aufweisend die Kennung und die ermittelten Basisinformationen und
• – Eintragen des Datensatzes in das Adressbuch.

A method for the automatic generation of address book entries of an electronic address book is proposed, the method being triggered by a communication event within a telecommunication network, the communication event starting from a first communication terminal and an identifier of the first communication terminal comprising at least the steps:

• Performing a basic search using the identifier for basic information associated with the identifier,
• - Creation of a record for the address book at least having the identifier and the determined basic information and
• - Enter the data record in the address book.

The telecommunications network can be any network for communication or data exchange which is set up for the transmission of voice, video or general data. Preferably, the telecommunications network is a wired telephone network, a cellular mobile network or a computer network such as the Internet. The network is expected to be used by subscribers who can communicate verbally, textually, or visually with one another, or generally exchange data using appropriate communication terminals such as mobile phones, computers, etc. The communication event is therefore an initiative of a participant to transmit information to another participant. The communication event can therefore be a call or an electronic message, whereby an electronic message can be, for example, an e-mail, SMS or MMS or also an instant message from an instant messenger. The event may be incoming to or from a first party be outgoing second participant.

For one Participants thus become the identifiers of all outgoing and incoming "communication links" for the generation of entries used. In the case of outgoing communication that of himself entered identifiers, in case of incoming communication all sender IDs.

at the communication event that triggers the process it is a landline or mobile telephone call or call attempt, it can also be a text message or an electronic message Message or the like. Act.

There Different identifiers can lead to a communication partner, z. B. multiple phone numbers, different e-mail addresses and others logical addresses, these should be in the address book through the correlation the information from the automatic search are summarized.

at Such a communication event always becomes at least one Identifier, d. H. an identifier that uses one of the two Subscriber or at least the communication terminal used unique identified. For example, if a phone call is made, a electronic short message or e-mail needs that of a sender and an addressee, both by a Telephone number, mobile phone number, e-mail address or, for participants an instant messaging, about his special username of any structure within the Messaging community are identifiable. Preferably serve as Identifiers telephone numbers, d. H. Fixed or mobile numbers, and / or e-mail addresses. For example, in this regard Directive E.164 concerning "The international public telecommuncation numbering plan "or the MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number) as a basis for serve the determination of the identifier. The directive regulates the international addressing in telephone networks and states which components consist of a telephone number and how many Make it possible to contain. Furthermore, in it are the country codes established. The MSISDN represents a globally unique mobile phone number and comes from the Country Code (CC), the National Destination Code (NDC) and the Subscriber Number (SN). It can also be the IMEI, the "International Mobile Equipment Identity ", a unique mobile terminal device number, be used as identifier.

Of the Identifier, d. H. the identifier can then be determined which Communication medium a participant just used. For example a mobile phone can be used as the identifier of the destination number a call and an address book entry is made for the participant based on this identifier. Uses the participant on the other hand an e-mail for communication at another time, can serve as an identifier the receive email address and a Address book entry is made on this basis. In this way different can Communication media are used, each to address book entries for the subscriber to lead can. The inventive method is therefore universal, versatile and used by the communication medium independently. Conversely, you can in the case of an e-mail the sender address or in case of a call the number of the calling subscriber is the basis for a Address book entry on the recipient's side. Because different Identifiers can lead to a communication partner, z. Several phone numbers, different e-mail addresses and other logical addresses, should these in the address book by correlating the information be summarized in the automatic search.

in the According to the invention, the identifier of the addressed subscriber used for the participant initiating the communication event an address book entry to generate and vice versa.

Furthermore can also the sender of the communication event, d. H. of the this initiating participant, uniquely identified with an identifier be by the address (phone number or e-mail address or The like.) This subscriber is transmitted in the network. This is always the case, for example the case that when sending an e-mail the sender's e-mail address transmitted to the recipient becomes. Furthermore, also with an outgoing call or a outgoing short message the phone number of the caller / sender also transmitted to the recipient become. For the purposes of the invention, therefore, the identifier, d. H. the identifier of the sending subscriber is used around for to generate an address book entry for the receiving subscriber.

Out it can be seen from the above that it is also possible both the identifier, d. H. the identifier, the first, triggering as well those of the second receiving participant, d. H. both from Sender as well as the recipient, at the same time for the generation of entries for the To use the address book of the first or the second participant, so that the inventive method each for a participant, in particular, runs in parallel.

According to the invention, after the recognition the communication event and detecting the identifier, a storage or at least a caching of the same, so that it is available for use in later method steps. The storage can be done in a list, with a telephone number as an identifier, in particular in a telephone list, which is assigned to the subscriber individually.

To the detection of the identifier is carried out according to the invention the implementation of a Basic search for basic information associated with the identifier, d. H. that using the identifier for information related to the identifier is searched, that is for such information, with the identifier keep in touch.

For this Basic search can Information is provided by the participant, of which type the basic information should be and what extent they should have. With regard to the Type can be specified, for example, whether private and / or business Information, landline, mobile phone, fax number, address and / or E-mail address, the latter data possibly private and / or business used, should be searched. This can simultaneously also the Scope of basic information can be set in which this a certain amount of information will be set. Preferably the basic information comprises at least the name and / or the Address of the person to whom the identifier can be assigned, d. H. the first participant.

alternative or in combination Furthermore, search parameters and / or scope of the basic search are also selected or be determined. For example, it is possible to specify where and how extensive search for basic information. So can for example, a restriction the basic search for a limited definable period of time or to certain specifiable directories or registers. Further can Cancellation criteria for the search be defined so that these are no unnecessary resources of the system.

The Search can be done in a number of directories and registers, on the Internet and / or in databases directly or via a computer network how the internet can be reached. A particularly fast and easy Basic search can be achieved by using it in digital public Directories. Such directories can, for example Telephone directories or directories. Preferably this will be a reverse search based on the detected identifier of the first participant applied. This leads for example, starting from a telephone number as an identifier to a name that can be assigned to the number and an address. This Name and address are then associated with the identifier Basic information for the creation of a record for the address book of the second Participant can be used.

The Search strategy of the method can be described as follows: the more the system finds information, the more it tries find out. For The creation of extensive data sets can be the baseline research Therefore immediately connect an advanced search, the more information about the first participant based on information already obtained supplies. This detail information can be of any kind, for example Information that is not yet determined in the base search have been, especially business and / or private data such as birthday and place, hobbies, etc. of the first participant. Also publications or presentations of the participant or references to such can be considered in the detail search become. Therefor is proposed according to the invention, that on the basis of previously determined information, which the result of the basic research or first results of an initial research can be advanced search, The advanced search is done in online search engines over the internet becomes.

The so found complementary Information can Additionally of the data set are used and evaluated. In addition, in the Internet also websites or for example communication platforms be searched, where the members of the platforms Profiles and Keep contact information in order for it to be shared by other members within the platform can be found and contacted. Thereby, that the advanced search is also already based on the information found will continue to be used d. H. recursively is the maximum information about the Person of the first participant assembled.

Also in the advanced search, the second participant can choose which one Type and extent of detail information should and specify search parameters, in particular termination criteria, and / or limit the scope of the extended search in terms of time and / or content.

The detail search can be followed by a filtering of the detailed information found. The detailed information can then be checked to see if they match the identifier. For this purpose, probability values can be used and assigned to the individual information. The filtering can be done in a comparison of the information with each other, an analysis on relevance, timeliness or plausibility, where redun dante, obsolete or even incorrect information can be extracted from the determined amount of data. This ensures a particularly high level of reliability of the detailed information.

The Base search can be determined by the parameters that can be defined by the participant and the nature and scope of the basic information already so be extensively designed that they are already the recursive search includes, wherein the filtering according to the invention in this case connect to the basic search can, so that is the implementation an extended search is unnecessary.

All Settings related to basic search and detail search, can before using the network service for automatic generation of Address book entries, especially when commissioned, be set once. alternative or additionally can also subsequent changes be made to the settings. For this purpose, the network provider for example, a portal over provide the Internet as an access through which the subscriber Accesses the settings and can change them.

Of the second participant can continue according to the inventive method notified after creation of the record about the creation become. This can be done, for example, by an electronic short message or an e-mail.

To the record is created in the digital address book registered by the second participant. The address book can be within the telecommunications network, d. H. be arranged on the network side. It can then be called a network address book, which is provided by the provider the telecommunication network is made available. alternative or in combination, the address book can also be in a local or mobile terminal (CPE, Customer Premises Equipment) of the subscriber, d. H. the subscriber side or device side to be available. This can be, for example, a mobile phone or other for mobile terminal usable terminal, a landline telephone, a PDA, or a local or portable computer act. In this Case, the record can be over the telecommunications network are transmitted to the terminal. Farther the second participant can also after the record of the record on the Registration will be notified. This can be done, for example an electronic short message or an e-mail.

Especially in the application of the method according to the invention in telephone networks As fixed or mobile networks can be provided that the network functionality the automatic generation of address book entries only after the activation of this service takes place. It can therefore be provided before or after the Identifikatorerfassung that a review is taking place whether the second subscriber is the network service for automatic generation of address book entries task, whereby the method according to the invention is carried out, if a commissioning of the network service can be confirmed.

Farther a check can be made after the identifier detection, whether to the identifier already exists a record in the address book. This can by a comparison of the detected identifier with those in the List of stored identifiers. Alternatively or additionally can also be a comparison of the information obtained with the already in the address book entered records after the base search, d. H. if at least one name has been assigned to the identifier is. This has the advantage of being over the first review as well with different identifier types, for example telephone number and e-mail addresses that belong to the same subscriber, matches are detected can. It is recognized that an identifier already has a record exists, the process can be aborted so that existing Posts unchanged stay.

alternative The participant can also be determined that the procedure nevertheless carried out should be, so if necessary new information to the identifier collected and the existing address book entry to be completed can. For this search can in particular the already existing information of the address book entry be used. If new information is detected, you can new record will be created that contains the old address book entry replaced or supplemented. Alternatively, it can also be provided that only the newly determined Information of the new record in the old address book entry be recorded. This procedure is the automatic address book always up-to-date and a manual maintenance and update of the entries by the user is omitted. Furthermore, it can also be provided that a replacement already existing address book entries after a definable age of the same takes place, for example after a year. In this way it is possible to use the automatic address book current and at the same time to keep the utilization of the system low.

Both the basic search and the advanced search can each be carried out online, ie during the existence of the communication connection, or offline, ie after completion of the communication connection in the background. Furthermore, the respective search can also during the commu nikationsverbindung started and then completed in the background.

The digital address book can be designed such that its entries are alphabetically, after contact frequency or the importance of the information contained in them Participants can be sorted and the sorting method of the participant also selected can be. It can thus be customized, with the For example, users can also specify what information especially for him are important and therefore should be obvious at first glance. For example, you can select whether only the basic information to an address book entry or information as contained on a business card, should be displayed, or, if a complete representation of all details should be done. By sorting according to contact frequency can contact entries to people who often be contacted directly to the user.

Preferably can be provided that the network address book via a computer network such as Internet, especially about a so-called web frontend, is accessible. It is for the user from everywhere reachable and thus offers a high degree of flexibility and comfort. Furthermore, the network address book can be set up using a browser and managed, making all settings easy and convenient can be made. Further It can also be provided that all functionalities of the inventive method, in particular the specification and setting of parameters, as well as Art and extent of searches and the scope of the basic search and / or Detailed search to be determined information in which about the Internet configurable address book set by browser can be.

Farther can in a particularly advantageous manner, the network address book with a Address book on a mobile or local terminal of the subscriber synchronizable be. This can be, for example, a mobile phone or other for the Mobile terminal usable, a landline telephone, a PDA, or a local or portable computer act. This offers the advantage that always a current and balanced Version of the address book available is if the network address book should be unavailable.

With The present invention also provides a computer program for execution the method according to the invention proposed.

In the following, an exemplary embodiment of the invention with reference to the 1 described.

The 1 shows a schematic representation of the structure of the system according to the invention and a first participant, the identifier as an address A, and a second subscriber, which is assigned as an identifier address B within a telecommunications network. Between the two participants, there is a communication event in the form of a telephone call, wherein the address A and B is each formed by a telephone number that uniquely identifies the respective subscriber or the communication terminal used in the network, so that they the identifiers (IDs), ie represent the identifiers of the two participants or the communication terminals used. With the establishment of a connection between the two subscribers, the two IDs A and B are detected and transmitted to an automatic address book (AAB) system, which has a device for generating a data record for an address book and a device for determining information to be assembled in the data record. The latter performs a search for information related to the detected IDs. The search is carried out on the Internet in publicly available sources of information.

While the AAB system can be shared by several subscribers of the telecommunications network, it is assigned an automatic address book database (AAB database) for a subscriber in which IDs including ascertained information associated with the ID (identifier) are assigned to each subscriber. are stored or contained. For the sake of simplicity, in the 1 only one AAB database shown. After the evaluation and filtering of the information collected on the Internet, a data record is generated by the AAB system and stored in the AAB database. From the database, the electronic address book is available to the respective subscriber via the Internet. The database contains information that can be displayed in a browser as address book entries.

The inventive method allows an electronic address book without any subscriber-side Entry with entries to fill. Furthermore allows It allows the user to get as much information as possible about their communication partner find out and for to make use of, how about public accessible Facilities, in particular over Databases and about the internet available are.

Claims (17)

A method for automatically generating address book entries of an electronic address book, the method being characterized by communicating onsereignis within a telecommunication network is triggered, wherein the communication event emanating from a first communication terminal, and an identifier of the first communication terminal is detected, characterized by the steps of: - performing a basic search using the identifier for identifier-related basic information; - Creation of a record for the address book at least having the identifier and the determined basic information and - entering the record in the address book. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that that the identifier is stored at least temporarily after the detection is stored, in particular in a list. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized that the communication event is a call or a call attempt or a text message or an electronic message. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the identifier is a telephone number or an e-mail address or an IP address or an IMEI or an MSISDN or other logical address is. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that search parameters and / or scope of the base search are definable. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the basic information at least the name and / or the address of a user of the first communication terminal. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the basic search in digital public Directories, in particular by a backward search. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized marked that after the basic search an advanced search under Use of the information found in the base search is performed. Method according to claim 9, characterized that search parameters and / or scope of advanced search and / or Type and / or scope of the detailed information to be determined are selectable. Method according to one of claims 9 or 10, characterized that the advanced search over a computer network, in particular the Internet, in particular online in search engines, done. Method according to one of claims 9 to 11, characterized that to the advanced search editing and / or filtering the determined detailed information connects. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that a message to or through a second communication terminal after the Creation of the data record via the creation is generated. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the entry of the record in a network-side and / or a device-side Address book done. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the entries of Address book alphabetically or by frequency of contact or freely selectable, in particular according to the importance of the information contained in them, sortable are. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the address book via a computer network, in particular the internet accessible is. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized marked that the address book with another address book on another device is synchronizable. Computer program product comprising one on one Computer and / or communication terminal running computer program which The method according to one of the preceding claims performs when it is on a computer and / or communication terminal accomplished becomes.