TWI425370B - Method of dynamic database association in multi-mode communication device - Google Patents

Description

Dynamic database association method for multi-mode communication device

The invention provides a dynamic database association method, in particular to a dynamic database association method for a multi-mode communication device.

Most of the portable mobile devices currently on the market are equipped with a certain degree of communication functions, among which the mobile phones widely used by the public are the most. Moreover, due to the diversification of current communication modes, the communication networks used by mobile phones are quite diverse, and the types of communication networks provided by various network service companies are not the same. For example, in the same mobile phone, there can be two communication networks with different characteristics, such as GSM mobile communication network and Wi-Fi wireless broadband network.

The general communication network will provide services related to contact information held by users of portable mobile devices, such as phone book, e-mail, instant messaging, etc., and the services provided will vary depending on the type of communication network. It will be different. For example, some kinds of communication networks can provide multimedia message services, that is, multimedia files such as pictures, music, audio and video files, etc. are managed by a database built in the mobile phone corresponding to different communication networks, and are used in a communication network. Transmit, or implement certain communication related services. The services of these multimedia messages can also be implemented in a manner related to the contact information and stored in different databases corresponding to different communication networks. For example, some mobile phone manufacturers will provide a contact and read and display contacts with the contact person. Related pictures, music, or audio and video files.

However, since the mobile phone itself can provide more than one type of communication network, and the types of contact information provided between different communication networks used by the same mobile phone have different degrees of similarities and differences, therefore, the same mobile phone For the user, when he wants to access different contact related information established in different networks, the mobile phone must be switched to the corresponding communication network, so that the corresponding communication network can be established by the corresponding communication network. The database of the mobile phone accesses the related information of the contact to be accessed, so that for the user, switching to the database of different communication networks will also cause unnecessary time consumption, and also cause considerable inconvenience to the user.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the prior art in which different databases established by different communication networks in the same mobile phone are managed in an independent manner. As shown in Figure 1, the mobile phone can be applied to a GSM/GPRS network (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service network), and has a first communication network engine. 102, used to access a phone book 106 stored in a first database 104, wherein the first communication network engine 102, the first database 104, and the phone book 106 can only use the GSM/GPRS network in the mobile phone. Only when the road is available. Similarly, since the mobile phone can also be applied to a Wi-Fi wireless broadband communication network (with VoIP (Voice over IP) service), the mobile phone is also provided with a second communication network engine 108 for accessing a second An instant contact list 112 stored in the database 110, wherein the second communication network engine 108, the second database 110, and the instant contact list 112 can only use the Wi-Fi wireless broadband communication network on the mobile phone. It can only be used in the case of the road. Since the first database 104 and the second database 110 can only be in different communication The network can be used only under the network, so the management of the first database 104 and the second database 110 are also independent. For users of mobile phones that can use multiple communication modes, this phenomenon is quite inconvenient because the user must know in advance which communication mode the mobile phone is currently using, and then the database corresponding to the communication mode used. Looking for contacts, these conditions are a burden on the user of the phone. In addition, taking the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 described in FIG. 1 as an example, the phone book 106 may include the full name of the contact person, the phone number, global internet information, personal multimedia information, occupation, address, birthday. The data field, and the instant contact list 112 can include the full name of the contact, instant access identification, online status, mood sharing, phone number, global Internet information, personal multimedia information, occupation, address, birthday, self-introduction, etc. Field. Wherein, the full name of the contact person includes the first name and the last name of the contact person; the telephone number of the single contact person may include at least one set of numbers; the global internet information includes at least one email address, a personal blog or a website address, instant messaging Account number, etc.; personal multimedia information includes personal photos, personalized ringtones, etc.; online status is used to indicate whether the contact is online; mood sharing is a piece of text shared with all contacts, or the user wants all or The nickname seen by some contacts. The database to which the phone book 106 belongs is a traditional static database, and the contact list of Microsoft Outlook is of this type. The instant access contact list 112 belongs to a newer dynamic database, and Microsoft MSN (Microsoft Network), SKype, Google Talk and other software are of this type. As can be seen from the above description, the data field type used by the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 is partially the same, but there are also some differences, because the separately operated phone book 106 and the instant are maintained in the same mobile phone. The information stored in the contact list 112 is inconvenient for the user.

The present invention provides a dynamic database association method for a multi-mode communication device. The method comprises: setting a communication mode used by the plurality of databases according to the types of the plurality of databases, and individually selecting a main associated field in each of the plurality of data stored in the plurality of databases, Among the plurality of data stored in the plurality of databases, at least one of the dynamic related fields is selected, and one of the first plurality of data stored in the first database of any one of the plurality of databases is not And when the at least one dynamic related field of the second plurality of pieces of data stored in the second database of the second database is included, in the first plurality of pieces of data, each piece of data is set corresponding to the at least one Dynamically associating at least one linked field of the field, and storing an indicator in each of the at least one linked field, and the indicator is directed to the second plurality of data stored in the second database Include the at least one dynamic associated field, the plurality of data stored in the plurality of databases, and at least one associated identification field corresponding to the different database, and scanning the complex A database of any two databases, the information and decide any two database correspond to each other based on the principal related field.

In order to improve the prior art, since a single mobile phone contains different databases that operate independently on different communication networks, which may cause inconvenience to the user, a dynamic database association for a multi-mode communication device is provided in the present invention. The method is to connect different databases in different mobile networks independently operating in a single mobile phone to dynamically associate with each other. In this way, when the user is using a communication network in the mobile phone and the database corresponding to the communication network, the dynamic association can be used to simultaneously access another database operating in another communication network. Stored information.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the different database established in the same mobile phone shown in FIG. 1 by the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the database dynamic generation association method of the present invention establishes a dynamic association between the first database 104 and the second database 110, so that when the first communication network engine 102 operates, Establishing a dynamic association between the first database 104 and the second database 110 to access the instant contact list 112, and when the second communication network engine 108 is operating, the same can be established by the first database The dynamic association between 104 and the second repository 110 accesses the phone book 106. By establishing the dynamic association, the problem of the difference in the data fields between the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 can also be integrated to facilitate the user to manage different databases that operate independently. Please note that at this time, the user interface for accessing the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 is different because the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 operate independently under different communication networks. This will result in a situation where differences occur in the data fields as described previously.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is to operate different database established in the same mobile phone in the same mobile phone shown in FIG. 2 by the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention, and implemented by the same user interface. schematic diagram. As shown in FIG. 2, the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 can be simultaneously stored in a single communication network by the dynamic association between the first database 104 and the second database 110. However, the user interface for performing the access action is necessarily different because the data fields used by the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 are highly likely to differ in kind. Moreover, the use of different user interfaces for accessing the independent operational database used by different communication networks still causes a certain degree of inconvenience to the user. Therefore, the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention also integrates the data inventory under different communication networks by a single user interface, and integrates the integrated contacts as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. List of people 114. The user can access the second picture through a single user interface designed for the integrated contact list 114 and through the dynamic association between the first database 104 and the second database 110 in FIG. The illustrated phone book 106 and all of the contact information stored in the instant contact list 112, but the integrated contact list 114 is only for facilitating user access to the user interface of the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112. The tool is not intended to be used to physically merge the phone book 106 with the instant contact list 112.

As described above, the first database 104 and the second database 110 that operate independently of each other operate by dynamic association generated by the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention, so that the user can use a single communication network. Access to the database of other communication networks. Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart of a dynamic database association method provided by the present invention.

Step 402: Set the communication mode in which the database operates.

Step 404: Select a Key Association Field in all fields of the data stored in the database.

Step 406: Select a plurality of Dynamic Association Fields in all fields of the data stored in the database.

Step 408: Add an Association Identification Field to all fields of the data stored in the database.

Step 410: Perform an Association Scan to associate the data stored in the database with the data stored in the database of other communication networks.

Generally speaking, in the same mobile phone, different independent communication databases are set for different types of communication networks. Therefore, in step 402, it is also necessary to set corresponding communication modes for each independently operated database, such as static. When the phone book 106 is operated, the communication mode that is conventionally used is the GSM communication network, and when the dynamic instant contact list 112 is operated, the communication mode conventionally used is the Wi-Fi wireless broadband network.

In step 404, the main key field is used as a basic basis for judging whether two different data in the second database are substantially the same data. Therefore, the main related fields are more suitable for being easily repeated between the databases. Or a data field that can be used to identify the identity of the contact person. For example, the data field in the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 that is most suitable for use as the primary associated field is the contact name because the contact name itself is not only the easiest to have between different databases. The repeated data fields are also the most useful data fields for identifying the identity of the contact. Therefore, the contact name recorded in a certain data in the phone book 106 (referred to herein as the first data) and the other information in the instant contact list 112 (herein referred to as the second data) are contacted. When the names of the people are the same or the same, it can be determined that the two materials are actually the same data, and the related actions are performed for the two materials.

In step 404, when one of the first data stored in the phone book 106 is identical or identical to the primary associated field of the second data stored in the instant contact list 112, the first data and the first The second data is actually the same data. According to the above description of the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112, the first data stored in the phone book 106 and the second data stored in the instant contact list 112 will have some duplicate data fields. For example, the full name of the contact person, phone number, global Internet information, personal multimedia information, occupation, address, birthday, etc.; the second data also contains some data fields that are not available in the first data, such as instant messaging identification, online status , mood sharing, self-introduction, etc. For the data items that are included in the second data but not included in the first data, in step 406, the method of specifying the dynamic association field in the first data is used to solve the contact between the phone book 106 and the instant messaging. The inconsistency of the data list of the person list 112 makes the first data belonging to the same data and the second data unable to be smoothly associated. In step 406, the data fields included in the second data are not included in the first data, and the data fields are designated as dynamic related fields, and the corresponding indicators are respectively stored in the dynamic related fields included in the first data to point to The corresponding data field in the second data is therefore also referred to as a Linked Field. For example, although there is no data field in the first data, such as instant recognition, online status, mood sharing, self-introduction, etc., the instant data corresponding to the second data may be specified in the first data according to step 406. Dynamically correlate fields of data fields such as identification, online status, mood sharing, self-introduction, etc., and store instant access identification, online status, mood sharing, self in the second dynamic data in the designated dynamic related fields Introduction and other data fields. In this way, when the user uses the GSM communication network and accesses the first data in the phone book 106, the user can still access the instant access through the dynamic related fields added in the first data. The second data stored in the contact list 112 includes information fields such as instant access identification, online status, mood sharing, and self-introduction.

The dynamically associated materials need to be established between the above-mentioned phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112, all of which have a certain degree of relevance to each other, or have the property that the data itself belongs to the same piece of data. Conversely, however, each of the data stored in the phone book 106 does not necessarily have data associated with or belonging to the same data in the instant contact list 112. Similarly, each stored in the instant contact list 112 is stored. A piece of information does not necessarily have information in the phone book 106 that is associated or belongs to the same material. In order to respond to various possible edits or modifications of the information stored in the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112, it is specifically related to which information between the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 is related or belongs to the same document. Quite important. In step 408, in order to specifically grasp all the related data between the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112, an additional association is added to the data stored in the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112. The field, also referred to as an Association Control Field (ACF), is used to identify whether a certain material stored in the phone book 106 is associated with a piece of data stored in the instant contact list 112, and is usually associated with the identification. The value of the field will be a Boolean. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the associated identification field is represented by Associated and Unassociated, wherein Associated means that it relates to a certain material stored in another database, and Unassociated means represents another Any data stored in the database is irrelevant. For example, since the first data stored in the phone book 106 and the second data stored in the instant contact list 112 are the same data, the associated identification field of the first data will be displayed in the instant. There is a value of the data associated with the first data in the contact list 112; similarly, the associated identification field of the second data also indicates that there is a second profile associated with the second data in the phone book 106. The value of the data. If a third data is stored in the phone book 106, and any information associated with the third data does not exist in the instant contact list 112, the associated identification field of the third data is displayed in the instant. The value of the related data does not exist in the contact list 112. Similarly, if the fourth address is stored in the instant contact list 112, and there is no fourth data associated with the phone book 106 In association with any information, the associated identification field of the fourth material also indicates that there is no value associated with the material associated with it in the phone book 106.

In step 410, the phone book 106 is dynamically scanned in association with the instant contact list 112, that is, the main associated fields included in the scanned phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 are included. It is found that there is a different material between the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 that has the main associated fields. For example, when the first data and the second data are the same, the main related fields are consistent and each is located in the phone book. The value of the associated identification field of the two different materials of the instant contact list 112 is updated to indicate the value of the associated data in the database. In the premise of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the value of the associated identification field of the first data and the second data will be updated to Associated in the relevance scan of step 410. Similarly, for the third or fourth data mentioned above, the value of the associated identification field of the third data and the fourth data is updated to Unassociated. The timing of performing an associative scan can be dynamic, or the correlation scan can be initiated by the user. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an association scan is dynamically performed when any of the edited or changed actions are generated by the data stored in the phone book 106 or the instant contact list 112 to ensure that the phone book 106 and instant messaging are enabled. The reliability of the information stored in the contact list 112 is related.

Please note that the above steps are all for the communication network in which only two application databases are used in the mobile phone to maintain the contact information. If the same mobile phone can use more than three application databases to maintain the communication information of the contact information. In the above steps, the method of the present invention needs to make a change to step 406 and step 408, that is, the portion of the dynamic association field and the associated identification field. In the part of step 406, since the above situation only needs to consider the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112, for the data stored in the phone book 106, only the dynamic corresponding to the instant contact list 112 needs to be added. The associated field is associated with the identification field and vice versa. However, when a third database operating independently of another communication network appears, that is, when a third contact list appears (assuming that the phone book 106 is the first contact list, the instant contact list 112 is the second). When the contact list is selected, the data stored in the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 needs to be respectively added with the dynamic related field and the associated identification field corresponding to the third contact list. The dynamic relevance field of the data stored in the three different contact lists is, in principle, a union of all the data fields of the single contact list not included in the other contact list. For example, if the instant contact list 112 includes a data field that is not included in the N1 phone book 106, and the third contact list includes a data field that is not included in the N2 phone book 106, the phone book 106 must Adding a data field not included in the N1 type phone book 106 in the instant contact list 112 and a data field not included in the N2 type phone book 106 in the third contact list, where N1 and N2 are Is a positive integer. Please note that the above example does not necessarily directly increase (N1+N2) data fields, because the data field not included in the N1 phone book 106 in the instant contact list 112 and the third contact list The data fields not included in the N2 phonebook 106 may have some data fields that are duplicated. In the method of the present invention, if there are more than three databases or contact lists independently operating in different communication networks in the same mobile phone, it is also necessary to add different databases or contact lists according to the above-mentioned association related manner. The type of dynamic associated field in the data.

In the case where there are more than three databases or contact lists independently operating in different communication networks in the same mobile phone, in addition to the corresponding dynamic related fields, it is also necessary to individually add a list corresponding to different contacts (including the phone book 106). The associated identification field with the instant contact list 112) indicates whether a dynamic association between the data stored in the different database or contact list exists. In other words, when there is N databases (or N contact lists) operating independently on N different communication networks in a single mobile phone, where N is a positive integer, the information stored in each contact list is (N-1) associated identification fields are required to individually indicate whether they are associated with information stored in other (N-1) contact lists. Similarly, in step 410, if any changes in the contact data, such as the addition or deletion of contacts, occur in the N databases, the N databases must be correlated again.

The correlation scan described in step 410 is a relatively simple algorithm. As long as the main associated fields and dynamic associated fields of the data stored between the databases or the contact list are given, the plural can be found. All associated data between the databases. When there are only two databases, the complexity of the correlation scan is linear. The following is an algorithm for the correlation scan provided by the present invention in the case of only two independently operated databases: Input: Database1 containing n records: record1[i], i=1..n; Database2 containing m records:record2[j],j=1..m; KAF; A list of DAF; Output: Database1 and Database2,both of which contain associated records; Algorithm: for each record1[i]in Database1,i=1 to n,do

The above algorithm is mainly based on the steps described in FIG. The KAF is the Key Association Field, the DAF is the Dynamic Association Field, and the ACF is the Association Control Field, which is the associated identification field. In the above algorithm, the n data stored in the database DataBase1 is represented by the record array record1[i], wherein the value of i is changed from 1 to n, and both i and n are positive integers; similarly, data The m pen data stored in the library Database2 is represented by the record array record2[j], wherein the value of j is changed from 1 to m, and j and m are both positive integers. ASSOCIATED is the Boolean value of the associated identification field used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is used to indicate that the main associated fields of record1[i] and record2[j] are identical. The Link system indicates the above-mentioned link field, so record1[i].Link=record2[j] means that there is no data field in record1[i]. In the case that record2[j] has these data fields, these data fields are designated as dynamic data fields, and the corresponding added link fields in record1[i] are pointed to these dynamic data fields in record2[j]. Bit.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of contacting a contact person after applying the dynamic database association method of the present invention to the database shown in FIG. 1. Please also refer to Fig. 6, which is a flow chart of the embodiment shown in Fig. 5. Among them, the phone book 106 is assumed to operate under the GSM communication network, and the instant contact list 112 is assumed to operate under the Wi-Fi wireless communication network. As shown in FIG. 5, the phone book 106 and the instant contact list 112 each contain a contact information of a value of "Jackson Chang", which means that the two contact data belong to the same pen. Data and generate dynamic associations according to the steps described in Figure 4. In FIG. 5, the main field of the phone book 106 includes a contact person's full name, a phone number and other data fields, and an associated identification field; and the instant contact list 112 includes the contact person's full name and instant messaging. Identification, online status and other data fields, and an associated identification field. Since the phone book 106 does not include the data fields such as instant access identification, online status, and the like listed in the instant contact list 112, in addition to the steps shown in FIG. 4, another point in the phone book 106 is established. The link field of the data field such as instant access identification, online status, etc. in the contact list 112; similarly, since the instant contact list 112 does not contain the data column represented by the phone number listed in the phone book 106 Therefore, the link field to the data field represented by the telephone number in the phone book 106 is also established in the instant contact list 112 in accordance with the steps shown in FIG.

In Figure 6, when the user's mobile phone is operating on a Wi-Fi wireless communication network, and when the user wants to find the contact information of the contact person Jackson Chang in the mobile phone to contact Jackson Chang himself, he will first " As a keyword, Jackson Chang searches for the contact information of the main associated field in the instant contact list 112 as "Jackson Chang", as shown in step 602. In step 604, if the instant contact list 112 cannot find the contact information whose primary associated field value is "Jackson Chang", the mobile phone outputs a message "contact not found" to indicate There is no contact information of contact person Jackson Chang or IM Identifier in the mobile phone. Otherwise, there is contact information or instant access identification of the contact person Jackson Chang in the mobile phone, and step 606 is performed. In step 606, when the online status of the contact Jackson Chang indicates that Jackson Chang is online, the call can be made by the instant access identification of the contact person Jackson Chang found in the instant contact list 112 in steps 602 and 604. Jackson Chang. In step 608, when the program calling Jackson Chang fails, the mobile phone sends a "contact not on line" message to indicate that the current contact is not with Jackson Chang, and step 610 is performed, otherwise when the call is successful Then, in step 611, the program for contacting Jackson Chang can be completed through the communication network Wi-Fi VoIP used in the instant contact list 112 shown in FIG. In step 610, since the challenge of calling Jackson Chang himself by Jackson Chang's instant messaging fails, it is necessary to change the strategy of attempting to call Jackson Chang with Jackson Chang's phone number. Although the mobile phone is operating on the Wi-Fi communication network at this time so that the phone book 106 operating under the GSM network cannot be directly accessed, as shown in FIG. 5, it is also belonging to Jackson Chang and is located separately. The dynamic association established between the phone book 106 and the two contacts of the instant contact list 112 accesses the phone number of Jackson Chang, that is, the data field of the phone book 106 as shown in FIG. 5" "The link field." The user can access the phone number of Jackson Chang in the phone book 106 directly by the dynamic association field pointed to by the link field. When the operation of accessing the phone number of Jackson Chang in the phone book 106 fails in step 612, a message "contact unreachable" is displayed on the mobile phone. Conversely, if the connection field is accessed to Jackson Chang's telephone number in step 612, Jackson Chang may be called in step 614 using the obtained telephone number.

According to the above description in the steps of FIG. 4, the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention can also be used in a single mobile phone to contain two or more databases that are independently operated and individually belong to different communication networks. Therefore, the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 can also be changed to an embodiment suitable for two or more independently operated databases in the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a user interface when the embodiments described in FIGS. 5 and 6 are applied to two or more independently operated databases. The user interface shown in Figure 7 is based on the user interface mentioned in Figure 3, and is used to operate the databases that operate independently under different communication networks and to see the contacts that users can see. There are two types of data: one is the contact data in the correlation scan made in step 410, which confirms that the main related fields are consistent with the data stored in other databases, that is, the associated records, such as shown in Figure 7. Contactes Jackson Chang, Jeffery Anderson, and John Morgan; the other is in the correlation scan above, The contact information that the main related field is not consistent with the data stored in any other database, that is, the non-related record, such as the contacts Kevin Lee and Lisa Bush shown in Figure 7. By means of this classification and the guidance of dynamic associated fields, mobile phone users can easily understand which contact information is operated on more than two communication networks from the user interface embodiment shown in FIG. The contact data stored and managed by the database is only stored and managed by the database operated by the single communication network, so that the user can do the real and consistent contact management, and the integrated static database and dynamic database can be achieved. Effect.

Please note that the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention is not limited to mobile phones, and can be applied to other types of portable communication devices, such as a personal digital assistant with communication function (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) or a notebook computer. The applied communication network is not limited to the above-mentioned GSM communication network or Wi-Fi wireless communication network, and can also be applied to other communication networks. In addition, the data fields applicable to the dynamic database association method of the present invention are not limited to all the data fields mentioned above, and other texts, audio, audio and video files, multimedia messages, etc. can be used as contact persons. The information in the data fields should be considered as applicable to the present invention.

The present invention provides a dynamic database association method that combines the operations of multiple databases operating independently under different communication modes to solve the problem in the prior art that the database cannot operate in a unified manner under different communication networks, so that it is impossible to uniformly maintain and manage data. The shortcomings of the information stored in the library are inconvenient for the user. The motion provided by the present invention The database association method can also use a plurality of user interfaces corresponding to different databases or a single user interface to integrate and manage the data stored in different databases operated independently to serve as another convenient user. The ability to manage and maintain data.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

102, 108‧‧‧Communication Network Engine

104, 110‧‧‧ database

106‧‧‧Phonebook

112‧‧‧Instantaneous Contact List

114‧‧‧Integrated contact list

402-410, 602-614‧‧‧ steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the prior art in which different databases established by different communication networks in the same mobile phone are managed in an independent manner.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the different database established in the same mobile phone shown in FIG. 1 by the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a different database established in the same mobile phone shown in FIG. 2 operating in the dynamic database association method provided by the present invention, and implemented by a single user interface.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a dynamic database association method provided by the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of liaising with a contact person after applying the dynamic database association method of the present invention to the database shown in FIG. 1.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of the embodiment shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a single user interface when the embodiments described in Figures 5 and 6 are applied to two or more independently operated databases.

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Claims (8)

A dynamic database association method for a multi-mode communication device, the communication device having a plurality of databases independently operating in different communication networks, the method comprising: when enabling the plurality of databases to run in a first communication network a first database, a first link field is created for a first data stored in the first database, and a first indicator is stored in the first link field, the first indicator is by a first primary associated field of the first data and a second primary associated field corresponding to one of the second data stored in a second database of the plurality of databases in the second database Pointing to a second dynamic associated field of the second data; when the second database is enabled, establishing a second link field for the second data, and storing a second indicator in the second link field The second indicator is directed to the first dynamic associated field of the first data by the first primary associated field and the second primary associated field; and the first communication network and the second communication network Under the single communication network of the road, From the first index and the second index, simultaneously accessing the first data and the second data. The method of claim 1, further comprising: adding a first association identification field to the first data; and adding a second association identification field to the second data. The method of claim 2, further comprising: Scanning the first primary associated field and the second primary associated field; and if the field value of the first primary associated field is consistent with the field value of the second primary associated field, then the first association is The identification field and the second association identification field are set to be related. The method of claim 2, further comprising: scanning the first primary associated field and all second primary associated fields of the second database; and if the field value of the first primary associated field is If the field values of all the second main associated fields of the second database are inconsistent, the first associated identification field is set to be irrelevant. The method of claim 2, further comprising: scanning the first primary associated field and the second primary associated field; and increasing and decreasing information stored in the first database and the second database Or, when changing, rescan and compare the first primary associated field with the second primary associated field. The method of claim 2, further comprising: providing a single user interface to manage the data stored in the first database and/or the second database. The method of claim 1, wherein the first primary associated field and the second primary To associate a field, store the contact name. The method of claim 1, wherein the first dynamic association field and the second dynamic association field store a mobile phone number, an instant messaging identification, or an email account.