WO2015070718A1

WO2015070718A1 - Communication number notification method and communication device

Info

Publication number: WO2015070718A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/090393
Authority: WO
Inventors: Wei Li
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2013-11-13
Filing date: 2014-11-05
Publication date: 2015-05-21
Also published as: HK1206516A1; TW201519629A; CN104601829A

Abstract

A computerized device may comprise a processor-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for communication number notification and a processor in communication with the storage medium. When executing the set of instructions, the processor is programed to determine that the communication number associated with the device has been changed to a new communication number; select a contact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of the user in an address book associated with the device, and notify the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.

Description

COMMUNICATION NUMBER NOTIFICATIONN METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE

PRIORITY STATEMENT

This application claims the priority benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201310567002.4 filed on November 13, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to communication technical area, specifically, to communication number notification methods and devices.

BACKGROUND

Users of mobile terminal (e.g., mobile phones) usually switch a subscriber identity module (SIM) card when she/he changes place of residence or communication carrier. Since the communication number (e.g., phone number) of each SIM card is unique, the communication number will be changed with switching of SIM card.

Traditionally, once the communication number is changed, it is necessary for the user to manually send SMS, phone call, or leave message etc. to notify each individual contact in the address book of the user’s mobile terminal, which will result in higher communication cost.

SUMMARY

The example embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication number notification method, aiming to solve the problem that the higher communication cost for notifying the contacts once changing the communication number in the prior art.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a computerized device may comprise a processor-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for communication number notification and a processor in communication with the storage medium. When executing the set of instructions, the processor is programed to determine that the communication number associated with the device has been changed to a new communication number； select a contact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of the user in an address book associated with the device, and notify the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a communication number notification method may comprise providing a client device to a user, wherein the client device is associated with a communication number； determining, by the client device, that the communication number has been changed to a new communication number； selecting, by the user through the client device, a contact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of the user in an address book associated with the client device, and notifying the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium may comprise a set of instructions for sending a communication number notification, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by a processor of a client device associated with a communication number, directs the processor to conduct functions of: determining that the communication number has been changed to a new communication number； selecting a contact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of a user of the client device in an address book associated with the client device, and notifying the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.

In the example embodiment of the present disclosure, when the related communication number in the client is changed, the server obtains the related contact list, and then sends message of each new communication number to the contact in the contact list, which is not require to notify the contacts one by one by client device, and thus the communication cost will be reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an implementation of a communication number notification method in a client device according to an example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S101 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to the example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S101 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to another example embodiment of present disclosure；

]FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S102 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to the example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S102 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to another example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an implementation of a communication number notification method in a server according to the example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S602 of the communication number notification method in the server according to the example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S603 of the communication number notification method in the server according to another example embodiment of present disclosure；

FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a communication number notification device； and

FIG. 10 is a structural diagram of the communication number notification server；

FIG. 11 illustrates a structural diagram of an client device according to the example embodiments of the present disclosure； and

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example embodiment of a server.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the following further describes the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and example embodiments. It is understandable that the specific example embodiment is only used to explain the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

In example embodiments of the present disclosure, when a related communication number in a client is changed, the server obtains the related contact list and then sends message of new communication number to each contact in the contact list, which does not require the user to notify the contacts one by one via client devices, and thus the communication cost will be reduced.

In the example embodiments of the present disclosure, the client may be an address book application installed in a client device such as cell phone, tablet computer, etc. with internet access, which is corresponding to a unique client account (e.g., mobile phone account) . The client is related to a communication number (e.g., mobile phone number) after a user of the client device logs in the client via this client account, which is also related to the address book corresponding to the communication number, so that the user of this client account may utilize the client device to communicate with the contacts in the address book via this communication number. During detailed using process, the user may change the related communication number in the client of such client account, as such, even the same user switches the client device, only the same client account logins the client, the communication number is also the same with the one related when the client is in operation.

In the example embodiments of the present disclosure, the client may communicate with the server via the internet access of the client device, and the server at least has the function of sending notification to specified contacts of the client in the manner of text and internet message etc., so that the server notifies such number changed information in the client to the contacts specified by the client. Furthermore, the address book may be backup by the server, even if the address book is lost or omitted since switching of the client device or SIM card by the user, the address book still can be recovered according to such backup of the corresponding address book of its client account in the server. The related implementation principle of the client and server will be described in below example embodiments, and a redundant description will not be repeated here.

FIG. 11 illustrates a structural diagram of an client device according to the example embodiments of the present disclosure. The client device may be implemented as systems and/or to operate methods disclosed in the present disclosure.

The client device may include an RF (Radio Frequency) circuit 1110, one or more than one memory unit (s) 1120 of computer-readable memory media, an input unit 1130, a display unit 1140, a sensor 1150, an audio circuit 1160, a WiFi (wireless fidelity) module 1170, at least one processor 1180, and a power supply 1190. Those of ordinary skill in the art may understand that the structure of the client device shown in FIG. 11 does not constitute restrictions on the intelligent terminal. Compared with what may be shown in the figure, more or fewer components may be included, or certain components may be combined, or components may be arranged differently.

The RF circuit 1110 may be configured to receive and transmit signals during the course of receiving and transmitting information and/or phone conversation. Specifically, after the RF circuit 1110 receives downlink information from a base station, it may hand off the downlink information to the processor 1180 for processing. Additionally, the RF circuit 1110 may transmit uplink data to the base station. Generally, the RF circuit 1110 may include, but may be not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a tuner, one or multiple oscillators, a subscriber identification module (SIM) card, a transceiver, a coupler, an LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) , and a duplexer. The RF circuit 1110 may also communicate with a network and/or other devices via wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communication standards or protocols available or one of ordinary skill in the art may perceive at the time of the present disclosure. For example, the wireless communication may include, but not limited to, GSM (Global System of Mobile communication) , GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) , CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) , WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) , LTE (Long Term Evolution) , email, and SMS (Short Messaging Service) .

The memory unit 1120 may be configured to store software programs and/or modules. The software programs and/or modules may be sets of instructions to be executed by the processor 1180. The processor 1180 may execute various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory unit 1120. The memory unit 1120 may include a program memory area and a data memory area, wherein the program memory area may store the operating system and at least one functionally required application program (such as the audio playback function and image playback function) ； the data memory area may store data (such as audio data and phone book) created according to the use of the intelligent terminal. Moreover, the memory unit 1120 may include high-speed random-access memory and may further include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk memory device, flash device, or other volatile solid-state memory devices. Accordingly, the memory unit 1120 may further include a memory controller to provide the processor 1180 and the input unit 1130 with access to the memory unit 1120.

The input unit 1130 may be configured to receive information, such as numbers or characters, and create input of signals from keyboards, touch screens, mice, joysticks, optical or track balls, which are related to user configuration and function control. Specifically, the input unit 1130 may include a touch-sensitive surface 1131 and other input devices 1132. The touch-sensitive surface 1131, also called a touch screen or a touch pad, may collect touch operations by a user on or close to it (e.g., touch operations on the touch-sensitive surface 1131 or close to the touch-sensitive surface 1131 by the user using a finger, a stylus, and/or any other appropriate object or attachment) and drive corresponding connecting devices according to preset programs. The touch-sensitive surface 1131 may include two portions, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device may be configured to detect the touch location by the user and detect the signal brought by the touch operation, and then transmit the signal to the touch controller. The touch controller may be configured to receive the touch information from the touch detection device, convert the touch information into touch point coordinates information of the place where the touch screen may be contacted, and then send the touch point coordinates information to the processor 1180. The touch controller may also receive commands sent by the processor 1180 for execution. Moreover, the touch-sensitive surface 1131 may be realized by adopting multiple types of touch-sensitive surfaces, such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and/or surface acoustic sound wave surfaces. Besides the touch-sensitive surface 1131, the input unit 1130 may further include other input devices 1132, such as the input devices 1132 may also include, but not limited to, one or multiple types of physical keyboards, functional keys (for example, volume control buttons and switch buttons) , trackballs, mice, and/or joysticks.

The display unit 1140 may be configured to display information input by the user, provided to the user, and various graphical user interfaces on the intelligent terminal. These graphical user interfaces may be composed of graphics, texts, icons, videos, and/or combinations thereof. The display unit 1140 may include a display panel 1141. The display panel 1141 may be in a form of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) , an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) , or any other form available at the time of the present disclosure or one of ordinary skill in the art would have perceived at the time of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the touch-sensitive surface 1131 may cover the display panel 1141. After the touch-sensitive surface 1131 detects touch operations on it or nearby, it may transmit signals of the touch operations to the processor 1180 to determine the type of the touch event. Afterwards, according to the type of the touch event, the processor 1180 may provide corresponding visual output on the display panel 1141. In FIG. 11, the touch-sensitive surface 1131 and the display panel 1141 realize the input and output functions as two independent components. Alternatively, the touch-sensitive surface 1131 and the display panel 1141 may be integrated to realize the input and output functions.

The client device may further include at least one type of sensor 1150, for example, an optical sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. An optical sensor may include an environmental optical sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the environmental optical sensor may adjust the brightness of the display panel 1141 according to the brightness of the environment, and the proximity sensor may turn off the display panel 1141 and/or back light when the client device may be moved close an ear of the user. As a type of motion sensor, a gravity acceleration sensor may detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (normally three axes) and may detect the magnitude of gravity and direction when it may be stationary. The gravity acceleration sensor may be used in applications of recognizing the attitude of the client device (e.g., switching screen orientation, related games, and magnetometer calibration) and functions related to vibration recognition (e.g., pedometers and tapping) ； the client device may also be configured with a gyroscope, barometer, hygrometer, thermometer, infrared sensor, and other sensors.

An audio circuit 1160, a speaker 1161, and a microphone 1162 may provide audio interfaces between the user and the intelligent terminal. The audio circuit 1160 may transmit the electric signals, which are converted from the received audio data, to the speaker 1161, and the speaker 1161 may convert them into the output of sound signals； on the other hand, the microphone 1162 may convert the collected sound signals into electric signals, which may be converted into audio data after they are received by the audio circuit 1160； after the audio data may be output to the processor 1180 for processing, it may be transmitted via the RF circuit 1110 to, for example, another terminal； or the audio data may be output to the memory unit 1120 for further processing. The audio circuit 1160 may further include an earplug jack to provide communication between earplugs and the intelligent terminal.

WiFi may be a short-distance wireless transmission technology. Via the WiFi module 1170, the client device may help users receive and send emails, browse web pages, and visit streaming media. The WiFi module 1170 may provide the user with wireless broadband Internet access.

The processor 1180 may be the control center of the intelligent terminal. The processor 1180 may connect to various parts of the entire client device utilizing various interfaces and circuits. The processor 1180 may conduct overall monitoring of the client device by running or executing the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory unit 1120, calling the data stored in the memory unit 1120, and executing various functions and processing data of the intelligent terminal. The processor 1180 may include one or multiple processing core (s) . The processor 1180 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor may process the operating system, user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor may process wireless communication.

The client device may further include a power supply 1190 (for example a battery) , which supplies power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1180 via a power management system so that charging, discharging, power consumption management, and other functions may be realized via the power management system. The power supply 1190 may further include one or more than one DC or AC power supply, a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator, and other random components.

Further, the client device1100 may also include a camera, Bluetooth module, etc., which are not shown in FIG. 11.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example embodiment of a server. The server 1200 may connect to the client device 1100 locally or via a network and/or a wireless connection. For example, the client device 1100 may be a mobile phone, and the server 1200 may be a mobile phone service carrier connected to the mobile phone via a wireless network. The Server 1200 may vary widely in configuration or capabilities, but it may include one or more central processing units 1222 and memory 1232, one or more medium 1230 (such as one or more transitory and/or non-transitory mass storage devices) storing application programs 1242 or data 1244. The processing units 1222 may execute the application programs 1242 or data 1244 to perform methods disclosed in the present disclosure.

The server 1200 may further include, one or more power supplies 1226, one or more wired or wireless network interfaces 1250, one or more input/output interfaces 1258, and/or one or more operating systems 1241, such as WINDOWS SERVER^TM, MAC OS X^TM, UNIX^TM, LINUX^TM, FREEBSD^TM, or the like. Thus a server 1200 may include, as examples, dedicated rack-mounted servers, desktop computers, laptop computers, set top boxes, mobile computational devices such as smart phones, integrated devices combining various features, such as two or more features of the foregoing devices, or the like.

Merely for illustration, only one processor will be described in client devices and/or servers that execute operations and/or method steps in the following example embodiments. However, it should be note that the client devices and/or servers in the present disclosure may also include multiple processors, thus operations and/or method steps that are performed by one processor as described in the present disclosure may also be jointly or separately performed by the multiple processors. For example, if in the present disclosure a processor of client devices and/or servers executes both step A and step B, it should be understood that step A and step B may also be performed by two different processors jointly or separately in client devices and/or servers (e.g., the first processor executes step A and the second processor executes step B, or the first and second processors jointly execute steps A and B) .

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an implementation of a communication number notification method in a client device according to an example embodiment of present disclosure. In this example embodiment, the executive body of this method is a client device 1100 that installed the client, an address book application corresponding to a unique client account (e.g., mobile phone account) . The method may include the following steps:

In S101, when the communication number associated with the client is changed to a new communication number, sending the new communication number to a server.

Generally, when the user switches a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, in order to use the client with the same client account (e.g., a mobile phone account) , it is necessary for the user to change the communication number (e.g., mobile phone number) associated with the client. Meanwhile, the user may need to send the new communication number to his/her the contacts saved in the address book of the client. In S101, the communication number will be sent to the server first, when the related communication number in the client is changed.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S101 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to the example embodiment of present disclosure. As an example embodiment of the present disclosure, if the user changes the SIM card but keeps using the original client device, because changing a SIM card is accompanied by shutting down and rebooting the client device, the detailed steps of sending the new communication number to the server in S101 are provided as follows and shown in FIG. 2:

In S201, when the client device where the client is set is rebooting, detecting the current communication number of the client device.

In detail, the client will detect the current communication number (i.e., the new communication number) of the client device when it is rebooting. As a detailed implementation method, a system process for reading the data of SIM card can be created in the client, which will be set to run on reboot. So, this system process will reboot automatically and read the data of SIM card at each reboot, so as to obtain the exclusive communication number of this SIM card, and this communication number is the current communication number of the client device.

In S202, determining whether the current communication number of the client device is same as a communication number pre-stored in a local database, with the communication number pre-stored in a local database being the one detected at last reboot on the client device.

In the example embodiment, the detected communication number will be stored in the local database by the client at each reboot of the client device, for comparing with the communication number detected at next reboot of the client device. Therefore, in S202, the communication number detected and stored at last reboot of the client device from the local database is extracted, to be compared with the communication number detected in S201, so as to determine whether two communication numbers are same.

In S203, if the current communication number of the client device is different from the pre-stored communication number in a local database, determining the current communication number of the client device as the new communication number, and sending the current communication number to the server.

After S202, when the communication number detected at last reboot and at current reboot of the client device are different, the related communication number set in the client of this client device is determined to be changed； and the detected communication number in S201 is confirmed to be the new communication number, and then sending the new communication number to the server.

According to an example embodiment, when determining the communication number detected at last reboot is different from current reboot, the client may also send a reminder whether to process the communication number changed notification to the user before sending the new communication number to the server, such that the user may determine whether to execute the notification operation according to actual need.

In addition, there are scenarios where the user changes a client device but keeps using the same SIM card. For example, when user B borrows or receives a client device (e.g., mobile phone) from user A as a gift, user B will install his/her old SIM card on this newly received client device. In this scenario, although user B’s SIM card is changed to a different client device, the communication number of user B is not changed, thereby not necessary to notify a change of communication number to the contacts associated with the client of user B. But for the newly received client device, it has a new SIM card installed and will detect the change of communication number when rebooted. Thus, in this example embodiment, when determining the communication number detected at last reboot is different from current reboot, a reminder of whether to process the communication number changed notification is given by the client and displayed on a screen of the client device, such that the user may determine whether to execute the notification operation according to actual need.

In the example embodiment, the client automatically detects whether the communication number is changed, and sends the new communication number to the server, so as to guarantee that the communication number is sent immediately to the related contact if the communication number is changed.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S101 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to another example embodiment of present disclosure. As another example embodiment of the present disclosure, another condition may be the user switches a new SIM card with the new client device, and the client may run in the client device at first time. At this time, the communication number is not pre-stored in the local database in the client, so the communication number changed condition cannot be detected at when the client device is turned on for the first time. In this scenario, the step for sending the new communication number to the server in S101 may include:

In S301, detecting a notification instruction of the communication number input by the user.

In the example embodiment, an operation of communication number changed notification is triggered by detecting the communication number notification instruction.

In S302, detecting the current communication number of the client device, according to the communication number notification instruction.

In S303, determining the current communication number of the client device as the new communication number, and sending the current communication number to the server.

When the communication number notification instruction is detected, the client device detects the communication number of the client device of the current client, and determines that the detected communication number is the new communication number, and then the current communication number is sent to the server. Specifically, detecting the communication number of the client device where the client is current set may be also achieved by creating a system process for reading the data from SIM card.

In S102, setting a list of contact (contact notification list) in the address book in the client to notify the new communication number, and instructing the server to notify the new communication number to contacts in the contact notification list.

In the example embodiment, the client device may generate a contact notification list from the selected contacts by selecting the contacts in the related address book in the client, wherein the contacts in the contact notification list may include all or part of the contacts, which are necessary to present communication number changed notification. The server may send the new communication number to the contacts in the list, according to the generated contact notification list. The related realization principles of the server will be described in detailed at below example embodiments of the server, a redundant description will not be repeated here.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S102 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to the example embodiment of present disclosure. The contact notification list can be generated locally in the client, as shown in FIG. 4, S102 may include:

In S401, setting the contact notification list in a locally stored address book.

The client is an address book application stored in a storage medium of the client device 1100, which locally stores the address book related to the communication number in the client device. When the communication number is changed, the client may obtain the pre-backup address book in the client device, or download the pre-backup address book from the server to the local client, and the contact notification list is then generated in local client.

In S402, sending the contact notification list to the server, through which the contacts in the contact notification list are notified of the new communication number.

The contact notification list is sent to the server after be set in local client, and the contacts in the contact notification list is notified of the new communication number via the server.

In the example embodiment, the achievement of sending new communication number to the contacts by the server can be only based on the operation on the client device by the user, and the whole notification process only refers to the network communication between the client and server, without text message, multimedia message or phone call etc. provided by mobile telecom carrier via the client device, and then the communication cost will be reduced.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S102 of the communication number notification method in the client device according to another example embodiment of present disclosure. The contact notification list may be remotely generated at the server. Accordingly, S102 may further include:

In S501, logging in the server and instructing the server to display the related address book of the client.

In the example embodiment, the sever has the function of backup the address book； based on the same client account, the client may backup the related address book to the server. Even if the user changes communication number, the user can download the backup address book from the server through the same client account to login the client, to accordingly achieve synchronization of the address book.

In S502, setting the contact notification list in the related address book of the client displayed on the server and instructing the server to notify the new communication number to the contacts in the contact notification list.

In the example embodiment, the client may login the server via the corresponding client account and instruct the server to extract the related address book of the client backed up by the server according to the client account, and then the address book will be displayed on web page of the server. The client may process the above remote operation by accessing a web page of the server, and selects the contacts which will receive the notification of the new communication number, and the contact notification list will be remotely generated at the server under the client’s instruction. The server may send the new communication number to the contacts according to the contact notification list after receiving an instruction from the client to do so.

In the example embodiment, the contact notification list is generated by the web page provided by the server. Actually, with a correct client account, the remote operation is processed by any client device which is enable to access the web page, it is not limited on the client device of SIM card, thereby making the operation mode of communication number notification more various and convenient.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an implementation of a communication number notification method in a server according to the example embodiment of present disclosure. In this example embodiment, the executive body of this process is the server 1200； since the communication number notification method at the side of server described here is related to the preceding example embodiment, the related implementation principle will not be repeated here. As shown in FIG. 6, the method may include:

In S601, receiving the new communication number from the client when the communication number associated with the client is changed.

In S602, receiving the contact notification list set in the address book of by the client.

As an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the contact notification list may be generated at the client which can obtain a pre-backup address book in the client device, or, the pre-backup address book in the server is downloaded to the local client, and the contact notification list is generated in the local client. The server may obtain the contact notification list generated by the client via network.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S602 of the communication number notification method in the server according to the example embodiment of present disclosure. In Fig. 7, the contact notification list also may also be generated in the server. S602 may further include:

In S701, displaying, by the server, the related address book of the client to the client after detecting the user logs in the server.

In the example embodiment, the server has the function of backup the address book, and the client may login the server via corresponding client account. The related address book of client will be extracted according to the login client account after detecting the client is logged in, and the address book is displayed on web page of the server.

In S702, receiving, by the server, the contact notification list set in the related address book displayed to the client through the server.

In the example embodiment, the remote operation is processed by accessing the web page via the client which selects the contacts to notify the new communication number, and thereby the contact notification list is remotely generated in the server. So, the server obtains the contact notification list configured by the client.

In S603, notifying, by the server, the contacts in the contact notification list with the new communication number.

In the example embodiment, after the new communication number and generated contact notification list have been received by the server, on one hand, the new communication number may be sent to the contacts in the contact notification list in the manner of mass text message or multimedia message, etc., on the other hand, regarding those contacts having client account, the server may send the new communication number to the client of this part of contacts by network communication, so that the contacts in the contact notification list can receive the number changed message to update the contact information of the user.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an implementation of S603 of the communication number notification method in the server according to an example embodiment of present disclosure. When the server send the communication number changed notification to the contacts through mass text messages, S603 may further includes:

In S801, receiving the communication number of contact in the contact notification list.

In the example embodiment, the communication number of each contact from the contact notification list is extracted by the server. For example, this communication number is specified by the mobile telecom carrier.

In S802, generating a message containing the new communication number.

In the example embodiment, the generated message (i.e., communication number changed notification) not only contains the new communication number, but also contains name of the user or identification of client account, so that the received message party may clearly identify the contact whose communication number is changed.

In S803, sending the generated message to the contacts in the contact notification list according to their corresponding communication numbers.

In the example embodiment, the server notifies the contact in the contact notification list by either way, which does not consume the communication cost of client device.

In this example embodiment, when the related communication number of client is changed, the related contact list is obtained by the server, and then the communication number changed message will be notified to the contacts in the contact list via the server, without any client device notifying the contacts one by one, and thus the communication cost will be reduced.

FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a communication number notification device. The device may be the client installed in a client device 1100 and implemented the communication number notification method as described in FIGs. 1–5. The device may include:

A number sending unit 91, configured to send the new communication number to the server, when the related communication number in the client is changed；

A setting unit 92, configured to set the contact notification list in a related address book in the client, so as to notify contacts in the contact notification list of the new communication number via the server.

Alternatively, the number sending unit 91 could includes:

]A first detecting subunit, configured to detect a current communication number of the client device, when the corresponding client device is rebooting；

A determining subunit, configured to determine whether the current communication number is the same with the communication number pre-stored in a local database , with the communication number pre-stored in local database being the communication number detected by the client device at last reboot； and

A first number sending subunit, configured to determine the current commutation number of the client device as the new communication number, when the current communication number is different from the communication number pre-stored in the local database and, and sending the current communication number to the server.

Alternatively, the number sending unit 91 may further include:

A second detecting subunit, configured to detect the notification instruction of the communication number input by the user；

A third detecting subunit, configured to detect the current communication number of the client device where the client is set, according to the notification instruction of the communication number； and

A second number sending subunit, configured to determine the current commutation number of the client device as the new communication number, and sending the current commutation number to the server.

Alternatively, the setting unit 92 may include:

A local setting subunit, configured to set the contact notification list in a locally stored address book；

A list-sending subunit, configured to send the contact notification list to the server, so that the server notifies the contacts in the contact notification list of the new communication number.

Alternatively, the setting unit 92 may include:

A login subunit, configured to login the server so that the server displays the related address book in the client； and

A remote setting subunit, configured to set the contact notification list in the related address book in the client which is displayed by the server, so that the server notifies the contacts in the contact notification list of the new communication number.

FIG. 10 is a structural diagram of the communication number notification serve. The device may be a server 1200 implementing the communication number notification method as described in FIGs. 6–8. The server may include:

A receiving unit 1001, configured to receive the new communication number from the client, when the related communication number in the client is changed；

A obtaining unit 1002, configured to obtain the contact notification list which is set in the related address book in the client； and

A notifying unit 1003, configured to notify the contacts in the contact notification list of the new communication number.

Alternatively, the obtaining unit 1002 may be configured to obtain the contact notification list sent by the client.

Alternatively, the obtaining unit 1002 may include:

A displaying subunit, configured to display the contact notification list to the client after detecting the user is logged in； and

An obtaining subunit, configured to obtain the contact notification list configured in the related address book in the client which is displaying to the client.

Alternatively, the notifying unit 1003 may include:

A number obtaining subunit, configured to obtain the communication number of the contacts in the contact notification list；

A generating subunit, configured to generate message containing the new communication number；

A notifying subunit, configured to send the message to the communication number of the contacts in the contact notification list.

In the example embodiment of the present disclosure, when a related communication number in a client is changed, the server obtains the related contact list and then sends message of new communication number to the contacts in the contact list, which helps the user avoid the tedious work of notifying each of his contacts one by one via the client device, and thus the communication cost will be reduced.

The foregoing descriptions are merely exemplary example embodiments of the present disclosure, but are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

A communication device, comprising:

a processor-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for a communication number notification； and

a processor in communication with the storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, device is configured to:

determine that a communication number associated with the communication device has been changed to a new communication number；

select a contact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of a user, and

notify the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.
The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprieses a mobile phone and the communication number is a phone number corresponding to the mobile phone.
The communication device of claim 1, wherein to determination that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number comprises, the processor is further programmed to, after the client device is turned on:

detect a current communication number associated with the communication device； and

compare the current communication number with a communication number that was associated with the device before the turn-on and pre-stored in a database associated with the communication device；

determine that the current communication number is the new communication number when the current communication number is different from the pre-stored communication number.
The communication device of claim 1, wherein to determine that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number, the processor is further programmed to, after the client communication device is turned on:

detect a current communication number associated with the communication device； and

determine that the current communication number is the new communication number when no communication number was associated with the communication device before the turn-on.
The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

display a reminder reminding a user to send a communication number changed notification on a screen of the communication device after the determination that that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number； and

receive an instruction from the user to send the communication number changed notification in response to the reminder.
The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to communicate with a server via a wireless connection； and

wherein to notify the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number the processor is further programmed to:

send the contact notification list to the server, and

instruct the server to send a notification including the new communication number to the plurality of contacts together according to the contact notification list.
The device of claim 1, wherein the address book is remotely stored in the server, and

wherein to select the contact notification list in the address book the processor is further programmed to

login to the server to access the address book stored remotely therein, and

select the plurality of contacts from the address book.
A communication number notification method, comprising:

associating a client communication device with a communication number；

determining, by the client device, that the communication number has been changed to a new communication number；

selecting, through the client communication device, acontact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of the user associated with the client device, and

notifying the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.
The method of claim 8, wherein the client communication device comprises a mobile phone and the communication number comprises a phone number corresponding to the mobile phone.
The method of claim 8, wherein the determination that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number comprises, after the client communication device is turned on:

detecting a current communication number associated with the client communication device； and

comparing the current communication number with a communication number that was associated with the client communication device before the turn-on and pre-stored in a database associated with the client device；

determining that the current communication number is the new communication number when the current communication number is different from the pre-stored communication number.
The method of claim 8, wherein the determination that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number comprises, after the client communication device is turned on:

detecting a current communication number associated with the client communication device； and

determining that the current communication number is the new communication number when no communication number was associated with the client communication device before the turn-on.
The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying, by the client communication device, areminder reminding the user to send a communication number changed notification on a screen of the client device after determining that that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number； and

receiving, by the client communication device, an instruction from the user to send the communication number changed notification in response to the reminder.
The method of claim 8, wherein the client communication device is configured to communicate with a server via a wireless connection； and

wherein the notifying of the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number comprises:

sending, by the client communication device, the contact notification list to the server, and

instructing, by the client communication device, the server to send a notification including the new communication number to the plurality of contacts together according to the contact notification list.
The method of claim 8, wherein the address book is remotely stored in the server, and

wherein the selecting of the contact notification list in the address book comprises logging in, by the client device, the server to access the address book stored remotely therein, and

selecting, by the client communication device, the plurality of contacts from the address book.
A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for sending a communication number notification, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by a processor of a client device associated with a communication number, directs the processor to:

determinei that the communication number has been changed to a new communication number；

select a contact notification list, wherein the contact notification list includes a plurality of contacts of a user of the client device in an address book associated with the client device, and

notify the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number.
The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the client device comprises a mobile phone and the communication number comprises a phone number corresponding to the mobile phone.
The storage medium of claim 15, wherein set of instructions for the determination that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number comprises instructions to, after the client device is turned on:

detect a current communication number associated with the client device； and

compare the current communication number with a communication number that was associated with the client device before the turn-on and pre-stored in a database associated with the client device；

determine that the current communication number is the new communication number when the current communication number is different from the pre-stored communication number.
The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions for the determination that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number comprises instructions to, after the client device is turned on:

detect a current communication number associated with the client device； and

determine that the current communication number is the new communication number when no communication number was associated with the client device before the turn-on.
The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of instruction further directs the processor to:

display a reminder reminding the user to send a communication number changed notification on a screen of the client device after determining that that the communication number has been changed to the new communication number； and

receive, by the client device, an instruction from the user to send the communication number changed notification in response to the reminder.
The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the client device is configured to communicate with a server via a wireless connection； and

wherein the set of instructions to notify of the plurality of contacts with the change of the communication number comprises instructions to:

send the contact notification list to the server, and

instruct the server to send a notification including the new communication number to the plurality of contacts together according to the contact notification list.