Retrieval method and device for looking up contacts in address book in multiple conditions

Abstract

The invention provides a retrieval method and device for looking up contacts in an address book in multiple conditions. The method comprises an input step of inputting keywords and separators, wherein at least two keywords are input, and a plurality of keywords are connected by the separators; a multi-condition processing step of forming a logic relation of the plurality of keywords according to the keywords and the separators; a retrieval step of retrieving the contacts in the address book according to the logic relation and obtaining a target contact meeting the retrieval condition; and a display step of displaying the target contact according to a retrieval result of a retrieval module. The device is a device applying the method. By adopting the method and the device provided by the invention, a user inputs the plurality of keywords and the plurality of separators to carry out multiple limitation on the contact to be found, so that in the case the user lacks a clear impression on the target contact and / or the recorded information is incomplete, a large amount of information related to the target contact can also be provided for the user, so as to shrink the lookup range and screen the target contact.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the communication field, in particular to a retrieval method and a retrieval device for inputting a plurality of keyword contacts in a search box of an address book. Background technique [0002] In daily life and work, people often establish communication contacts by storing contact numbers and company names in the address book of the mobile terminal, and as time increases, the number of contacts recorded in the address book increases. When searching for specific contacts, it is necessary to rummage one by one, which is a cumbersome and time-consuming process. The existing solution is to search for contacts based on the keywords entered by the user. [0003] For example, the Chinese invention patent application whose publication number is CN101426053A discloses a kind of system and method called "a mobile phone standby fast search phonebook and call record", the system is to receive the phonebook and Keyword information of co...

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[0004] However, in real life, for newly established contacts or contacts with fewer contacts, users often forget the exact information of the contacts they need to find, that is, they forget the number or even the name of the contact, and often only have vague information about time, The memory of elements such as locations, related companies, and events, or the specific relationship between elements. At this time, it is impossible to search for contacts by allowing users to enter clear information such as contact names and companies.

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