Automated Contact Entry Management via Message Content Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for managing contact databases require manual input for creating, updating, and deleting contact entries, which is time-consuming and often leads to users ignoring unknown callers due to the labor involved.
Innovation Solution
A system that automatically creates, updates, and deletes contact entries based on content communications by analyzing messages and contextual information using a communication port, rules database, and control circuitry, which identifies and extracts contact-related data to generate or delete entries in the contact database.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual methods are used to create and delete contact entries, then contact database management can be performed, but it is time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors content communications, extracts contact-related data, creates contact entries, and deletes entries based on predefined rules without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously performing contact management tasks that would otherwise require manual user input.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (typing, copying, deleting contact information) with automated computational processes. The control circuitry analyzes content items, extracts relevant data, and manages contact entries through software-based operations, eliminating the need for manual user actions.
2Productivity
If manual contact extraction is required from messages, then contact information can be stored, but the process becomes complex and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual text extraction and data entry operations with automated optical character recognition and data processing. The control circuitry automatically extracts contact information from received content items using software-based pattern recognition, eliminating manual copying and pasting operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer (the contact management system) that automatically bridges the gap between received messages and contact database storage. This intermediary automatically extracts, validates, and formats contact information, eliminating the need for users to manually process each piece of information.
3Extent of automation
If users manually manage contact updates over time, then contact databases can be kept up-to-date, but it requires continuous manual effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors incoming content communications and automatically updates contact entries in real-time or near-real-time. Rather than requiring periodic manual updates, the system maintains continuous operation, automatically detecting changes in contact information and updating the database without interruption or user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where received content communications are analyzed against existing contact entries. When changes are detected (such as updated phone numbers or email addresses), the system automatically modifies the contact database and can notify the user of changes, creating a closed-loop system that self-corrects and updates information.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for automated contact deletion based on content communications are disclosed herein. Based on a content item electronically communicated from a source account to a destination account, a contact deletion trigger is generated to define a criterion for deleting a contact entry that identifies the source account and is stored for the destination account in a contact database. Based on the contact deletion trigger, a determination is made as to whether the criterion for deleting the contact entry has been met. In response to determining that the criterion for deleting the contact entry has been met, the contact entry is automatically deleted from the contact database.