Cross-Provider Contact Synchronization via Authorization Codes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face challenges in effectively managing contact information, especially when users roam or use multiple service providers, as information is not readily available or up-to-date across networks, hindering efficient communication.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that involves a first processing device associated with a first service provider and a second processing device associated with a second service provider, using a computer-readable storage medium to receive a mobile device identifier, send an authorization code, and update contact information across address books, enabling seamless inter-provider cooperation and contact management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If contact information is stored locally in each service provider's network, then data security and provider control are improved, but information availability and updating speed deteriorate when users roam between networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines local contact storage with centralized address book synchronization. Contact information is stored both locally in the user's device and centrally in the service provider's network, with mechanisms to synchronize and update information across multiple networks. This allows data to remain secure locally while being accessible and updatable across the extended network infrastructure.
2Loss of information
If contact information is centralized in one network, then information availability and updating speed are improved, but network dependency and vulnerability to single-point failures worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments contact information management across multiple service provider networks rather than relying on a single centralized repository. Each network maintains its own address book data, and synchronization protocols enable information sharing between segmented networks. This distribution reduces single-point failure risks while maintaining information availability.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual contact information updates are required when moving between providers, then data accuracy is improved, but user convenience and time efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated contact information synchronization where the system automatically updates address books across multiple service provider networks when a user roams. The synchronization process occurs automatically in the background without requiring manual user intervention, maintaining data accuracy while preserving user convenience. The system self-manages the complexity of inter-provider information exchange.
4Adaptability or versatility
If inter-provider cooperation mechanisms are implemented, then contact information sharing and updating are improved, but system complexity and implementation difficulty worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces standardized interface protocols and message formats as intermediaries between different service provider networks. These standardized mechanisms facilitate contact information exchange without requiring complex custom integrations between each provider. The intermediary layer abstracts the complexity, enabling versatile inter-provider cooperation through consistent communication protocols.
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AI summary
A system of provisioning contact information associated with one or more contacts of a communication device user may include a first processing device associated with a first service provider, a first computer-readable storage medium in communication with the first processing device and a second processing device associated with a second service provider and in communication with the first processing device. The first computer-readable storage medium may include instructions for receiving a mobile device identifier corresponding to a mobile device associated with a user of a second service provider, sending a message having an authorization code to the mobile device associated with the user, and receiving the mobile device identifier and the authorization code, receiving contact information associated with one or more contacts of an address book associated with the user, updating the received contact information and updating contact information associated with the user in one or more second address books.