Mobile Device Contact List Update via Remote Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices lack an efficient method to update contact information for conference call attendees, especially when the information is not locally stored, during active conference calls, leading to incomplete or missing data in contact lists.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device system that allows users to retrieve and update contact information for conference call attendees by sending requests to a remote contact information database, with approval from a moderating device, and populates the contact information records locally, enabling users to save and manage the updated information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If mobile devices store contact information locally, then access speed is improved, but contact information becomes incomplete or outdated
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by checking local contact information before the conference call and proactively retrieving missing or updated information from the remote database in advance. This ensures that when the conference call begins, the contact information is already complete and ready for display, resolving the contradiction between fast local access and information completeness.
2Loss of information
If mobile devices retrieve contact information from remote database during conference call, then contact information completeness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary component that manages the interaction between the mobile device, local contact storage, and remote contact database. This intermediary handles the complexity of synchronization, authentication, and data retrieval protocols, allowing the mobile device to access complete contact information without the user directly dealing with system complexity.
3Measurement precision
If manual input is required for contact information, then data accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates copies of contact information from the remote database and imports them automatically into the mobile device's contact list. This copying process maintains data accuracy by using verified information from the authoritative remote source while eliminating the time-consuming manual input process. Users can review and approve the copied information before final integration.
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AI summary
Presented are systems and methods for updating a contact list on a mobile device. A mobile device receives a conference call roster providing a plurality of conference call attendees participating on a conference call before or after jointing a conference call. The mobile device determines, while participating on the conference call, contact information for a conference call attendee by querying a remote contact information database storing contact information of the plurality of conference call attendees. The mobile device receives, while participating on the conference call, contact information for the conference call attendee. The mobile device populates a contact information record with the received contact information.