Patent ID: 8392416
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for the dynamic creation or reconfiguration of a contact group listing based upon retrieved metadata, the method comprising: identifying a new contact that is to be added to a primary contact list, the primary contact list comprising a plurality of stored contacts, the stored contacts being configured to be accessed by at least one sub-list group, wherein sub-list groups are associated with predetermined metadata classification criteria; determining if a previous entry of the new contact already exists within the primary contact list, wherein if a previous entry of the new contact does not exist within the primary list then the new contact is added to the primary contact list; based on determining that a previous entry of the new contact does not exist within the primary list: based on receiving a new or revised metadata that is associated with a contact, evaluating the sub-list group that the contact is associated with to determine if the contact should be associated with another sub-list group or if a new sub-list group should be generated.