Patent ID: 6603839
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
An electronic communications device adapted to electronically receive a directory listing from a directory assistance service into a directory of the electronic communications device, wherein the electronic communications device comprises:a processor; and a storage medium comprising a data structure adapted to organize directory entries and a directory management program, wherein the directory management program comprises program instructions executable by the processor for: comparing entry content values associated with the directory entries with listing contents of the directory listing; and replacing at least one of the entry content values of one of the directory entries with the corresponding listing contents of the directory listing upon matching one or more of the entry content values of said one of the directory entries with one or more of the listing contents of the directory listing, wherein said at least one of the entry content values of said one of the directory entries does not match the corresponding listing contents of the directory listing.