Patent ID: 8300780
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for electronically populating an address book with a telephone number associated with an incoming call to a computing device or an outgoing call from the computing device, the method, comprising: identifying a telephone number associated with the incoming call received via an account or the outgoing telephone call placed via the account using the computing device; wherein, the account is associated with a user of the computing device; determining whether the user has made contact using the telephone number associated with the incoming or outgoing telephone call; wherein, the contact is determined to have been made when the user communicates using applications associated with the account of the user; wherein, the applications include a web interface associated with the account and a voice message service associated with the account; informing the user that the telephone number is pending to become a new entry in the address book; determining whether the user wants to review the telephone number that is pending; electronically storing the telephone number in the address book in response to receiving a response from the user to add the telephone number as the new entry.