Patent ID: 8331917
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a contact entry associated with an electronic communication, the method comprising: searching an address book for first and second contact entries, the address book having at least two contact entries, each contact entry storing a contact name identifier and one or more contact communication identifiers, each of the first and second contact entries having a contact communication identifier matching a communication identifier associated with an electronic communication and at least one of the first and second contact entries having at least two contact communication identifiers; in response to finding the first and second contact entries, comparing an additional contact communication identifier in one or both of the first and second contact entries with a subscriber identifier associated with a communications device; in response to a match of the additional contact communication identifier in one of the first and second contact entries to the subscriber identifier, identifying the non-matching contact entry as the contact entry associated with the electronic communication; and announcing the contact entry associated with the electronic communication.