Patent ID: 6798413
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computerized contact management system, comprising:a computer comprising at least one table comprising fields for storing a plurality of names of contacts and a category identifier that identifies one or more categories associated with the plurality of the names of contacts, wherein the at least one table further comprises a field for storing a rating for each contact; a first module that outputs a graphical display to a display screen, said graphical display comprising a plurality of graphical shapes, wherein each graphical shape represents one of said categories associated with the plurality of the names of contacts, wherein the graphical shapes indicate the number of contacts within each category and the rating of each contact, wherein the graphical shapes indicate the number of contacts having each type of rating by associating a color with each possible rating, wherein each graphical shape is colored in a proportion substantially equal to the proportion of each rating within the total number of contacts, and wherein each category identifier corresponds to a graphical shape; a second module configured to change a category identifier associated with a name of a contact so that said name becomes associated with a different category corresponding to a different graphical shape; and a third module configured to receive input from a user indicating which of said plurality of graphical shapes is selected by the user, and display a list of the plurality of the names of the contacts associated with the selected graphical shape.