Patent ID: 6870921
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A system for maintaining data sources through a directory assistance provider comprising: an interface for receiving signals in establishing a communication connection with the directory assistance provider, the communication connection being initiated by an initiator using a communications apparatus, one or more data sources which are associated with the initiator being identified to the directory assistance provider based on an identifier in the received signals which identifies the communications apparatus; a receiver for receiving from the initiator a request for taking an action concerning a selected one of the data sources on behalf of the initiator, the initiator being allocated one of a plurality of levels of access to the selected data source, the plurality of levels of access being associated with respective sets of allowed actions concerning the selected data source, the request being communicated to an agent for taking the action on behalf of the initiator, the agent being accorded a level of access to the selected data source, the level of access accorded to the agent being as a function of the level of access allocated to the initiator; and a processor for determining that the agent is allowed to take the action on behalf of the initiator when the action is within the set of actions associated with the level of access accorded to the agent.