Patent KR-20130129490-A (KR)
Title: Method and apparatus for merging contacts by using sns
Inventor: KIM SEONG HWAN
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2012-05-21
Abstract: A method for merging address books by using a social networking service according to the present invention comprises the following steps: (a) a step of connecting to a social networking service server and requesting profile information of an acquaintance who was registered in a friend list by a user; (b) a step of comparing a phone number of the acquaintance included in an address book of a mobile communication terminal and a phone number of the acquaintance registered in the friend list, and determining whether they are identical; (c) a step of determining whether the name of the acquaintance registered in the address book is similar to the name of the acquaintance registered in the friend list, if the phone number of the acquaintance registered in the address book and the phone number of the acquaintance registered in the friend list are determined to be not identical at the step (b); (d) a step of registering the acquaintance registered in the address book in a collision list, if the name of the acquaintance registered in the address book and the name of the acquaintance registered in the friend list are determined to be similar at the step (c); (e) a step of displaying the collision list, if the comparison of phone numbers or names between all the acquaintances registered in the address book and all the acquaintances registered in the friend list is completed; (f) a step wherein the user selects an acquaintance, who is determined to be the same person as a corresponding acquaintance registered in the collision list, among the acquaintances registered in the friend list; (e) and a step of merging profile information of the acquaintance, who was selected by the user, with acquaintance information of a corresponding acquaintance in the address book. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start;(BB,DD,FF,HH) No;(CC,EE,GG,II) Yes;(JJ) End;(S510) Connect to an SNS server and request interworking;(S520) Display the interworking list and receive a selection of an interworking list from a user;(S530) Compare information about the acquaintance registered in an address book of a mobile communication terminal and information about a profile of the acquaintance registered in an SNS friend list;(S540) Is the phone number matched?;(S541) Merge profile information about the acquaintance with the acquaintance information about the acquaintance in the address book of the mobile communication terminal;(S543) Similar name?;(S545) Register it in a collision list;(S547) Add the acquaintance profile information in the address book as new acquaintance information;(S550) Complete comparison?;(S560) Does a collision list in a collision list?;(S561) Display a collision list;(S563) Display the result of the address merging process;(S570) Receive a selection of an acquaintance registered a friend list by the user, which will be merged with acquaintance information of a corresponding acquaintance in the address book;(S580) Merge profile information about the acquaintance selected by the user with acquaintance information of a corresponding acquaintance in the address book of the mobile communication terminal;(S590) Display the merged address book