Patent ID: 7643820

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a receiver; a contact information storage medium for storing a user-accessible contact datum received through the receiver, at least a portion of which is subject to expiration according to an expiration criterion and at least a portion of which is subject to restriction; an instruction storage medium for storing a deletion instructions module comprising instructions to delete at least a portion of the user-accessible contact datum and for storing a restricted content annunciation instruction module comprising instructions to suppress an annunciation of the portion of the user-accessible contact datum subject to restriction; a processor, coupled to the instruction storage medium and the contact information storage medium, capable of carrying out the instructions to delete at least a portion of the user-accessible contact datum from the contact information storage medium when the expiration criterion has been met; and an annunciation device, coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is capable of carrying out instructions to suppress the annunciation by the annunciation device of the portion of the user-accessible contact datum subject to restriction.