Patent ID: 8706485

Claim:
A method in a communication device having a contacts function for storing and administration of contact records, the method being operative for associating a contact record pertaining to a remote speaker with a mnemonic image based on attributes of the speaker, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, in a communication session with a source device, voice data of the speaker; registering a source determination representing the speaker in said communication session; analyzing the received voice data to extract voice data characteristics of the speaker; selecting a mnemonic image configured to create cognitive links with the speaker based on the voice data characteristics of the speaker; and associating the mnemonic image with the contact record pertaining to the remote speaker and in which the source determination is stored such that, upon receiving a subsequent request for an incoming communication session from the speaker as identified by the source determination, the mnemonic image is displayed by the device for a user of the device to visually identify the speaker as associated with the subsequent request for the incoming communication session based on the voice data characteristics of the speaker; and wherein the contact record includes contact details associated with the speaker, wherein a pointer that points to the mnemonic image selected based on the voice data characteristics is stored in the contact record which includes at least one of a phone number and an e-mail address of the speaker to associate the mnemonic image with the contact record.