Patent ID: 7567982

Claim:
An online address book system having sufficient hardware and software to operate an address book user interface and to perform intelligent interpretations of inputs from users, which comprises: at least one server software module that includes software to: a) receive and store address book input data for said contacts into a stored database, including names, and at least one of addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses, for each contact; b) receive and store relationship input data based on contact pair relationship inputs; c) receive and store time frame input data based on contact-time frame inputs; d) arrange said data so as to create a data base that includes at least three access dimensions, including contact access, contact-relationship access and contact-time access, and so as to create a connectivity matrix based on a plurality of contact pair relationships applying connective recognition logic wherein each of said contact pair relationships connects into at least two levels of relationship; e) provide a user interface that permits access to address book stored data based on user input selected from the group consisting of contact, a contact-relationship pair, a contact-time frame pair, and combinations thereof.