Patent ID: 8849265

Claim:
A mobile-personal-computer-implemented method for promoting effective communication, the method comprising: selecting, from among a plurality of contact records stored in a contacts database, a contact record corresponding to an individual who communicates from time to time with a user of a mobile personal computer; obtaining, by the mobile personal computer, a plurality of questions that solicit information related to said individual's personality and/or behavior style; posing, via output hardware associated with the mobile personal computer, said plurality of questions to said user of the mobile personal computer in regard to said selected contact record; obtaining, via input hardware associated with the mobile personal computer, user-input indicating a plurality of answers that correspond respectively to said plurality of questions; categorizing, by the mobile personal computer based at least in part on said plurality of answers, said individual into a determined one of a plurality of predetermined personality and/or behavior style categories; obtaining, by the mobile personal computer based at least in part on said determined personality and/or behavior style category, a plurality of communication hints for effectively communicating with individuals of said determined personality and/or behavior style category; and modifying, by the mobile personal computer, said selected contact record in said contacts database to include said plurality of communication hints, such that when the mobile personal computer subsequently detects that a real-time, interactive communication session between said user and said individual is pending or in progress, the mobile personal computer will automatically obtain said plurality of communication hints from said contacts database and present said plurality of communication hints to said user via said output hardware to promote effective communication between said user and said individual.