Patent ID: 7506026

Claim:
A method for an interaction reminder to prompt a user to communicate with contacts in accordance with a preset threshold of interaction, comprising: receiving a setting for a level of interaction to communicate with a contact, wherein the level of interaction corresponds with a threshold; receiving a setting for a type of interaction corresponding to the level of interaction for communication with the contact, wherein the type of interaction comprises at least one of a telephone communication, an instant messaging communication, and an electronic message communication; determining the level of interaction for communications with the contact; increasing and decreasing the level of interaction based on a frequency of communications with the contact and based on the type of interaction with the contact; displaying the level of interaction for communications with the contact; and providing a warning in response to the level of interaction dropping below the threshold, wherein the level of interaction is displayed as a plurality of bar graphs to respectively indicate an amount of communication with each one of the plurality of contacts.