US 12,744,841 B2 · Systems and methods for automated updating of contact information

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided herein for managing contact information in a manner personalized to the preferences of a user. Particularly, systems and related methods are disclosed for enabling continuity of communication between users when there is a change in the contact details of a user. Upon detecting a change in the contact details of a user, the system determines a recommendation of contacts to be notified of the change based on a communication history of the user, provides the user with options for updating contacts of the change, and updates the contact details of the user in cloud-based accounts. Following the updating process, messages specifying the original, outdated contact detail of the user are identified and subsequently rerouted or otherwise managed accordingly.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

determining, for a user associated with a plurality of contacts, a change from first contact information to second contact information;
identifying, based at least in part on a communication history of the user, a subset of the plurality of contacts;
providing, to a device of the user, an option to notify the subset of the plurality of contacts of the change from the first contact information to the second contact information;
and
based on input received from the user, transmitting a notification to the subset of the plurality of contacts of the change from the first contact information to the second contact information.

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A system comprising:

control circuitry configured to:
determine, for a user associated with a plurality of contacts, a change from first contact information to second contact information;
and
identify, based at least in part on a communication history of the user, a subset of the plurality of contacts;
and
input/output (I/O) circuitry configured to:
provide, to a device of the user, an option to notify the subset of the plurality of contacts of the change from the first contact information to the second contact information;
and
based on input received from the user, transmit a notification to the subset of the plurality of contacts of the change from the first contact information to the second contact information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for automated updating of contact information

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