Method and system for managing changes to a contact database

A computer-implemented method for managing changes to a contact database, the method comprising:

• receiving a request to create a new contact card in the contact database with call information related to a phone call;
• pre-populating a predetermined data field of the new contact card with call information;
• receiving contact data to be associated with the call information;
• modifying data fields in the new contact card with the received contact data;
• and
• updating the contact database with the modified contact card.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for updating a contact database in a mobile communications device, the instructions comprising:

• receiving a request to save call information related to a phone call;
• determining if the request to save the call information is an update to existing information in a contact card stored in the contact database or a request to create a new contact card in the contact database;
• if the request is to update existing information,
• retrieving a contact list of contact cards stored in the contact database;
• receiving a selection of a contact card to be updated within the contact list;
• updating the selected contact card with the call information related to the phone call;
• replacing the existing contact card in the contact database with the updated contact card;
• else if the request is to create a new contact card,
• pre-populating a data field of the new contact card with call information;
• receiving contact data to be associated with the new contact card;
• modifying a data field in the new contact card with the received contact data;
• and
• updating the contact database with the modified contact card.

A computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable components, comprising:

• a contact database configured to store contact cards, wherein contact cards include data fields configured to contain contact information;
• a call log configured to record incoming and outgoing phone calls, wherein each phone call corresponds to a call entry in the call log, and each call entry includes call information;
• and
• a contact manager coupled to the contact database and the call log, wherein the contact manager is arranged to update at least one data field in the contact card in the contact database with call information from a call entry in the call log in response to a user instruction.

A mobile communications device for creating a new contact card in a contact database, comprising:

• a contact database configured to store contact cards, wherein the contact cards include a data field for containing contact information;
• a call log configured to log incoming and outgoing phone calls, wherein each phone call has a corresponding entry in the call log, and wherein each call entry includes call information;
• and
• a contact manager coupled to the contact database and the call log, wherein the contact manager is arranged to create the new contact card in the contact database with call information from a call entry in the call log in response to a user instruction.

In a computer device having a graphical user interface and a user selection interface mechanism, a method of activating a selection for changing a contact database, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a list of call entries in a call log of phone calls;
• displaying a context menu in response to a user selection of an entry in the call log;
• and
• displaying a plurality of options in the context menu, one of the options being to update a contact card in the contact database with call information from the selected entry in the call log.