System and method for determining user preferences in a telecommunications network

A system for determining user preferences in a telecommunications network, comprising:

• a plurality of communication devices, each communication device of the plurality of communication devices configured to create and store a local address book;
• a network processor unit coupled to each communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the network processor unit configured to create a network address book associated with the local address book;
• a directory processor unit configured to store information associated with a plurality of business types;
• and
• an application processor unit coupled to the network processor unit and the directory processor unit, wherein the application processor unit is configured to receive data associated with at least one network address book, determine business type information associated with the data, and determine a user preference associated with the business type information.

A method for determining user preferences in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a plurality of user address books;
• storing the plurality of user address books as a plurality of network address books;
• associating a plurality of business types with at least one of a telephone number, URL, and a name;
• storing the plurality of business types;
• retrieving the plurality of network address books;
• extracting at least one of a telephone number, URL and name from a network address book of the plurality of network address books;
• associating the extracted at least one of a telephone number, URL and name with a business type of the plurality of business types;
• and
• creating a plurality of user preferences responsive to the associating step.