Dynamic generation of group lists for a communication device using tags

A group list system operable to dynamically generate a group list for use by a communication device, the group list system comprising:

• a user interface system operable to receive list criteria from a user of the communication device;
• and
• a list generator system operable to:
• identify a contact list of the user of the communication device, wherein the contact list includes a plurality of contacts that include a contact identifier and associated contact information that is formatted as defined by a file format standard;
• identify a tag list corresponding with the contacts in the contact list, wherein the tag list includes at least one tag that relates to a contact in the contact list;
• search the tag list to identify at least one contact having a tag that matches the list criteria entered by the user;
• and
• generate a group list based on the at least one contact identified in the tag list.

A method of dynamically generating a group list for use by a communication device, the method comprising:

• generating a tag list corresponding with contacts in a contact list of a user of the communication device, wherein the tag list identifies at least one tag that relates to a contact in the contact list, wherein the at least one tag comprises an additional attribute of the contact that is not included in the contact list;
• receiving list criteria from the user of the communication device to generate a group list as a sub-group of the contact list;
• filtering out the contacts of the contact list that have tags matching the list criteria as defined in the tag list;
• generating the group list based on the contacts filtered out of the contact list;
• and
• providing the group list to the user of the communication device.