Personal information file management tool
AssigneeBarclays Capital Inc.
InventorsKatya Lobo, Douglas J. Bayne, Chad Fulgham
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Abstract
A system and method provide management of personal information files containing personal contacts, calendars, emails, and the like. A client device is configured to store a personal information file. A personal information file management tool is configured to search a directory on a server. The personal information file management tool compares a contact in the personal information file with the directory and updates the contact in the personal information file with the information in the directory.
Claims42
A method, comprising:
- receiving a command to update at least one contact in a personal information file;
- and
- upon receiving the command, performing the following in a single action:
- searching a directory on a server, the directory including information of at least one person, the information of the at least one person including an identifier;
- comparing the at least one contact in the personal information file with the identifier of the at least one person in the directory;
- determining whether the identifier of the at least one person matches the at least one contact in the personal information file;
- and
- if the identifier of the at least one person matches the at least one contact in the personal information file, updating the at least one contact in the personal information file with the information of the at least one person in the directory.
A system, comprising:
- a client device configured to store a personal information file;
- and
- a personal information file management tool configured to receive a command to update at least one contact in a personal information file and upon receiving the command, perform the following in a single action:
- search a directory on a server, the directory including information of at least one person, the information of the at least one person including an identifier,
- compare the at least one contact in the personal information file with the identifier of the at least one person in the directory,
- determine whether the identifier of the at least one person matches the at least one contact in the personal information file, and
- if the identifier of the at least one person matches the at least one contact in the personal information file, update the at least one contact in the personal information file with the information of the at least one person in the directory.
A computer program product including a computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, direct the computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command to update at least one contact in a personal information file;
- and
- upon receiving the command, performing the following in a single action:
- searching a directory on a server, the directory including information of at least one person, the information of the at least one person including an identifier;
- comparing the at least one contact in the personal information file with the identifier of the at least one person in the directory;
- determining whether the identifier of the at least one person matches the at least one contact in the personal information file;
- and
- if the identifier of the at least one person matches the at least one contact in the personal information file, updating the at least one contact in the personal information file with the information of the at least one person in the directory.
A method, comprising:
- storing a personal information file on a client device;
- analyzing at least one event in the personal information file based on a time of the at least one event;
- and
- deleting an attachment associated with the at least one event in the personal information file if the time of the at least one event occurred before a defined time period.
A system, comprising:
- a client device configured to store a personal information file;
- and
- a personal information file management tool configured to analyze at least one event in the personal information file based on a time of the at least one event and delete an attachment associated with the at least one event in the personal information file if the time of the at least one event occurred before a defined time period.
A computer program product including a computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, direct the computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:
- storing a personal information file on a client device;
- analyzing at least one event in the personal information file based on a time of the at least one event;
- and
- deleting an attachment associated with the at least one event in the personal information file if the time of the at least one event occurred before a defined time period.
A method, comprising:
- creating at least one personal information file on a client device;
- tracking a capacity of the at least one personal information file;
- and
- displaying a status of the at least one personal information file.
A system, comprising:
- a client device configured to create at least one personal information file;
- and
- a personal information file management tool configured to track a capacity of the at least one personal information file and display a status of the at least one personal information file on the client device.
A computer program product including a computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, direct the computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:
- creating at least one personal information file on a client device;
- tracking a capacity of the at least one personal information file;
- and
- displaying a status of the at least one personal information file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.