Method, Apparatus, And System For Updating Contact Information

An apparatus for updating contact information, comprising memory;

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions to:
• establish a communication connection with an information sending terminal;
• receive a short message sent from the information sending terminal;
• display the short message on a display page provided by the apparatus;
• analyze the short message to identify whether a contact information field is in the short message by using a contact information determination condition;
• extract the contact information field from the short message when an identification result shows that the contact information field is in the short message;
• display a box on the display page on which the short message is displayed to prompt a user of the apparatus to make a selection from function items to process the contact information field;
• and
• update the address book of the apparatus by using the contact information field based on a function item selected by the user.

A system for updating contact information, comprising:

• an information sending terminal and an information receiving terminal, wherein
• the information sending terminal is to send a short message;
• and
• the information receiving terminal is to:
• establish a communication connection with the information sending terminal;
• receive the short message sent from the information sending terminal;
• display the short message on a display page;
• analyze the short message to identify whether a contact information field is in the short message by using a contact information determination condition;
• extract the contact information field from the short message when an identification result shows that the contact information field is in the short message;
• display a box on the display page on which the short message is displayed to prompt a user of the information receiving terminal to make a selection from function items to process the contact information field;
• and
• update the address book of the information receiving terminal by using the contact information field based on a function item selected by the user.