Automatic transfer of electronic directory entries from directory assistance service to a directory within an electronic communication device

A method of transferring a directory listing from a directory assistance service to a directory of an electronic communications device, said method comprising:

• receiving the directory listing;
• activating a transfer command upon matching one or more of entry content values of an entry within the directory with one or more corresponding listing contents of the directory listing;
• wherein said one or more of the entry content values of said entry of the directory does not match the corresponding listing content of the directory listing;
• prompting a user of the device to select a destination subset or set within a directory of the device in which to transfer the directory listing;
• and
• transferring the directory listing to the destination subset or set of the directory of the electronic communications device.

A method for allowing transfer of a directory listing from a directory assistance service to a directory of an electronic communications device, said method comprising:

• receiving listing contents of the directory listing from the directory assistance service into the directory of the electronic communications device;
• searching the directory for directory entries having at least one entry content value that matches the listing contents of the directory listing;
• presenting the directory listing and one or more of the directory entries having at least one entry content value that matches the listing contents of the directory listing to a user of the electronic communications device;
• prompting the user for confirmation that the one or more directory entries are the same as the directory listing;
• and
• if the user confirms that the one or more directory entries are the same as the directory listing, updating entry content values of the one or more directory entries that do not match the listing contents of the directory listing.

A storage medium, comprising:

• data structure adapted to organize directory entries in a directory of an electronic communications device;
• first program instructions executable using a processor within the electronic communications device for receiving listing contents of a directory listing in an electronic format;
• second program instructions executable using the processor for comparing entry content values associated with the directory entries with the listing contents of the directory listing;
• and
• third program instructions executable using the processor for replacing at least one of the entry content values of one of the directory entries with corresponding listing contents of the directory listing upon matching one or more of the entry content values of said one of the directory entries with one or more of the listing contents of the directory listing, wherein said at least one of the entry content values of the one of the directory entries does not match the corresponding listing content of the directory listing.