System and method for converting and loading interactive pager address books

A method for enabling a user to load user contact information in an address book stored in a first interactive pager to a second interactive pager via a target personal information manager, wherein a first operating system of the first interactive pager is not compatible with the personal information manager and a second operating system of the second interactive pager, and wherein the second interactive pager is compatible with the personal information manager, comprising the steps of:

• backing up the address book in the first interactive pager to an address book information file, wherein the address book information file is not compatible with the target personal information manager;
• converting (i) all of the user contact information of the address book downloaded to the address book information file and (ii) storing converted user contact information representing all of the user contact information after conversion to a user database, wherein the converted user contact information stored in the user database having a format compatible with the personal information manager;
• merging the converted user contact information stored in the user database with corporate contact information stored in a corporate master database having a format compatible with the personal information manager, and storing merged contact information into a personal information manager contacts list database;
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• uploading the merged contact information stored in the personal information manager contacts list database to the a second interactive pager executing an operating system that is compatible with the personal information manager.

A system for enabling;

• a user to load user contact information in an address book stored in a first interactive pager to a second interactive pager via a target personal information, wherein a first operating system of the first interactive pager is not compatible with the personal information manager and a second operating system of the second interactive pager, and wherein the second interactive pager is compatible with the personal information manager, comprising:
• means for downloading the user contact information from the address book to a computer disk to be stored as an address book information file, wherein the address book information file is not compatible with the target personal information manager;
• means for converting all of the user contact information of the address book downloaded to the address book information file and storing converted user contact information representing all of the user contact information after conversion to a user database that is compatible with the target personal information manager, wherein the converted user contact information stored in the user database is in a format compatible with the target personal information manger and contains a plurality of user contact information records;
• means for creating a corporate master database containing a plurality of corporate contact information records;
• means for merging the converted user contact information in the user database and the plurality of corporate contact information records in the corporate master database and storing merged contact information into a personal information contacts list database that is accessible to the target personal information manager;
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• means for uploading the merged contact information stored in the personal information contacts list database to the a second interactive pager executing an operating system that is compatible with the target, personal information manager.

A computer program product for causing a computer to load user contact information in an address book stored in a first interactive pager into a second interactive pager via a target personal information manager, wherein a first operating system of the first interactive pager is not compatible with the personal information manager and a second operating system of the second interactive pager, and wherein the second interactive pager is compatible with the personal information manager, comprising:

• computer programmable code means for causing the computer to download the user contact information of the address book to a computer disk to be stored as an address book information file wherein the address book information file is not compatible with the target personal information manager;
• computer programmable code means for causing the computer to convert all of the user contact information from the address book downloaded to the address book information file and storing converted user contact information to a user database that is compatible with the personal information manager, wherein the converted user contact information stored in the user database is compatible with the target personal information manager and contains a plurality of user contact information records;
• computer programmable code means for causing the computer to create a corporate master database containing a plurality of corporate contact information records;
• computer programmable code means for causing the computer to merge the converted user contact information in the user database and the plurality of corporate contact information records in the corporate master database, and storing merged contact information into the personal information contacts list database that is accessible by to the target personal information manager;
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• computer programmable code means for causing the computer to upload the merged contact information stored in the personal information contacts list database to the a second interactive pager executes an operating system that is compatible with the target personal information manager.

A method for loading user contact information stored in an address book stored in a first interactive pager via a target personal information manager, wherein a first operating system of the first interactive pager is not compatible with the personal information manager and a second operating system of the second interactive pager, and wherein the second interactive pager is compatible with the personal information manager, comprising the steps of:

• downloading the user contact information of the address book to a computer disk as an address book information file, wherein the address book information file is not compatible with the target personal information manager stored on the computer;
• converting all of the user contact information of the address book downloaded to the address book information book file and storing converted user contact information to a user database that is compatible with the personal information manager;
• merging the converted user contact information of the user database with corporate contact information stored in a corporate master database and storing merged contact information into a personal information manager contacts list;
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• uploading the merged contact information stored in the personal information manager contacts list to the a second interactive pager that is compatible with the target personal information manager.

A system for enabling a user to load user contact information in an address book stored in a first communications device to a second communications device via a target personal information manager, wherein a first operating system of the first communications device is not compatible with the personal information manager and a second operating system of the second communications device, and wherein the second communications device is compatible with the personal information manager, wherein the first and second communications devices are the same type of communication device, comprising:

• a computer for downloading the address book from the first communication device to an address book information file wherein the address book information file is not compatible with the target personal information manager stored on the computer;
• a conversion tool (i) for converting all of the user contact information from the address book downloaded to the address book information file and (ii) for storing converted user contact information representing all of the user contact information after conversion in a user database, wherein the converted user contact information stored in the user database is in a format compatible with the target personal information manager;
• a corporate master database comprising corporate contact information in communication with the computer;
• a merge contact lists process to merge the converted user contact information in the user database with the corporate contact information in the corporate master database and store merged contact information in a personal information manager contacts list database;
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• uploading software for uploading the merged contact information stored in the personal information manager contacts list database to the a second communications device compatible with the target personal information manager.