Advanced contact management in communications networks

A first communications device associated with a first subscriber for providing contact information, the first communications device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
• receiving, from a global contact database, second basic contact information for a second subscriber associated with a plurality of second communications devices, the second basic contact information comprising name information for the second subscriber, address information for the second subscriber, email address information for the second subscriber, and telephone number information for the second subscriber, wherein the global contact database stores first basic contact information for the first subscriber, the first basic contact information comprising name information for the first subscriber, address information for the first subscriber, email address information for the first subscriber, and telephone number information for the first subscriber,
• receiving, from the global contact database, second advanced contact information for the second subscriber associated with the plurality of second communications devices, wherein the global contact database receives the second advanced contact information from an auxiliary contact database and wherein the auxiliary contact database stores first advanced contact information for the first subscriber,
• storing the second basic contact information and the second advanced contact information at a first local contact database of the first communications device, wherein each of the plurality of second communications devices associated with the second subscriber comprises a second local contact database that stores the first basic contact information for the first subscriber and the first advanced contact information for the first subscriber,
• generating a first menu comprising the second subscriber,
• receiving a selection of the second subscriber from the first menu,
• in response to receiving the selection of the second subscriber from the first menu, providing a second menu comprising the second advanced contact information for the second subscriber, the second advanced contact information for the second subscriber comprising an identification indicating a second communications device of the plurality of second communications devices associated with the second subscriber that is being used by the subscriber, wherein the second communications device of the plurality of second communications devices associated with the second subscriber that is being used by the second subscriber is associated with a registered attribute and an active attribute, while each of the plurality of the second communications devices associated with the second subscriber other than the second communications device is only associated with the registered attribute,
• wherein the second advanced contact information for the second subscriber further comprises hot spot identification information comprising a hot spot associated with the second subscriber, and
• providing the hot spot identification information to the first communications device via a map identifying the hot spot.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instruction that, when executed by a processor of a first communications device associated with a first subscriber, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a global contact database, second basic contact information for a second subscriber associated with a plurality of second communications devices, the second basic contact information comprising name information for the second subscriber, address information for the second subscriber, email address information for the second subscriber, and telephone number information for the second subscriber, wherein the global contact database stores first basic contact information for the first subscriber, the first basic contact information comprising name information for the first subscriber, address information for the first subscriber, email address information for the first subscriber, and telephone number information for the first subscriber;
• receiving, from the global contact database, second advanced contact information for the second subscriber associated with the plurality of second communications devices, wherein the global contact database receives the second advanced contact information from an auxiliary contact database and wherein the auxiliary contact database stores first advanced contact information for the first subscriber;
• storing the second basic contact information and the second advanced contact information at a first local contact database of the first communications device, wherein each of the plurality of second communications devices associated with the second subscriber comprises a second local contact database that stores the first basic contact information for the first subscriber and the first advanced contact information for the first subscriber;
• generating a first menu comprising the second subscriber;
• receiving a selection of the second subscriber from the first menu;
• in response to receiving the selection of the second subscriber from the first menu, providing a second menu comprising the second advanced contact information for the second subscriber, the second advanced contact information for the second subscriber comprising an identification indicating a second communications device of the plurality of second communications devices associated with the second subscriber that is being used by the subscriber, wherein the second communications device of the plurality of second communications devices associated with the second subscriber that is being used by the second subscriber is associated with a registered attribute and an active attribute, while each of the plurality of the second communications devices associated with the second subscriber other than the second communications device is only associated with the registered attribute,
• wherein the second advanced contact information for the second subscriber comprises hot spot identification information comprising a hot spot associated with the second subscriber;
• and
• providing the hot spot identification information to the first communications device via a map identifying the hot spot.