Method for updating communications facilitation data

Claim 1

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) connecting to a first target machine associated with a target; b) sending a communications facilitation data card from a source machine associated with an individual user to the target; c) automatically maintaining a history list of targets associated with said communications facilitation data card on said source machine by comparing said target to said history list and adding said target to said history list if said target is not on said history list; d) disconnecting from said first target machine; e) thereafter, editing said communications facilitation data card; and f) thereafter, in response to said editing, sending said edited communications facilitation data card from said source machine to said targets on said history list by reconnecting to at least said first target machine.

Claim 2

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) connecting to a first target machine associated with a target; b) sending a communications facilitation data card from a source machine associated with an individual user to the target; c) automatically maintaining a history list of targets associated with said communications facilitation data card on said source machine by comparing said target to said history list and adding said target to said history list if said target is not on said history list; d) disconnecting from said first target machine; e) thereafter, editing said communications facilitation data card; and f) thereafter, in response to said editing, sending said edited communications facilitation data card from said source machine to said targets on said history list by reconnecting to at least said first target machine.

Claim 11

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) sending a communications facilitation data card from a personal communications assistant device associated with an individual user to a target by connecting to a first target machine, transmitting the communications facilitation data card and then disconnecting from said first target machine; b) automatically maintaining a history list of targets associated with said communications facilitation data card in said personal communications assistant device by comparing said target to said history list and adding said target to said history list if said target is not on said history list; c) thereafter, editing said communications facilitation data card in at said personal communications assistant device; d) after editing, querying a user for a response on whether to send said edited communications facilitation data card to said targets on said history list; e) thereafter, if said response is affirmative, automatically sending by reconnecting to at least said first target machine said edited communications facilitation data card from said personal communications assistant device to said targets on said history list; and f) wherein said communications facilitation data card includes two or more of the following: i) name; ii) personal mailing address; iii) personal phone number; iv) company name; v) company mailing address; vi) company phone number; vii) e-mail address; viii) uniform resource locator; and ix) pager number.

Claim 12

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) sending a communications facilitation data card from a personal communications assistant device associated with an individual user to a target by connecting to a first target machine, transmitting the communications facilitation data card and then disconnecting from said first target machine; b) automatically maintaining a history list of targets associated with said communications facilitation data card in said personal communications assistant device by comparing said target to said history list and adding said target to said history list if said target is not on said history list; c) thereafter, editing said communications facilitation data card in at said personal communications assistant device; d) after editing, querying a user for a response on whether to send said edited communications facilitation data card to said targets on said history list; e) thereafter, if said response is affirmative, automatically sending by reconnecting to at least said first target machine said edited communications facilitation data card from said personal communications assistant device to said targets on said history list; and f) wherein said communications facilitation data card includes two or more of the following: i) name; ii) personal mailing address; iii) personal phone number; iv) company name; v) company mailing address; vi) company phone number; vii) e-mail address; viii) uniform resource locator; and ix) pager number.

Claim 15

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) maintaining a database of addresses on a source machine associated with an individual user, wherein each address is associated with an available communications facilitation data card; b) sending a sender's communications facilitation data card from said source machine to an address as indicated on a target's communications facilitation data card by connecting to a first target machine, transmitting the information and then disconnecting from said first target machine; c) automatically maintaining a history list on said source machine; said history list including indicators to communications facilitation data cards where said sender's communications facilitation data card has been sent; d) thereafter, editing said sender's communications facilitation data card; e) after editing, selecting target communications facilitation data cards according to the indicators of said history list; f) after selecting, looking up a target address in said database for each of said target communications facilitation data cards; and g) after looking up, automatically sending said edited sender's communications facilitation data card from said source machine to said target addresses by reconnecting to at least said first target machine.

Claim 16

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) maintaining a database of addresses on a source machine associated with an individual user, wherein each address is associated with an available communications facilitation data card; b) sending a sender's communications facilitation data card from said source machine to an address as indicated on a target's communications facilitation data card by connecting to a first target machine, transmitting the information and then disconnecting from said first target machine; c) automatically maintaining a history list on said source machine; said history list including indicators to communications facilitation data cards where said sender's communications facilitation data card has been sent; d) thereafter, editing said sender's communications facilitation data card; e) after editing, selecting target communications facilitation data cards according to the indicators of said history list; f) after selecting, looking up a target address in said database for each of said target communications facilitation data cards; and g) after looking up, automatically sending said edited sender's communications facilitation data card from said source machine to said target addresses by reconnecting to at least said first target machine.

Claim 25

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) maintaining a database of addresses on a source machine associated with an individual user, wherein each address is associated with an available communications facilitation data card, said source machine being a personal communications assistant device; b) sending a sender's communications facilitation data card to an address as indicated on a target's communications facilitation data card by connecting to a first target machine, transmitting the communications facilitation data card and disconnecting from said first target machine; c) automatically maintaining a history list in said source machine; said history list including indicators to communications facilitation data cards where said sender's communications facilitation data card has been sent; d) thereafter, editing, in said source machine, said sender's communications facilitation data card; e) after editing, selecting target communications facilitation data cards according to the indicators of said history list; f) after selecting, looking up a target address in said database for each of said target communications facilitation data cards; g) after looking up, automatically sending said edited sender's communications facilitation data card from said source machine to said target addresses by reconnecting to at least said first target machine; and h) wherein said communications facilitation data card includes two or more of the following: i) name; ii) personal mailing address; iii) personal phone number; iv) company name; v) company mailing address; vi) company phone number; vii) e-mail address; viii) uniform resource locator; and ix) pager number.

Claim 26

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) maintaining a database of addresses on a source machine associated with an individual user, wherein each address is associated with an available communications facilitation data card, said source machine being a personal communications assistant device; b) sending a sender's communications facilitation data card to an address as indicated on a target's communications facilitation data card by connecting to a first target machine, transmitting the communications facilitation data card and disconnecting from said first target machine; c) automatically maintaining a history list in said source machine; said history list including indicators to communications facilitation data cards where said sender's communications facilitation data card has been sent; d) thereafter, editing, in said source machine, said sender's communications facilitation data card; e) after editing, selecting target communications facilitation data cards according to the indicators of said history list; f) after selecting, looking up a target address in said database for each of said target communications facilitation data cards; g) after looking up, automatically sending said edited sender's communications facilitation data card from said source machine to said target addresses by reconnecting to at least said first target machine; and h) wherein said communications facilitation data card includes two or more of the following: i) name; ii) personal mailing address; iii) personal phone number; iv) company name; v) company mailing address; vi) company phone number; vii) e-mail address; viii) uniform resource locator; and ix) pager number.

Claim 30

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) receiving a communications facilitation data card from a first station associated with an individual user at a second station associated with an individual user; b) relaying, by said second station, said communications facilitation data card to a second generation target at a third station; c) automatically maintaining a second generation history list of second generation targets associated with said communications facilitation data card at said second station by comparing said second generation target to said second generation history list and adding said second generation target to said second generation history list if said second generation target is not on said history list; d) receiving, at said second station, an update to said communications facilitation data card; and e) automatically relaying said update from said second station to said second generation targets on said second generation history list.

Claim 31

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) receiving a communications facilitation data card from a first station associated with an individual user at a second station associated with an individual user; b) relaying, by said second station, said communications facilitation data card to a second generation target at a third station; c) automatically maintaining a second generation history list of second generation targets associated with said communications facilitation data card at said second station by comparing said second generation target to said second generation history list and adding said second generation target to said second generation history list if said second generation target is not on said history list; d) receiving, at said second station, an update to said communications facilitation data card; and e) automatically relaying said update from said second station to said second generation targets on said second generation history list.

Claim 39

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) receiving a communications facilitation data card from a first station associated with a first individual user at a second station associated with a second individual user; b) storing said communications facilitation data card at said second station; c) relaying, by said second station, said communications facilitation data card to a second generation target at a third station by connecting to a second generation target machine, transmitting the communications facilitation data card and disconnecting from said second generation target machine; d) automatically maintaining a second generation history list of second generation targets associated with said communications facilitation data card at said second station by comparing said second generation target to said second generation history list and adding said second generation target to said second generation history list if said second generation target is not on said second generation history list; e) receiving, at said second station, an update to said communications facilitation data card; f) storing said update at said second station; g) automatically relaying said update from said second station to said second generation target by reconnecting to at least said second generation target machine; and h) wherein said communications facilitation data card includes two or more of the following: i) name; ii) personal mailing address; iii) personal phone number; iv) company name; v) company mailing address; vi) company phone number; vii) e-mail address; viii) uniform resource locator; and x) pager number.

Claim 40

A method for updating a communications facilitation data card, comprising: a) receiving a communications facilitation data card from a first station associated with a first individual user at a second station associated with a second individual user; b) storing said communications facilitation data card at said second station; c) relaying, by said second station, said communications facilitation data card to a second generation target at a third station by connecting to a second generation target machine, transmitting the communications facilitation data card and disconnecting from said second generation target machine; d) automatically maintaining a second generation history list of second generation targets associated with said communications facilitation data card at said second station by comparing said second generation target to said second generation history list and adding said second generation target to said second generation history list if said second generation target is not on said second generation history list; e) receiving, at said second station, an update to said communications facilitation data card; f) storing said update at said second station; g) automatically relaying said update from said second station to said second generation target by reconnecting to at least said second generation target machine; and h) wherein said communications facilitation data card includes two or more of the following: i) name; ii) personal mailing address; iii) personal phone number; iv) company name; v) company mailing address; vi) company phone number; vii) e-mail address; viii) uniform resource locator; and x) pager number.