US Patent 7533126 Managing contacts in a communication network

Managing contacts involves receiving data corresponding to a user. The data includes information associated with communication devices or communication services. Contacts associated with the user are generated in accordance with the data. An indication is associated with each of the one or more contacts, where the indication corresponds to a processing rule specifying a condition and an action to be performed if the condition is satisfied. At least one contact is provided to process a communication session associated with the user in accordance with the indication of the provided contact.