Contact list aggregation and display

Abstract

A technique for contact list aggregation across networks involves logging into low level networks through a high level network. A system constructed according to the technique may include a network interface coupled to the different low level networks. The system may further include a contact aggregation engine coupled to the network interface and a network contacts database. In operation the system logs into one or more of the low level networks (or facilitates login for a user). To the extent that the data in the network contacts database is not current, the contact aggregation engine updates the networks contacts database contact information, then provides an aggregated contact list including the contact information to a display device. A method according to the technique may include logging into a high level network and displaying contacts from the one or more low level networks in an aggregated contact list.

1 . A system comprising:
 a network login engine;   a contact aggregation engine coupled to the network login engine;   wherein, in operation, the contact aggregation engine is configured to:
 control the network login engine to login or facilitate login to a plurality of networks including a first network and a second network, 
 aggregate a first contact list including contact information associated with the first network and a second contact list including contact information associated with the second network to obtain an aggregated contact list, 
 provide the obtained aggregated contact list to a display device.