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Network-based personal contact manager and associated methods

  • US 20040167813A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2004
  • Published: 08/26/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network-based personal contact management system, comprising:

  • a networked server system that provides a user interface having functionality for users to establish relationships with other users such that each user may have one or more contacts;

    a database that stores relationship data indicating the relationships established between the users via the user interface, wherein the relationship data identifies, for each respective user, which other users are contacts of the respective user; and

    a search module that provides functionality for users to search the database for contacts of their respective contacts, such that a first user may submit a search request to identify other users that are contacts of contacts of the first user.

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