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  • US 20050091072A1
  • Filed: 10/23/2003
  • Published: 04/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computing system that is in communication with at least one application, a method for controlling how the contact information is provided to one or more applications, the method comprising:

  • detecting a request from an application for desired contact information;

    in response to the request, selecting an appropriate contact persona from one or more possible contact personas that are available to the computing system, each contact persona comprising available contact information;

    identifying at least some of the available contact information that is intended to be provided to the application in response to the request and determining an appropriate format in which the identified contact information will be presented to the application. presenting to the user the information that is intended to be provided to the application and allowing the user to determine whether that information will actually be actually provided to the application and whether other information will be provided to the application; and

    providing the identified contact information in the appropriate format to the application as designated by the user.

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