PERFORMING TASKS BASED ON STATUS INFORMATION
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a voice query containing contact information;
associating the voice query with a particular contact entity from a plurality of contact entities based on the contact information;
accessing status information for the particular contact entity, the status information including a presence indicator set by the particular contact entity; and
performing a task based on the status information.
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Abstract
Tasks based on status information are performed based on a voice query across a computer network. Information in the voice query is associated with a particular contact entity and status information is accessed in order to perform the tasks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a voice query containing contact information; associating the voice query with a particular contact entity from a plurality of contact entities based on the contact information; accessing status information for the particular contact entity, the status information including a presence indicator set by the particular contact entity; and performing a task based on the status information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a personal information manager containing contact information for a plurality of contact entities; a communication application programming interface adapted to receive information from and transmit information to a network; and a module operably coupled to the personal information manager and the communication application programming interface, the module adapted to receive a voice query from the network, associate the voice query with a particular contact entity from the plurality of contact entities, access status information for the particular contact entity from the network, the status information including a presence indicator set by the particular contact entity and perform a task based on the status information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of forming a communication connection across a network, comprising:
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accessing contact information using a first messaging service having a plurality of contact entities; receiving a query related to a particular contact entity from the plurality of contact entities; accessing status information for the particular contact entity from a second messaging service that is different from the first messaging service; and performing a task based on the status information for the particular contact entity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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