Dynamic transient buddy and contact lists
First Claim
9. An interface for creating and displaying a transient buddy list, the interface comprising:
- a time interval digital display mechanism that displays time;
at least one of a group consisting of;
a time selection tool, a date selection tool, and a timeline selection tool for selecting a range between two dates; and
a display screen for displaying the buddy list.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for creating and displaying a transient buddy list includes the steps of: browsing through groupings of items associated with an interval of time and referencing a person or persons; searching for at least one match to a person or persons referenced in an item grouping by accessing information stored in a repository; mapping the person or persons referenced in the item grouping to the person or persons referenced in the stored information within the repository for accessing an at least one instant message identifier of the person or persons; creating the buddy list, populated by the identifiers derived from the mapping; sorting the buddy list according to time intervals; and displaying the buddy list. Additionally, an interface for creating and displaying a transient buddy list includes: a time interval digital display mechanism; at least one of: a time selection tool, a date selection tool, and a timeline selection tool for selecting a range between two dates; and a display screen for displaying the buddy list.
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9. An interface for creating and displaying a transient buddy list, the interface comprising:
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a time interval digital display mechanism that displays time; at least one of a group consisting of;
a time selection tool, a date selection tool, and a timeline selection tool for selecting a range between two dates; anda display screen for displaying the buddy list. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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12-1. The interface of claim 10 wherein a region in the center of the clock face is associated with the buddy list for a current time interval such that selecting said region displays the buddy list for the current time interval.
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13-2. The interface of claim 10 wherein the region in the center of the clock face is associated with the buddy list for a current date such that selecting said region displays the buddy list for the current date.
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19. A system for creating and displaying a transient buddy list comprising indicators of a current status of each element within the buddy list, the system comprising:
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a processor configured with logic for; browsing through groupings of items, each item associated with an interval of time and referencing a person or persons; searching for at least one match to a person or persons referenced in an item grouping by accessing information stored in a repository accessible to a user of the buddy list; mapping the person or persons referenced in the item grouping to the person or persons referenced in the stored information within the repository accessible to the user for accessing an at least one instant message identifier of the person or persons; creating the buddy list, populated by the at least one instant message identifier derived from the mapping step; sorting the buddy list according to time intervals; and displaying the buddy list. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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