Instant messenger system with accessible group contact list

• US 20080189387A1
• Filed: 01/04/2008
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Heimavista, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Heimavista, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Ching-Kang
• Application Number:
  US11/969,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20080189387A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases

Abstract

A method for changing a user A'"'"'s contact list of an instant messenger system includes the user A transmitting a request to a user B, and adding the user B'"'"'s contact list to the user A'"'"'s contact list after the user B accepts the user A'"'"'s request.

Claims

1. A method for changing a contact list of a first user of an instant messenger system, the method comprising:

the first user transmitting a request to a second user; and

adding a contact list of the second user to the contact list of the first user after the second user accepts the request of the first user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

labeling the contact list of the second user in the contact list of the first user as a first group.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

deleting the contact list of the second user from the contact list of the first user after the second user is deleted from the contact list of the first user.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

adding the contact list of the first user to the contact list of the second user after the second user accepts the request of the first user.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

labeling the contact list of the first user in the contact list of the second user as a group.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

deleting the contact list of the first user from the contact list of the second user after the first user is deleted from the contact list of the second user.

7. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

the first user transmitting a request to a third user; and

adding a contact list of the third user to the contact list of the first user after the third user accepts the request of the first user.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

labeling the contact list of the third user in the contact list of the first user as a second group for differentiating from the first group.

9. A method for changing a contact list of a first user of an instant messenger system, the method comprising:

a second user transmitting a request to the first user; and

adding a contact list of the second user to the contact list of the first user after the first user accepts the request of the second user.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

labeling the contact list of the second user in the contact list of the first user as a first group.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

deleting the contact list of the second user from the contact list of the first user after the second user is deleted from the contact list of the first user.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

the first user transmitting a request to a third user; and

adding a contact list of the third user to the contact list of the first user after the third user accepts the request of the first user.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

labeling the contact list of the third user in the contact list of the first user as a second group for differentiating from the first group.