Real-time Chat and Conference Contact Information Manager
First Claim
1. A computer memory comprising:
- a computer readable memory device suitable for encoding software programs; and
one or more software programs encoded by said computer readable memory configured to;
during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between a plurality of participants, receive one or more identification data items associated with said addition of a new participant to said chat, meeting, or collaboration;
store said received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list, said contact record having a plurality of fields; and
triggered by storing of said identification data item in said local collaboration client contact list and during said chat, meeting or collaboration session;
extract a search key value for each data item of said contact record, said search key comprising at least an email address value associated with said new participant;
use said search key values to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items, contents of said administered contact information store being managed by a database administrator; and
modify said contact record to include said corresponding data item from said trusted administered contact information data store.
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Abstract
An extension or accessory to a real-time, online virtual collaboration session, meeting and messaging system, which scans a participant'"'"'s contact list for partially complete contact records, accesses an administered contact information store such as a corporate personnel contact database, and completes the partially complete records in the participant'"'"'s contact list. This enables each participant in such an online meeting or conversation to rely upon his or her contact list to contain a consistent level of information regarding each participant in previously conducted meetings and conversations, avoids the entry of inaccurate and deceptive participant information into the contact list, and allows for reliable communication to the members of a participant'"'"'s contact list.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer memory comprising:
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a computer readable memory device suitable for encoding software programs; and one or more software programs encoded by said computer readable memory configured to; during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between a plurality of participants, receive one or more identification data items associated with said addition of a new participant to said chat, meeting, or collaboration; store said received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list, said contact record having a plurality of fields; and triggered by storing of said identification data item in said local collaboration client contact list and during said chat, meeting or collaboration session; extract a search key value for each data item of said contact record, said search key comprising at least an email address value associated with said new participant; use said search key values to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items, contents of said administered contact information store being managed by a database administrator; and modify said contact record to include said corresponding data item from said trusted administered contact information data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a computer hardware means configured to perform a logical process; and a logical process executed by said computer hardware means, configured to; during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between a plurality of participants, receive one or more identification data items associated with said addition of a new participant to said chat, meeting, or collaboration; store said received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list, said contact record having a plurality of fields; and triggered by storing of said identification data item in said local collaboration client contact list and during said chat, meeting or collaboration session; extract a search key value for each data item of said contact record, said search key comprising at least an email address value associated with said new participant; use said search key values to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items, contents of said administered contact information store being managed by a database administrator; and modify said contact record to include said corresponding data item from said trusted administered contact information data store. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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