SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTACT LISTS
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1. A collaborative messaging system, comprising:
- a communications engine for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users, comprising;
a contact generator to generate at least one user contact;
a plurality of user filters, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users; and
a plurality of user contact lists, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users and adapted to contain at least one user contact,wherein, in response to a comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists.
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Abstract
A collaborative messaging system includes a communications engine for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users, including a contact generator to generate at least one user contact, a plurality of user filters, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users, and a plurality of user contact lists, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users and adapted to contain at least one user contact. In response to a comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists.
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1. A collaborative messaging system, comprising:
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a communications engine for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users, comprising; a contact generator to generate at least one user contact; a plurality of user filters, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users; and a plurality of user contact lists, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users and adapted to contain at least one user contact, wherein, in response to a comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
wherein the request is related to a user filter associated with the requesting user.
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9. The system of claim 1, wherein the communications engine is further configured to send a message to one of the plurality of users associated with an updated user contact list.
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10. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to the comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists by adding or removing a user contact from one of the user contact lists.
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11. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to the comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists by changing information associated with a user contact contained on a user contact list.
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12. The system of claim 1, wherein the communications engine is further configured to send an offer to add the at least one generated contact, and the contact generator is further configured to add the at least one generated user contact to at least one of the plurality of user contact lists in response to a request to add the at least one generated user contact.
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13. A collaborative messaging method, comprising:
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in a communications engine, providing a plurality of user filters, each associated with at least one of a plurality of users, and a plurality of user contact lists, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users and adapted to contain at least one user contact; performing a comparison between user filters; and generating the at least one user contact and updating at least one of the user contact lists. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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