PREDICTIVE BUDDY LIST-REORGANIZATION BASED ON CALL HISTORY INFORMATION
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1. A method of organizing information about two or more users, comprising:
- receiving information about a first user and a second user;
rendering a first user element for displaying at least a portion of the information about the first user in a user contact list;
rendering a second user element for displaying at least a portion of the information about the second user in the user contact list;
retrieving contact history information from a contact log; and
organizing the first and second user elements in the user contact list based on the retrieved contact history information.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems for organizing contact lists or buddy lists are provided. In one implementation a contact list may be predicatively updated, without user input and not necessarily based upon user provisioned rules, but instead based upon call history information and enterprise information. The predictive organization of the buddy list enables more intelligent communications and may facilitate greater user knowledge of available communication resources.
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1. A method of organizing information about two or more users, comprising:
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receiving information about a first user and a second user; rendering a first user element for displaying at least a portion of the information about the first user in a user contact list; rendering a second user element for displaying at least a portion of the information about the second user in the user contact list; retrieving contact history information from a contact log; and organizing the first and second user elements in the user contact list based on the retrieved contact history information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A graphical user interface for displaying information about more than one user to an operating user, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a first user element depicting information about a first user; and a second user element depicting information about a second user; wherein the first and second user elements are organized according to rankings determined for the first and second users and the relative value of each ranking, wherein the ranking for each user is determined based on contact history with the respective user and the operating user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication device, comprising:
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a communication application that includes a contact list for displaying user elements associated with users other than a user that is operating the communication device, the communication application further comprising a re-organization module; and a user output operable to display the contact list, wherein the re-organization module is operable to reference contact history information, rank users associated with user elements in the contact list based on a number of contacts associated with such users in the contact history information, and organize the user elements in the contact list based on the ranking of users. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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