Enabling identification of online identities between different messaging services
First Claim
1. A method for populating identities in a message service, the method comprising:
- registering a user of a first instant messaging service with a second instant messaging service different form the first instant messaging service;
identifying user identities for users other than the registered user, wherein the user identities are associated with the first instant messaging service and the user identities are stored in a list associated with the registered user;
determining if at least one of the user identities from the list of user identities has a matching user identity associated with the second instant messaging service;
populating, by a hardware processor, a database associated with the second instant messaging service with the matching user identities; and
storing the database associated with the second instant messaging service, the database accessible by the second instant messaging service.
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Abstract
A method and system for populating identities in a message service involves registering a user of a first messaging service with a second messaging service. User identities for users other than the registered user may be identified. These user identities may be associated with the first messaging service and may be stored in a list associated with the registered user. It is determined if each identified user identity has a matching user identity associated with the second messaging service. If so, a database associated with the second messaging service is populated with the matching user identities. Determining whether a matching user identity exists may be performed, for example, by making character strings comparisons between user identities or using a database that stores a mapping of first messaging service user identities to second messaging service user identities. The mapping database may be generated as corresponding user identities are discovered.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for populating identities in a message service, the method comprising:
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registering a user of a first instant messaging service with a second instant messaging service different form the first instant messaging service; identifying user identities for users other than the registered user, wherein the user identities are associated with the first instant messaging service and the user identities are stored in a list associated with the registered user; determining if at least one of the user identities from the list of user identities has a matching user identity associated with the second instant messaging service; populating, by a hardware processor, a database associated with the second instant messaging service with the matching user identities; and storing the database associated with the second instant messaging service, the database accessible by the second instant messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions for causing one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
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registering a user of a first instant messaging service with a second instant messaging service different from the first instant messaging service; identifying user identities for users other than the registered user, wherein the user identifies are associated with the first instant messaging service and the user identities are stored in a list associated with the registered user; determining if at least one of the user identities from the list of user identities has a matching user identity associated with the second instant messaging service; populating a database associated with the second instant messaging service with the matching user identities; and storing the database associated with the second instant messaging service, the database accessible by the second instant messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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17. (canceled)
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27. A system for populating identities in a message service, the system comprising:
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one or more hardware processors; and a memory storing instructions, operable when executed by the one or more hardware processors to cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations including; registering a user of a first instant messaging service with a second instant messaging service different from the first instant messaging service; identifying user identities for users other than the registered user, wherein the user identities are associated with the first instant messaging service and the user identities are stored in a list associated with the registered user; determining if each identified user identity has a matching user identity associated with the second instant messaging service; and populating a database associated with the second instant messaging service with the matching user identities.
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