PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTACT INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO A REFERENCED INDIVIDUAL
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Abstract
Providing supplemental contact information for an individual referenced in an electronic message typically includes receiving an electronic message, examining the electronic message, detecting an identifier for a referenced individual contained in the electronic message, and making supplemental contact information for the referenced individual available to a recipient of the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include information that is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include at least one of an e-mail address, a screen name, a telephone number, a facsimile number, and a mailing address, each of which is associated with the referenced individual.
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132 Claims
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112. A computer-implemented method for providing supplemental information corresponding to an individual referenced in an electronic message, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message; examining, using a processor, the received electronic message for a name of an individual within a body of the electronic message; detecting, using a processor, a name of an individual within the body of the electronic message based on examination of the electronic message; associating an instant messaging screen name with the name of the individual based on detection of the name of the individual within the body of the electronic message; and providing the instant messaging screen name associated with the name of the individual within the body of the electronic message to a recipient of the electronic message, wherein the instant messaging screen name is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
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125. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed on at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method for providing supplemental information corresponding to an individual referenced in an electronic message, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message; examining the received electronic message for a name of an individual within a body of the electronic message; detecting a name of an individual within the body of the electronic message based on examination of the electronic message; associating an instant messaging screen name with the name of the individual based on detection of the name of the individual within the body of the electronic message; and providing the instant messaging screen name associated with the name of the individual within the body of the electronic message to a recipient of the electronic message, wherein the instant messaging screen name is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (126, 127, 128, 129)
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130. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory device storing instructions; at least one processor executing the instructions to; receives an electronic message; examines the received electronic message for a name of an individual within a body of the electronic message; detects a name of an individual within the body of the electronic message based on examination of the electronic message; associates an instant messaging screen name with the name of the individual based on detection of the name of the individual within the body of the electronic message; and provides the instant messaging screen name associated with the name of the individual within the body of the electronic message to a recipient of the electronic message, wherein the instant messaging screen name is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (131, 132)
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