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1. A computing device comprising:
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one or more computer-readable media storing instructions, that when executed via the processing system, implement a user interface configured to;
display, on a display device, visual indicators to represent multiple entities associated with a particular user account in the user interface;
expose a selected set area in the user interface to represent a communication group configured to include selected entities of the multiple entities designated for interactions as a group via the particular user account; and
enable modification of entities included in the communication group by drag-and-drop selection of visual indicators for the entities to place the visual indicators into the selected set area that represents the communication group.
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Abstract
This document describes tools capable of differentiating a superset of entities from which a user may receive current updates effective to provide current updates for only some of the entities of the superset. In one embodiment, for example, the tools enable a user of a mobile device to select a set of entities from which the user will automatically receive updates that are current, easily accessible, and visible at-a-glance. The tools may forgo providing current updates for entities that are not selected by the user, though the tools may provide these updates when explicitly requested by the user or at particular times or events.
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a processing system; one or more computer-readable media storing instructions, that when executed via the processing system, implement a user interface configured to; display, on a display device, visual indicators to represent multiple entities associated with a particular user account in the user interface; expose a selected set area in the user interface to represent a communication group configured to include selected entities of the multiple entities designated for interactions as a group via the particular user account; and enable modification of entities included in the communication group by drag-and-drop selection of visual indicators for the entities to place the visual indicators into the selected set area that represents the communication group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer-readable media other than a signal per se having computer-readable instructions thereon that, when executed by a computing device, implement a communication module configured to:
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display, on a display device associated with the computing device, visual indicators to represent multiple contacts associated with a particular user account in a user interface for the communication module; expose group representations in the user interface to represent one or more communication groups each configured to include selected contacts of the multiple contacts designated for interactions as a group via the particular user account; and enable interaction through the group representations to modify selected contacts in the one or more communication groups including at least selection of contacts for inclusion in each of the communication groups and creation of a new communication group. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method implemented by a computing device comprising:
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displaying a list of multiple contacts associated with a user account in a selection area of a user interface; expose one or more representations in the user interface to represent communication groups each configured to include selected contacts of the multiple contacts designated for interactions within respective groups via the particular user account; obtaining a selection of one or more selected contacts from the list to include in a particular one of the communication groups; and responsive to the user selection, modify the particular communication group to include the one or more selected contacts that are selected from the list. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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