NETWORK-AWARE COMMUNICATIONS
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a device with a display;
at least one of a device driver or an operating system to detect the device connecting to a network, and to determine an identity of the network responsive to the detecting, the identity of the network comprising at least one of a network name, a network type, a network address range name or gateway information associated with the network; and
a processor configured to automatically compose a list of active contacts by selecting at least one contact from an original list of contacts based on the identity of the network and a personal rule set associated with a user of the device, and to publish to the display, upon receiving a request, at least a portion of the list of active contacts, while hiding identification of members of a list of inactive contacts included in the original list, and not included in the list of active contacts.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to detect a device connecting to a network, determine the identity of the network, and publish at least a portion of a list of active contacts to a display, while hiding a list of inactive contacts.
The list of active contacts may be selected from an original list of contacts, based on the Identity of the network and a personal rule set associated with a user of the device. The list of inactive contacts is included in the original list and not included in the list of active contacts. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a device with a display; at least one of a device driver or an operating system to detect the device connecting to a network, and to determine an identity of the network responsive to the detecting, the identity of the network comprising at least one of a network name, a network type, a network address range name or gateway information associated with the network; and a processor configured to automatically compose a list of active contacts by selecting at least one contact from an original list of contacts based on the identity of the network and a personal rule set associated with a user of the device, and to publish to the display, upon receiving a request, at least a portion of the list of active contacts, while hiding identification of members of a list of inactive contacts included in the original list, and not included in the list of active contacts. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. The apparatus of claim I, further comprising:
a messenger module to receive the active list.
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4. A system, comprising:
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a first device including at least one of a device driver or an operating system to detect the first device connecting to a network and to determine an identity of the network responsive to the detecting, the identity of the network comprising at least one of a network name, a network type, a network address range name or gateway information associated with the network; and a second device having a display and a processor configured to automatically compose a list of active contacts by selecting at least one contact from an original list of contacts based on the identity of the network and a personal rule set associated with a user of the second device, the processor further configured to publish to the display, upon receiving a request, at least a portion of the list of active contacts, while hiding identification of members of a list of inactive contacts included in the original list, and not included in the list of active contacts. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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detecting a device connecting to a network; determining an identity of the network responsive to the detecting, the identity of the network comprising at least one of a network name, a network type, a network address range name or gateway information associated with the network; and publishing at least a portion of a list of active contacts to a display of the device, after automatically composing the list of active contacts by selecting at least one contact from an original list of contacts based on the identity of the network and a personal rule set associated with a user of the device, while hiding identification of members of a list of inactive contacts included in the original list, and not included in the list of active contacts. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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