ANNOUNCING NEW USERS OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO EXISTING USERS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for populating participant lists for users of an electronic communications system, the method comprising:
- accessing, from a memory device, information from one or more contact lists associated with a first user of an electronic communications system;
identifying a second user of the electronic communications system based on the accessed information from the one or more contact lists associated with the first user;
calculating a communications strength between the first user and the identified second user; and
adding the second user to a participant list associated with the first user in the electronic communications system, based on the determined communications strength.
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Abstract
Announcing new users of an electronic communications system includes receiving an indication of a new user of an electronic communications system. The new user has an identifier for the electronic communications system. Existing users of the electronic communications system that are known to the new user are identified. The identified existing users are sent a message notifying the identified existing users of the identifier of the new user. The identified existing users may be enabled to add the identifier of the new user to participant lists used by the identified existing users. The new user may be enabled to add identifiers of the identified existing users to a participant list of the electronic communications system used by the new user.
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49 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for populating participant lists for users of an electronic communications system, the method comprising:
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accessing, from a memory device, information from one or more contact lists associated with a first user of an electronic communications system; identifying a second user of the electronic communications system based on the accessed information from the one or more contact lists associated with the first user; calculating a communications strength between the first user and the identified second user; and adding the second user to a participant list associated with the first user in the electronic communications system, based on the determined communications strength. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43)
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41. A system for populating participant lists for users of an electronic communications system, the system comprising:
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a processor; a memory including processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform a plurality of functions, including functions to; access information from one or more contact lists associated with a first user of an electronic communications system; identify a second user of the electronic communications system based on the accessed information from the one or more contact lists associated with the first user; calculate a communications strength between the first user and the identified second user; and add the second user to a participant list associated with the first user in the electronic communications system, based on the determined communications strength. - View Dependent Claims (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform functions to:
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access information from one or more contact lists associated with a first user of an electronic communications system; identify a second user of the electronic communications system based on the accessed information from the one or more contact lists associated with the first user; calculate a communications strength between the first user and the identified second user; and add the second user to a participant list associated with the first user in the electronic communications system, based on the determined communications strength.
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