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Apparatus and method for providing services using personal address books

  • US 6,910,081 B1
  • Filed: 11/14/2000
  • Issued: 06/21/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for extending a subscribing community and providing user services using a Personal Address Book, said method comprising the steps of:

  • establishing a first Personal Address Book, said first Personal Address Book containing a plurality of entries, each of said entries having associated connection information and an associated user;

    marking selected ones of said plurality of entries;

    sending an invitation to said associated users of said entries marked in said marking step by utilizing said connection information in said entries marked in said marking step; and

    receiving acceptances from the associated users of selected ones of said entries marked in said marking step and, in response to receiving each of said acceptances, creating a second Personal Address Book for the user who provided the acceptance.

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