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Context-specific contact information

  • US 7,324,948 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2001
  • Issued: 01/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer implemented method of selecting contact information, comprising:

  • automatically comparing an electronic source document available on a network of computers to a database of entities to identify a referenced entity within the source document;

    providing a data base of contact information, the data base of contact information having contact information corresponding to a plurality of contact entities;

    automatically determining whether the referenced entity is among the contact entities;

    if the referenced entity is among the contact entities, then selecting the contact information corresponding to the referenced entity;

    providing to the sender criteria that a message must satisfy in order to be acceptable to the referenced entity;

    prompting a sender to provide a message to the referenced entity; and

    using the contact information to send the message to the referenced entity.

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