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Integrated instant messaging, routing and telephone services billing system

  • US 7,634,072 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2005
  • Issued: 12/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for updating address book information in an address book for an IM client, the method comprising:

  • employing the IM client to determine if additional address information is available from a telecommunications carrier that corresponds to a call of a user of the address book;

    receiving a signal from an IM client indicating that the address book for the IM client is to be updated with additional address information;

    retrieving a call detail record (CDR) for a call by a user, the CDR being created by the telecommunications carrier;

    determining additional address information for the call based on the CDR; and

    adding the additional address information to the address book for the user, the additional address information being subsequently available for the user when using the IM client.

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