Automatically enabling the forwarding of instant messages
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1. A computer-implemented method for communicating using electronic devices, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message;
determining whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication;
determining a degree of separation between the sender and an identity associated with the sender-specified destination;
determining whether the identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender by comparing the degree of separation with a predetermined threshold; and
determining whether to transmit a communication that is based on the electronic message using a mobile telephone number associated with the identity wherein the determination to transmit is based on a determination that the destination is not available and that an identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for forwarding an electronic message. In one implementation, a method is provided for receiving an electronic message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message. The method further includes determining whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication, determining whether an identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender, and determining whether to transmit a communication that is based on the electronic message using a mobile telephone number associated with the identity.
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1. A computer-implemented method for communicating using electronic devices, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message; determining whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication; determining a degree of separation between the sender and an identity associated with the sender-specified destination; determining whether the identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender by comparing the degree of separation with a predetermined threshold; and determining whether to transmit a communication that is based on the electronic message using a mobile telephone number associated with the identity wherein the determination to transmit is based on a determination that the destination is not available and that an identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for communicating using electronic devices, the apparatus configured to:
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receive an electronic message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message; determine whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication; determine a degree of separation between the sender and an identity associated with the sender-specified destination; determine whether the identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender by comparing the degree of separation with a predetermined threshold; and determine whether to transmit a communication that is based on the electronic message using a mobile telephone number associated with the identity wherein the determination to transmit is based on a determination that the destination is not available and that an identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including program instructions for performing, when executed by a processor, a method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message; determining whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication; determining a degree of separation between the sender and an identity associated with the sender-specified destination; determining whether the identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender by comparing the degree of separation with a predetermined threshold; and determining whether to transmit a communication that is based on the electronic message using a mobile telephone number associated with the identity wherein the determination to transmit is based on a determination that the destination is not available and that an identity associated with the sender-specified destination is known by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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