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Message filter program for a communication device

  • US 8,805,426 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2012
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a communication device, the method comprising:

  • providing a prompt for a user selection of a plurality of social networking data stores accessible via a communications network;

    wherein the prompt is operable to receive selection of two or more data stores from the plurality of social networking data stores;

    retrieving, via the communications network, contact list information based upon an account for the user at each of the two or more selected social networking data stores; and

    filtering incoming messages for the user based on the contact list information from the two or more selected social networking data stores;

    wherein said retrieving the contact list information includes retrieving a plurality of contact lists associated with each of the two or more selected social networking data stores, and wherein said filtering includes filtering the incoming messages based on a comparison of sender identification data for each incoming message to at least a portion of the plurality of contact lists.

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