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Reference notification method and apparatus

  • US 8,892,668 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2012
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reference notification method comprising:

  • under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions;

    obtaining an instant message sent from a sending user;

    selecting a contact that satisfies a predetermined criterion from contacts of the sending user;

    determining, for the selected contact, content of interest to the selected contact;

    finding content of interest included in the obtained instant message based on the determined content of interest; and

    for the found content of interest, sending, to the contact corresponding to the content of interest, a reference notification message notifying the contact that the content of interest is referenced.

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