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Communication initiation control

  • US 8,935,613 B1
  • Filed: 10/28/2010
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving a term;

    in response to receiving the term, selecting (i) one or more contacts matching the term and (ii) one or more items matching the term that are not contacts, wherein the one or more items that are not contacts include one or more web documents matching the term;

    providing data identifying the one or more contacts and the one or more items that are not contacts; and

    before receiving an indication that a user has selected from among the one or more contacts and the one or more items;

    selecting a subset of the contacts which are designated as currently able to communicate; and

    providing, for display, status indicators corresponding to the contacts in the subset which are designated as currently able to communicate.

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