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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining a contacts list that includes a plurality of contacts for a user of a first communication program;
determining one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts included in the contacts list are supported by a second communication program;
creating an additional contacts list that comprises the one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts that are determined as supported by the second communication program;
providing the additional contacts list to the second communication program;
recognizing, by at least one processor and based on detecting user input within the first communication program, a modification to the contacts list that modifies a contact supported by the second communication program;
modifying, by the at least one processor, the additional contacts list based on the recognized modification; and
providing the modified additional contacts list to the second communication program.
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Abstract
Enabling management of contacts includes passively recognizing a set of contacts that are, as a group, repeatedly sent communications by a member, bringing the member'"'"'s attention to the recognized set of contacts, enabling the member to name the set of contacts, and enabling the member to address future communications to the set of contacts through use of the name associated by the member with the set of contacts.
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining a contacts list that includes a plurality of contacts for a user of a first communication program; determining one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts included in the contacts list are supported by a second communication program; creating an additional contacts list that comprises the one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts that are determined as supported by the second communication program; providing the additional contacts list to the second communication program; recognizing, by at least one processor and based on detecting user input within the first communication program, a modification to the contacts list that modifies a contact supported by the second communication program; modifying, by the at least one processor, the additional contacts list based on the recognized modification; and providing the modified additional contacts list to the second communication program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
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maintain a contacts list that includes a plurality of contacts for a user of a first communication program; determine one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts included in the contacts list are supported by a second communication program; create an additional contacts list that comprises the one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts that are determined as supported by the second communication program; provide the additional contacts list to the second communication program; recognize, based on detecting user input within the first communication program, a modification to the contacts list that modifies a contact supported by the second communication program; modify the additional contacts list based on the recognized modification; and provide the modified additional contacts list to the second communication program. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; maintain a contacts list that includes a plurality of contacts for a user of a first communication program; determine one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts included in the contacts list are supported by a second communication program; create an additional contacts list that comprises the one or more contacts from the plurality of contacts that are determined as supported by the second communication program; provide the additional contacts list to the second communication program; recognize, based on detecting user input within the first communication program, a modification to the contacts list that modifies a contact supported by the second communication program; modify the additional contacts list based on the recognized modification; and provide the modified additional contacts list to the second communication program. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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