System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station
First Claim
1. A system for integrating an address book software application with an instant messaging software application in a mobile station, comprising:
- an instant messaging database for storing instant messaging data, the instant messaging data including instant messaging contacts and instant messaging (IM) presence information to indicate whether the instant messaging contacts may currently be accessed by the instant messaging application;
an address book database for storing address book data; and
an aggregated data viewer operable to relate instant messaging data from the instant messaging database with address book data from the address book database.
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Abstract
A system for integrating an address book application with an instant messaging application in a mobile station is provided. An instant messaging database may be used to store instant messaging data, the instant messaging data including instant messaging contacts and instant messaging (IM) presence information to indicate whether the instant messaging contacts may currently be accessed by the instant messaging application. An address book database may be used for storing address book data. An aggregated data viewer may be used to relate instant messaging data from the instant messaging database with address book data from the address book database.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for integrating an address book software application with an instant messaging software application in a mobile station, comprising:
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an instant messaging database for storing instant messaging data, the instant messaging data including instant messaging contacts and instant messaging (IM) presence information to indicate whether the instant messaging contacts may currently be accessed by the instant messaging application;
an address book database for storing address book data; and
an aggregated data viewer operable to relate instant messaging data from the instant messaging database with address book data from the address book database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for integrating an address book software application with an instant messaging software application in a mobile station, comprising:
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an instant messaging database for storing instant messaging data, the instant messaging data including instant messaging contacts and instant messaging (IM) presence information to indicate whether the instant messaging contacts may currently be accessed by the instant messaging application;
an address book database for storing address book data;
an aggregated data and facilities database for relating instant messaging data from the instant messaging database with address book data from the address book database;
an instant messaging library application program interface (API) operable to propagate the instant messaging data to the aggregated data and facilities database; and
an address library API operable to propagate the address book data to the aggregated data and facilities database. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An instant messaging user interface for use in a mobile station, the mobile station including a system for integrating an address book software application with an instant messaging software application that includes an instant messaging database for storing instant messaging data, an address book database for storing address book data, and a means for relating instant messaging data from the instant messaging database with address book data from the address book database, the user interface comprising:
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a buddy list that includes a list of instant messaging (IM) handles that are stored in the instant messaging database and that may be contacted using the instant messaging software application; and
a contact name list that provides address book data corresponding to one or more of the IM handles in the buddy list. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. An instant messaging user interface for use in a mobile station, the mobile station including a system for integrating an address book software application with an instant messaging software application that includes an instant messaging database for storing instant messaging data, an address book database for storing address book data, and a means for relating instant messaging data from the instant messaging database with address book data from the address book database, the user interface comprising:
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a instant messaging (IM) group list that includes a list of IM groups, wherein each IM group represents a plurality of instant messaging (IM) handles that are stored in the instant messaging database and that may be contacted using the instant messaging software application;
a contact name list that provides address book data corresponding to one or more of the IM handles in each of the IM groups; and
instant messaging presence information that indicates a number of IM handles in each group that are currently available to be contacted via the instant messaging application. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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