BUDDY LIST-BASED SHARING OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT
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Abstract
Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
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26 Claims
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7. A method for sharing electronic content, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, an indication of content; enabling access to a contact list of identities stored in a memory device; receiving, from the user, a designation of identities that constitute a subset of the identities in the contact list that will receive the content indicated by the user; generating a separate electronic message for each of the designated identities; and communicating the electronic messages, on behalf of the user, independently to each of the designated identities, wherein each of the electronic messages includes the content indicated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for sharing an electronic file with a plurality of co-users, the method comprising:
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enabling access to a contacts list stored in a memory device; receiving, from a user, an indication of an electronic file that is to be shared with co-users; receiving, from the user, a designation of at least two identifiers in the contacts list that are associated with co-users with whom copies of the electronic file are to be shared; and in response to receiving the indication of the electronic file that is to be shared and the designation of the at least two identifiers in the contacts list; automatically generating, with a processor, separate electronic messages for each co-user corresponding to an identifier designated by the user, wherein each of the separate electronic messages is configured to enable the co-user to reply to the user but not any other co-user corresponding to an identifier designated by the user, and including, with each of the electronic messages, the electronic file that is to be shared. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible computer-readable medium comprise instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform a method for sharing electronic content, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, an indication of content; enabling access to a contact list of identities stored in a memory device; receiving, from the user, a designation of identities that constitute a subset of the identities in the contact list that will receive the content indicated by the user; generating a separate electronic message for each of the designated identities; and communicating the electronic messages, on behalf of the user, independently to each of the designated identities, wherein each of the electronic messages includes the content indicated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A tangible computer-readable medium comprise instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform a method for sharing an electronic file with a plurality of co-users, the method comprising:
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enabling access to a contacts list stored in a memory device; receiving, from a user, an indication of an electronic file that is to be shared with co-users; receiving, from the user, a designation of at least two identifiers in the contacts list that are associated with co-users with whom copies of the electronic file are to be shared; and in response to receiving the indication of the electronic file that is to be shared and the designation of the at least two identifiers in the contacts list; automatically generating, with a processor, separate electronic messages for each co-user corresponding to an identifier designated by the user, wherein each of the separate electronic messages is configured to enable the co-user to reply to the user but not any other co-user corresponding to an identifier designated by the user, and including, with each of the electronic messages, the electronic file that is to be shared. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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