PREVENTING CO-USER ADDITION TO USER DEFINABLE CO-USER LISTS
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking and displaying the logon status of selected co-users of an on-line or network system in real time to a tracking user in a unique graphical interface. The invention provides user definable on-line co-user lists, or “buddy lists,” which track specific co-users in real-time automatically. When a user logs on to a system, one or more of the user'"'"'s buddy lists are presented to the buddy list system. The buddy list system attempts to match co-users currently logged into the system with the entries on the user'"'"'s buddy list. Any matches are displayed to the user. As co-users logon and logoff, a user'"'"'s buddy list is updated to reflect these changes. An indication can also be added to show that a co-user just logged on or just left the system.
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15. A method comprising:
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maintaining, in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, a first list of co-users associated with a first user of a communications system; maintaining, in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, a second list of co-users associated with a second user of the communications system; receiving an indication from the first user to block the second user from adding the first user to the second list; and preventing, using at least one processor, the addition of the first user to the second list. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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24. The method as recited in claim 0, wherein indicating on the graphical display of the first list whether at least one co-user on the first list is currently logged into the communications system comprises placing a symbol next to a name of the at least one co-user on the graphical display of the first list.
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform steps comprising:
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maintaining a first list of co-users associated with a first user of a communications system; maintaining a second list of co-users associated with a second user of the communications system; receiving an indication from the first user to block the second user from adding the first user to the second list; and preventing the addition of the first user to the second list. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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35. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 0, wherein indicating on the graphical display of the first list whether at least one co-user on the first list is currently logged into the communications system comprises placing a symbol next to a name of the at least one co-user on the graphical display of the first list.
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37. A system comprising:
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at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and at least one processor programmed to; maintain, in the at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, a first list of co-users associated with a first user of a communications system; maintain, in the at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, a second list of co-users associated with a second user of the communications system; and prevent the addition of the first user to the second list upon receiving an indication from the first user to block the second user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47)
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46. The system as recited in claim 0, wherein indicating on the graphical display of the first list whether at least one co-user on the first list is currently logged into the communications system comprises placing a symbol next to a name of the at least one co-user on the graphical display of the first list.
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