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Facilitating communications between computer users across a network

  • US 7,698,649 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2007
  • Issued: 04/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of creating an icon, the method comprising:

  • selecting a representation of a contact or set of contacts of a user in an interface of an instant messaging program;

    performing an operation on the selected representation;

    creating an icon in response to the performed operation on the selected representation, wherein the icon represents the contact or set of contacts of the user and is located outside of the interface of the instant messaging program; and

    configuring the icon to allow the user to initiate and perform actions available from the interface of the instant messaging program that are associated with the contact or set of contacts without using the interface of the instant messaging program and regardless of whether the instant messaging program is running when an operation is performed on the icon.

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