Real-time chat and conference contact information manager
First Claim
1. A computer memory comprising:
- a computer readable memory device suitable for encoding software programs; and
one or more software programs encoded by said computer readable memory configured to;
during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between a plurality of participants, receive one or more identification data items associated with said addition of a new participant to said chat, meeting, or collaboration;
store said received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list, said contact record having a plurality of fields; and
triggered by storing of said identification data item in said local collaboration client contact list and during said chat, meeting or collaboration session;
extract a search key value for each data item of said contact record, said search key comprising at least an email address value associated with said new participant;
use said search key values to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items, contents of said administered contact information store being managed by a database administrator; and
modify said contact record to include said corresponding data item from said trusted administered contact information data store.
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Abstract
A real-time chat and conference contact information manager which, during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between multiple participants, receives identification items associated with addition of a new participant; stores the received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list; triggered by the storing, extracts a search key value for each data item of the contact record, including at least an email address value associated with the new participant; uses the search key value to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items; and modifies the contact record to include the corresponding data items from said trusted administered contact information data store.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer memory comprising:
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a computer readable memory device suitable for encoding software programs; and one or more software programs encoded by said computer readable memory configured to; during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between a plurality of participants, receive one or more identification data items associated with said addition of a new participant to said chat, meeting, or collaboration; store said received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list, said contact record having a plurality of fields; and triggered by storing of said identification data item in said local collaboration client contact list and during said chat, meeting or collaboration session; extract a search key value for each data item of said contact record, said search key comprising at least an email address value associated with said new participant; use said search key values to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items, contents of said administered contact information store being managed by a database administrator; and modify said contact record to include said corresponding data item from said trusted administered contact information data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a computer hardware means configured to perform a logical process; and a logical process executed by said computer hardware means, configured to; during a real-time online chat, online meeting, or online collaboration session between a plurality of participants, receive one or more identification data items associated with said addition of a new participant to said chat, meeting, or collaboration; store said received identification data item in a contact record in a local collaboration client contact list, said contact record having a plurality of fields; and triggered by storing of said identification data item in said local collaboration client contact list and during said chat, meeting or collaboration session; extract a search key value for each data item of said contact record, said search key comprising at least an email address value associated with said new participant; use said search key values to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items, contents of said administered contact information store being managed by a database administrator; and modify said contact record to include said corresponding data item from said trusted administered contact information data store. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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