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System for and method of organizing contacts for chat sessions on an electronic device

  • US 9,948,589 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2013
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, from an electronic device, a first user-entered query entered via a chat application and related to a first category;

    generating a first response to the first user-entered query from a first virtual friend associated with the first category according to a first specialized database with which the first virtual friend is connected;

    receiving, from the electronic device, a second user-entered query entered via the chat application and related to a second category;

    generating a second response to the second user-entered query from a second virtual friend associated with the second category according to a second specialized database with which the second virtual friend is connected;

    concurrently presenting on the electronic device multiple panes, wherein each of the multiple panes corresponds to a chat session on the electronic device between the electronic device and one of the first and second virtual friends, and wherein each of the multiple panes are selectable to activate a corresponding chat session; and

    organizing the first virtual friend within a list of virtual friends for presentation on the electronic device based on one of;

    relative popularities of the first virtual friend and friends within the list of virtual friends; and

    relative sponsorship fees for the first virtual friend and friends within the list of virtual friends;

    wherein the first virtual friend generates the first response to the first user-entered query;

    using information in the first specialized database related to the first category; and

    by analyzing a first texting history from the chat application;

    wherein the second virtual friend generates the second response to the second user-entered query;

    using information in the second specialized database related to the second category; and

    by analyzing a second texting history from the chat application; and

    wherein the first category and the second category are associated with different segmented content in the first and second specialized databases.

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