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Presenting favorite contacts information to a user of a computing device

US10078819B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2012
Grant dateSep 18, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0482
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods to present information to a user regarding favorite contacts of the user. In one embodiment, a method includes: storing a plurality of person profiles for persons referenced in communications received by a user of a computing device; selecting, using at least one processor, a set of contacts from the plurality of person profiles based on a relevancy ranking, wherein the set of contacts is selected for display to the user on the computing device; and organizing, using the at least one processor, the set of contacts into at least two time groups, each time group associated with a different time period, wherein contacts will be displayed to the user within each time group based on a relevancy ranking for each contact within the time group.

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