Providing common contact discovery and management to electronic mail users
US7774409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/107
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for discovering contacts common to a sender and a recipient of an electronic message (e-mail). The method can include identifying an attachment to the e-mail wherein the attachment includes a list of contacts personal to the sender. A list of contacts personal to the recipient can be retrieved. Each of the lists of contacts can be parsed and compared to identify common contacts. A common contact list can be populated with the identified common contacts.
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