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Management of community buddy lists

US8140619B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2007
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One or more buddy lists from a first user's computer is populated on one or more other users' computers to cause a buddy list update of community buddy lists. The buddy lists may be auto-populated in response to a change in job status of the first user.

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