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User association of a computing application with a contact in a contact list

US8463831B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 2008
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/33
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems may be provided for user association of a computing application with a contact in a contact list. A view of one or more contacts of the user may be transmitted to a user, the view including a first contact. A request may be received from the user to associate an application with the first contact. A revised view may be transmitted to the user responsive to the received request, the revised view including a user-selectable mechanism for invoking the application on the first contact. The user may be redirected to a user interface of the application subsequent to the user selecting the user-selectable mechanism associated with the contact in the revised view, and the redirection may include transmission of information associated with the user and information associated with the first contact.

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