Method of leveraging social networking with a messaging client
US9043405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/214
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for leveraging social networking information with a messaging client are disclosed. In one aspect, a messaging client (e.g., email client), or an application designed to be closely integrated with an email client, analyzes a message to identify a sender, and then generates a query including information identifying the sender that is forwarded to a social networking application to be processed. The social networking application returns information about the sender (e.g., from a social networking profile), that can be viewed by a user of the messaging client, thereby providing additional information about the sender of a particular message.
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