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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
James A. Odell, Potomac Falls, VA (US);
Barry Appelman, McLean, VA (US);
Andrew L. Wick, McLean, VA (US);
Alan Keister, Oakton, VA (US);
Raine Bergstrom, Shoreline, WA (US);
Xiaoyan Yin, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Barbara McNally, Leesburg, VA (US);
Keith C. Hullfish, Snohomish, WA (US);
FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface on a display device of a computer enables communications using a computer service. The graphical user interface includes a list of potential message recipients selected by a user as significant to the user. The graphical user interface also includes a mobile device identifier associated with one or more of the listed potential message recipients and a user account identifier associated with one or more of the listed potential message recipients. At least one of the listed potential recipients includes a mobile device identifier as the only available conduit for data delivery to the potential message recipient using the computer service.