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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shadi E. Albouyeh, Raleigh, NC (US);
James E. Fox, Apex, NC (US);
Trudy L. Hewitt, Cary, NC (US);
Prasad L. Imandi, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for insertion of contact profile images into messages are disclosed. The images can be received from a public profile of a social media website, or from locally stored content. The images may be selected based on a context, such as the recipient and/or sender address, or context of the message. The selected image is inserted into the message instead of, or in addition to the contact name. The recipient then receives a message that includes the inserted image.