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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Ramkumar Ramani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Stanning Cortright, Los Altos, CA (US);
Vinod Pandurang Dhomse, Milpitas, CA (US);
Bing Yuan, Pacifica, CA (US);
Ramkumar Ramani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Stanning Cortright, Los Altos, CA (US);
Vinod Pandurang Dhomse, Milpitas, CA (US);
Bing Yuan, Pacifica, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system are directed to managing a multi-modal communication over a network. In one embodiment, the method, apparatus, and system employ an instant messaging client to perform actions. The actions may include receiving contact information associated with a plurality of communication mediums. The contact information includes contact names and addresses that are integrated into a unified contact store. When a user inputs a character for use in initiating a communication, a dynamic search is performed on the unified contact store. The results of the search may be repeatedly updated based on additional input characters. The results display contact names and addresses, where either the contact name or address includes the input character(s). The user may then select an address, and automatically initiate a communication with a contact name associated with the selected address over a communication medium associated with the address.