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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Michael I. Torres, Seattle, WA (US);
John R. Kountz, Issaquah, WA (US);
Oludare Obasanjo, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew S. Augustine, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason C. Fluegel, Seattle, WA (US);
Jacob D. Kim, Redmond, WA (US);
Deette M. Day, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael I. Torres, Seattle, WA (US);
John R. Kountz, Issaquah, WA (US);
Oludare Obasanjo, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew S. Augustine, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason C. Fluegel, Seattle, WA (US);
Jacob D. Kim, Redmond, WA (US);
DeEtte M. Day, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A social networking service is integrated with a traditional communication service. The communication service may include an instant messaging service, an electronic mail service, a content page management service, or other communication service. The communication service provides one or more interfaces allowing a user to navigate and manage a contact network. A user may access several layers of contacts, and expand their contact list, by selecting additional contacts within additional contact lists.