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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Pujan K. Roka, Olathe, KS (US);
Kevin E. Hunter, Del Mar, CA (US);
Pujan K. Roka, Olathe, KS (US);
Kevin E. Hunter, Del Mar, CA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A contact list client application running on a client device operates to request and receive contact lists over a network from a plurality of different contact list servers, and the application stores the contacts from these lists in a merged contact list. When a user selects a contact in the merged list, the contact list client application identifies one out of a plurality of communication applications on the client device and causes the identified communication application to initiate communications with the contact. Contact lists that relate to different communications formats, such as voice communications, SMS (short message service) messages, and email can be integrated into a single client view on the client device.