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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Aaron W. Bangor, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey L. Brandt, Cedar Park, TX (US);
James T. Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen M. Mueller, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas F. Reynolds, Austin, TX (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Aaron W. Bangor, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey L. Brandt, Cedar Park, TX (US);
James T. Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen M. Mueller, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas F. Reynolds, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method of publishing contact information is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a command to publish a collection of contacts to a plurality of recipients, where the collection of contacts is associated with a network address book of a sender. The method also includes receiving a distribution list that identifies the plurality of recipients. Additionally, the method includes sending a notification to each of the plurality of recipients, where the notification includes an invitation to subscribe to the collection of contacts. The method also includes sending the collection of contacts to at least one of the plurality of recipients who subscribes to the collection of contacts.