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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Valerie Kucharewski, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Traylor, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Anthony Buonomo, Round Hill, VA (US);
John Panzer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jack Mazzeo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Valerie Kucharewski, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Traylor, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Anthony Buonomo, Round Hill, VA (US);
John Panzer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jack Mazzeo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
AOL Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling management of contacts is disclosed. The method includes passively recognizing that a plurality of contacts are, as a group, repeatedly sent communications by a member, generating a contacts list including the plurality of contacts based on the passive recognition, enabling the member to associate an identifier with the contacts list, and enabling the member to address future communications to the plurality of contacts, as a group, through use of the identifier associated with the contacts list.