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Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013

Filed:

May. 16, 2012
Applicants:

Colin Gibbs, San Francisco, CA (US);

Gabriel Cohen, Alameda, CA (US);

Daisuke Miyakawa, Mountain View, CA (US);

Daniel Lehmann, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Colin Gibbs, San Francisco, CA (US);

Gabriel Cohen, Alameda, CA (US);

Daisuke Miyakawa, Mountain View, CA (US);

Daniel Lehmann, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing destination-address suggestions for a new communication. For each of various communication addresses, multiple counts of use of the communication address are maintained, with each count being for a respective type of communication and/or for a respective application class. When a new communication of a particular type or by an application of a particular class is being established, the communication addresses are presented as destination-address suggestions in a rank-order based on the counts specific to the communication type and/or application class. The rank-ordering of can also take into account other factors, such as source persona, time, and location, for instance.


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