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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Ludovic Douillet, Escondido, CA (US);
Kai Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
Nobukazu Sugiyama, San Diego, CA (US);
Lobrenzo Wingo, San Diego, CA (US);
Ludovic Douillet, Escondido, CA (US);
Kai Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
Nobukazu Sugiyama, San Diego, CA (US);
Lobrenzo Wingo, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A wireless communication device is configured to communicate with at least one other electronic user communication device that is connected to communicate on an electronic communication network. The user's device automatically creates a communication list comprising the at least one other electronic user communication device on the network, and the user communication device sends the communication list to a remote server device. So configured, the user communication device can automatically create a communication list of devices with which the user can use instant messaging or chat-like communications, without having to separately discover, search, or otherwise locate such devices and add them as friends or buddies or approved communication devices to a communication list. Accordingly, the electronic user communication device will provide to a user a communication list without additional registration or other set-up procedures.