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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2007
Applicant:
John A. Toebes, Cary, NC (US);
Inventor:
John A. Toebes, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/2745 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/274558 (2013.01); H04M 1/274583 (2013.01); H04M 3/42093 (2013.01); H04M 3/42365 (2013.01); H04M 3/42374 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for using a presence status to generate a list of possible contacts based on a partial entry of a contact address are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes obtaining at least a partial entry of a destination address that identifies a first destination to be accessed. The method also includes identifying a plurality of potential destinations that each includes the partial entry, and determining a presence status of each potential destination. Finally, the method also includes ordering the potential destinations based on the presence status of each potential destination.