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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Bau, Gladwyne, PA (US);
Jonathan David Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for presenting instant messaging contacts are provided in which a plurality of contacts associated with a user are identified. They are formatted for display, in a display region within an instant messaging application. Responsive to a display adjustment to the display region, a contact in the plurality of contacts is identified in accordance with interactions between the user and the contact. Then, automatically, without user intervention, display of the contact within the instant messaging application is terminated.