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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Von Mock, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Juan C. Fernandez, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Noel S. Massey, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Guy G. Romano, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Von Mock, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Juan C. Fernandez, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Noel S. Massey, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Guy G. Romano, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A communications terminal () including a user interface communicably coupled to a controller is configured to form a group of contacts. In one embodiment, the terminal displays only contacts having at least two attributes in common. In another embodiment, the terminal displays a group of contacts having a social relationship with at least two degrees of social separation relative to a user associated with the group. In another embodiment, a group of contacts is formed upon initiation of an application at the terminal, wherein all contacts in the group are associated with terminals running the same application and are also engaged in a common activity.