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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Tamer E. Abuelsaad, Somers, NY (US);
David W. Harrison, Patterson, NY (US);
Brent Hodges, Raleigh, NY (US);
John E. Moore, Jr., Brownsburg, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, computer program product, and method for assisting communication with an intended communication partner. The apparatus may include a user interface and at least one computer processor. The computer processor initiates a communication session with a first contact. The processor identifies at least one second contact that has a potential to be confused with the first contact and highlights at least one difference between the first contact and the second contact in the user interface.