Method and apparatus for dynamically creating historical groups in a messaging client
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGary Beadle, Bethany Kessen, Christopher Paul, Brian Eagle
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing user lists. A group of instant messaging addresses used most frequently by a user of an instant messaging client on the communications device is identified. The identified group of instant messaging addresses is displayed visibly within a display in the communications device.
Claims28
A method in a communications device for managing user lists, the method comprising:
- identifying a group of instant messaging addresses used most frequently by a user of an instant messaging client on the communications device;
- and
- displaying the group of instant messaging addresses visibly within a display in the communications device.
A data processing system in a communications device for managing user lists, the data processing system comprising:
- a bus system;
- a communications unit connected to the bus system;
- a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions;
- and
- a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to identify a group of instant messaging addresses used most frequently by a user of an instant messaging client on the communications device;
- and display the group of instant messaging addresses visibly within a display in the communications device.
A data processing system in a communications device for managing user lists, the data processing system comprising:
- identifying means for identifying a group of instant messaging addresses used most frequently by a user of an instant messaging client on the communications device;
- and
- displaying means for displaying the group of instant messaging addresses visibly within a display in the communications device.
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for managing user lists, the computer program product comprising:
- first instructions for identifying a group of instant messaging addresses used most frequently by a user of an instant messaging client on the communications device;
- and
- second instructions for displaying the group of instant messaging addresses visibly within a display in the communications device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.