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US 2009/0156171 A1Published application
System and method of processing messages
AssigneeAt&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsMEHRAD YASREBI, JAMES JACKSON
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve a communication identifier from a communication session, match an entry in an address book with the communication identifier, and store in one or more categories associated with the matched entry a message received by way of the communication session. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims25
A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions for:
- recording in an address book a plurality of communication identifiers;
- associating at least a portion of the plurality of communication identifiers with one or more categories selected from a plurality of categories, wherein each category is used for selectively storing messages;
- detecting a communication session;
- retrieving from the communication session a communication identifier;
- comparing the communication identifier with entries in the address book;
- detecting a match between the communication identifier and an entry in the address book;
- identifying one or more categories associated with the matched entry;
- and
- storing in the identified one or more categories a message received by way of the communication session.
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A communication device, comprising a controller to:
- retrieve a communication identifier from a communication session;
- match an entry in an address book with the communication identifier;
- and
- store in one or more categories associated with the matched entry a message received by way of the communication session.
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A method, comprising:
- retrieving a communication identifier from a communication session;
- identifying a match between the communication identifier and an entry in an address book;
- and
- storing in one or more categories associated with the matched entry a message received by way of the communication session.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.