Mood-Based Organization and Display of Instant Messenger Buddy Lists

A method for rendering information on a display, the method comprising:

• rendering one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element, the identity element providing a basis to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity;
• rendering one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity;
• calculating a mood value associated with the co-user identity, the mood value providing a basis to arrange the one or more co-user elements;
• and
• arranging more than one co-user elements in a hierarchical manner based on at least one of the mood value and a non-mood attribute.

A tangible computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for rendering information on a display, the method comprising:

• rendering one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element, the identity element providing a basis to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity;
• rendering one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity;
• calculating a mood value associated with the co-user identity, the mood value providing a basis to arrange the one or more co-user elements;
• and
• arranging more than one co-user elements in a hierarchical manner based on at least one of the mood value and a non-mood attribute.

An apparatus for displaying information about co-users, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to render one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element, the identity element providing a basis to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity;
• and
• a display coupled to the processor and configured to
• render one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity, and
• render a user feedback element structured and arranged to receive user feedback regarding accuracy of the mood determined and associated with the co-user identity.