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Patent US8131803 - System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system for integrating an address book application with an instant messaging application in a mobile station is provided. An instant messaging database may be used to store instant messaging data, the instant messaging data including instant messaging contacts and instant messaging (IM) presence information...http://www.google.com/patents/US8131803?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8131803 - System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile stationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8131803 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/848,206Publication dateMar 6, 2012Filing dateMay 18, 2004Priority dateAug 19, 2003Also published asCA2535431A1, CA2535431C, CN1836236A, CN100573510C, EP1661037A1, EP2345972A1, EP2348426A1, EP2354979A1, US8612525, US20050044152, US20100251138, US20140082110, WO2005017770A1Publication number10848206, 848206, US 8131803 B2, US 8131803B2, US-B2-8131803, US8131803 B2, US8131803B2InventorsMichael Thomas Hardy, Craig A. Dunk, Gerhard D. KlassenOriginal AssigneeResearch In Motion LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (75), Referenced by (4), Classifications (29), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station
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