Patent ID: 7675903

Claim:
A dynamic contact list management method operable in a communications network environment, comprising: upon receiving a communication request from an originating party towards a networked party over a first network, generating a query to determine an instant message (IM) address associated with said originating party for communication via a presence-aware network; receiving a reply to the query that includes the IM address of the originating party; subscribing to presence status of the originating party to establish presence awareness between said originating party and said networked party in relation to the presence-aware network; adding said IM address of said originating party to a contact list database provisioned for said networked party; establishing a first communication session responsive to said communication request between said originating party and said networked party via the first network; and deleting said IM address of said originating party from said contact list database responsive to terminating said first communication session.