Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing destination-address suggestions
- Patent Title (中): 提供目的地址建议的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13267496Application Date: 2011-10-06
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Publication No.: US08209390B1Publication Date: 2012-06-26
- Inventor: Colin Gibbs , Gabriel Cohen , Daisuke Miyakawa , Daniel Lehmann
- Applicant: Colin Gibbs , Gabriel Cohen , Daisuke Miyakawa , Daniel Lehmann
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing destination-address suggestions for a new communication. For each of various communication addresses, multiple counts of use of the communication address are maintained, with each count being for a respective type of communication and/or for a respective application class. When a new communication of a particular type or by an application of a particular class is being established, the communication addresses are presented as destination-address suggestions in a rank-order based on the counts specific to the communication type and/or application class. The rank-ordering of can also take into account other factors, such as source persona, time, and location, for instance.
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