We Claim:
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`CLAIMS
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`1.
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`A computer-implemented method comprising:
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`maintaining a people list referencing a plurality ofusers where each user ofthe plurality
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`of users is associated with a plurality of user identifier types;
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`enabling, by at least one processor, a first application to access the people list to share
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`a first type of electronic message corresponding to the first application to a plurality of client
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`devices associated with the plurality of users, wherein the first type of electronic message uses
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`a first type of user identifier from the plurality of user identifier types; and
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`enabling a second application to access the people list to share a second type of
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`electronic message corresponding to the second application to the plurality of client devices
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`associated with the plurality of users, wherein the second type of electronic message uses a
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`second type of user identifier from the plurality of user identifier types.
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`2.
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`The computer—implemented method of claim 1, wherein maintaining the people
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`list referencing the plurality of users comprises maintaining the people list in a central
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`repository accessible to a plurality of different applications comprising the first application and
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`the second application.
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`3.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein:
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`the central repository is available to the plurality of different applications via electronic
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`communication; and
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`the plurality of different applications comprises a plurality of different application types
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`where each of the different applications use a corresponding user identifier type from the
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`plurality of user identifier types.
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`4.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein maintaining the people
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`list in the central repository comprises maintaining a filtered version of a single list of contacts.
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`5.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein maintaining the people
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`list in the central repository comprises maintaining the people list in an address book.
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`6.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first application
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`comprises an email application, an instant messaging application, a digital image sharing
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`application, a contact information sharing application, or an application for sending alerts and
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`reminders.
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`7.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the first application
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`differs from the second application.
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`8.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first application
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`comprises an e-mail filtering application, an application for applying parental controls to an
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`account, or an electronic joumaling application.
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`9.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first type of user
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`identifier is an email identifier and the second type of user identifier is an instant message
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`identifier.
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`10.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the people list specifies
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`an access control list for the first type of electronic message.
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`11.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling the first
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`application to access the people list to share the first type of electronic message to the plurality
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`of client devices associated with the plurality of users comprises enabling a digital image
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`sharing program to access the people list to share a digital image.
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`12.
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`The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling the first
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`application to access the people list to share the first type of electronic message to the plurality
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`of client devices associated with the plurality of users comprises enabling an electronic
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`journaling application to access the people list to share a portion of an electronic journal.
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`13.
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`A system comprising:
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`at least one processor; and
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`at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that,
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`when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
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`maintain a people list referencing a plurality of users where each user of the
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`plurality of users is associated with a plurality of user identifier types,
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`enable, by at least one processor, a first application to access the people list to
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`share a first type of electronic message corresponding to the first application to a
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`plurality of client devices associated with the plurality of users, wherein the first type
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`of electronic message uses a first type of user identifier from the plurality of user
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`identifier types; and
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`enable a second application to access the people list to share a second type of
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`electronic message corresponding to the second application to the plurality of client
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`devices associated with the plurality of users, wherein the second type of electronic
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`message uses a second type of user identifier from the plurality of user identifier types.
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`14.
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`The system of claim 13, wherein maintaining the people list referencing the
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`plurality of users comprises maintaining the people list in a central repository accessible to a
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`plurality of different applications comprising the first application and the second application.
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`15.
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`The system of claim 14, wherein:
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`the central repository is available to the plurality of different applications via electronic
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`communication, and
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`the plurality of different applications comprises a plurality of different application types
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`where each of the different applications use a corresponding user identifier type from the
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`plurality of user identifier types.
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`16.
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`The system of claim 14, wherein maintaining the people list in the central
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`repository comprises maintaining a filtered version of a single list of contacts.
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`17.
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`The system of claim 14, wherein maintaining the people list in the central
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`repository comprises maintaining the people list in an address book.
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`18.
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`A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when
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`executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
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`maintain a people list referencing a plurality of users where each user of the plurality
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`of users is associated with a plurality of user identifier types;
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`enable, by at least one processor, a first application to access the people list to share a
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`first type of electronic message corresponding to the first application to a plurality of client
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`devices associated with the plurality of users, wherein the first type of electronic message uses
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`a first type of user identifier from the plurality of user identifier types; and
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`enable a second application to access the people list to share a second type of electronic
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`message corresponding to the second application to the plurality of client devices associated
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`with the plurality of users, wherein the second type of electronic message uses a second type
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`of user identifier from the plurality of user identifier types.
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`19.
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`The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein:
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`the first application comprises an email application, an instant messaging application,
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`a digital image sharing application, a contact information sharing application, or an application
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`for sending alerts and reminders; and
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`the first application differs from the second application.
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`20.
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`The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein enabling
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`the first application to access the people list to share the first type of electronic message to the
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`plurality of client devices associated with the plurality of users comprises enabling a digital
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`image sharing program to access the people list to share a digital image.
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