PASSIVE PERSONALIZATION OF BUDDY LISTS
Personalizing communications for a first communication platform includes accessing status information for communication sessions by a communication identity that leverage a first communication platform other than an instant messaging platform. A participant list associated with the communication identity and the first communication platform is passively configured to persistently reflect a list of participant identities from communication sessions in which the communication identity recently participated using the communication platform.
1 . A method of personalizing communications, the method comprising:
accessing status information for instant messaging sessions involving an instant messaging identity; and
passively configuring a buddy group associated with the instant messaging identity to persistently reflect a list of participant identities from instant messaging sessions in which the instant messaging identity recently participated.
2 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes configuring the buddy group without action from the instant messaging identity.
3 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes maintaining the list of participant identities from instant messaging sessions in which the instant messaging identity recently participated persistently beyond logout of the instant messaging identity.
4 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes maintaining the participant identities on the list after an instant messaging session with the instant messaging identity is terminated.
5 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes maintaining the participant identities on the list independent of a device used for the instant messaging sessions during which the list was created such that the buddy group is accessible from one or more different devices.
6 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes adding a screen name of a participant identity to the list of participant identities only when an instant messaging session with the participant identity is closed.
7 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes adding a screen name of a participant identity to the list of participant identities only when an instant messaging session with the participant identity is closed and the screen name of the participant identity is not already included in the buddy group.
8 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes adding a screen name of a participant identity to the list of participant identities when an instant messaging session with the participant identity is established.
9 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes adding a screen name of a participant identity to the list of participant identities when an instant messaging session with the participant identity is established and the screen name of the participant identity is not already included in the buddy group.
10 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes limiting the list of participant identities from instant messaging sessions in which the instant messaging identity recently participated to participant identities not otherwise included on any other list for the instant messaging identity.
11 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes limiting the list of participant identities to exclude participant identities from which an instant message is received but not accepted.
12 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes adding a screen name of a participant identity to the list of participant identities from which an instant message is received but not accepted.
13 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes configuring the buddy group such that the list of participant identities from instant messaging sessions in which the instant messaging identity recently participated includes participant identities that are included on at least one other list for the instant messaging identity.
14 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes passively configuring the buddy group such that a size of the buddy group is limited.
15 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes establishing a size of the buddy group based on a selection by the instant messaging identity.
16 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes initially establishing a size of the buddy group based on a default value.
17 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes sequencing the list of participant identities using a least recently used methodology.
18 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes sequencing the list of participant identities using a first-in first-out methodology.
19 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes arranging screen names included on the list of participant identities such that a most recent screen name is listed first.
20 . The method as in claim 1 wherein passively configuring the buddy group includes arranging screen names on the list of participant identities such that a least recently used screen name is omitted whether or not the least recently used screen name was first-in on the list of participant identities.