公开(公告)号：US10153998B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15265769

申请日：2016-09-14

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Jakub Snabl

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for providing integrated instant messaging functionality in a social networking service, the method including receiving a request from a user having a first user account at a social networking service to view contacts belonging to a social group associated with the first user account, wherein the social group is maintained at the social networking service, identifying one or more contacts belonging to the social group in response to the request, determining a status associated with a user account for each of the identified one or more contacts, the status indicating whether each of the one or more contacts is available for instant messaging communication and providing a listing including the identified one or more contacts and the status associated with each of the identified one or more contacts for display to the user at a social networking site of the social networking service.