| United States Patent | 6,961,590 | | Toebes | November 1, 2005 | Method, device, and database for providing communication addresses for communication devices Abstract The present invention includes a method, device, and database for providing communication addresses for communication devices. In one form, a method for providing a communication address for establishing communication with a communication device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input character associated with a selectable communication address and determining a communication address reference based upon a communication criteria associated with the input character. The communication device may then display a communication address reference within a user interface in response to determining a communication address. | Inventors: | Toebes; John A. (Cary, NC) | | Assignee: | Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | | Appl. No.: | 09/715,979 | | Filed: | November 17, 2000 |
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