AUTOMATIC PROVISIONING OF INSTANT MESSAGING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES

摘要

A system and method automate the process of provisioning user accounts for a selected service, thereby allowing ease of creation of new communities easier. By automating provisioning and thereby eliminating steps that require end user interaction, the present technology facilitates community creation. In particular, the system may automatically determine existing identification, such as a telephone number associated with a user's mobile device, to provision the account without requiring additional interaction from the user. The system may also automatically connect user accounts in the selected by using existing trust relationships, such as contact information stored in a contacts database.