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Instant communication method

US7552181B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 2005
Grant dateJun 23, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/542
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a method for implementing instant messaging, including: registering, in a Hook function, a function for registering an instant messaging sub-process in a current running program used for defining a condition for registering the instant messaging sub-process and a process for registering the instant messaging sub-process as a sub-process of the current running program if the condition is satisfied and is used for displaying a instant messaging sub-window in a window of the current running program; and if running an instant messaging program, calling, by the Hook function, the function for registering an instant messaging sub-process in a current running program, if the condition for registering the instant messaging sub-process is satisfied, creating an instant messaging sub-process, registering the sub-process as the sub-process of the current running program, and displaying the instant messaging sub-window in the current running program.

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