Instant communication method
US7552181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2025 |
Classification
- 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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