Method and system for management of instant messaging targets
US7603421B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/043
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for delivering messages to a user in a computerized communication system, such as an instant messaging (IM) system. When a computer system receives a registration message indicating that a user is currently active at a given station, the computer system responsively sets the given client station as a target station for messages directed to the user. If no user activity is detected at the given client station for a predefined period of time, however, the computer system then automatically sets a new client station as the target station for subsequent messages directed to the user.
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