Rendering destination instant messaging personalization items before communicating with destination
US7689649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/75
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.
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