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Controlling computer response message traffic

US7734709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateSep 14, 2005
Grant dateJun 8, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/48
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electronic message response reception at a client computer in a conversation are throttled according to a predetermined critera in order to reduce the volume of messages the client is presented. Critera for throttling messages comprises only presenting messages in a predetermined time window, presenting only a predetermined number of response messages, presenting messages based on previous responder activity and presenting only messages from predefined senders.

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