Controlling computer response message traffic
US7734709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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