Postponing an instant messaging session
US7774407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1818
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating an instant messaging application comprises running an instant messaging dialogue session across a plurality of participant devices. When a user wishes to postpone the session, the application receives a postponement signal from a participant device, determines a future restart time and future participant devices, terminates the current instant messaging dialogue session, and initiates a new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time for the future participant devices.
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