Persisting a group in an instant messaging application

US8086686B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Brian Scott Moudy · Redmond, US
• Aarthi Natarajan · Kirkland, US
• Asta Roseway · Seattle, US
• Geeven Singh · Bellevue, US
• George Joy · Arlington Heights, US
• Ranjib Singh Badh · Redmond, US
• Richard Michael Eames · Sammamish, US
• Marcella C. S. Rader · Bellevue, US
• Alexander K. Heron · Kirkland, US
• Vasudha Chandrasekaran · Kirkland, US
• Nicole Steinbok · Redmond, US
• Steven Abrahams · Seattle, US
• Troy A. Schauls · Redmond, US
• Amy Wai-Yee Ip · Kirkland, US
• Melora Zaner-Godsey · Redmond, US
• Seshagiri Panchapagesan · Redmond, US
• Jeroen Van Turennout · Snohomish, US
• Vlad Cretu · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 27, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/386
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives a request to create a persistent messaging group for an instant messaging application, wherein the request includes an indication of one or more entities that are desired to be members of the persistent messaging group. The system further includes a group creator component that creates the persistent messaging group based at least in part upon the received group creation request, wherein the persistent messaging group is persisted over multiple instant messaging sessions.