Instant messaging activity notification
US8417784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/043
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of communicating user activity in a messaging system. The method comprises: monitoring an input region displayed to a first user of the messaging system in a client executed at a user terminal of the first user; responsive to receiving a user activated input at the input region, analysing the input and using the analysis to match the input to a type of user activity from a predetermined set of user activities; and transmitting a message comprising data representing the type of user activity from the user terminal of the first user to a user terminal of at least one other user of the messaging system over a communications network.
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