Universal support for multiple external messaging systems
US8965980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, computer system, computer program product and application programming interface to support the use of multiple external messaging systems from within an application program and to track activities performed using any of the multiple external messaging systems. The application program allows a preferred messaging system to prepare, send, and receive messages from within the application program to be specified for each user of the application program. Multiple external messaging systems are available to be configured as the preferred or default messaging system for a given user. Activities performed using any of the external messaging systems can be tracked in a comprehensive collection of data about activity performed via the application program.
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