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System and method for predicting availability status changes of instant messenger users

  • US 10,454,855 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2017
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for predicting availability status changes, the method comprising:

  • retrieving, via a provider computing device, present availability status information for a user of an instant messenger (IM) application managed by the provider computing device, wherein the present availability status information includes at least a present availability status and a timestamp usable to identify a present date and time the present availability status was retrieved;

    identifying, by the provider computing device, a behavioral pattern of a plurality of behavioral patterns for the user as a function of the present availability status;

    determining, by the provider computing device, a predicted next availability status information based on the identified behavioral pattern for the user, wherein the predicted next availability status information includes at least a predicted availability status change event and a timestamp useable to identify a next date and time of the availability status; and

    creating, by the provider computing device, a predicted availability status string based on the predicted next availability status information.

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