Editing messaging sessions for a record

• US 20030023689A1
• Filed: 07/26/2001
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dutta, Rabindranath, Paolini, Michael A., Brown, Michael Wayne
• Application Number:
  US09/915,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20030023689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method, system and program for editing a messaging session for a record are provided. A particular user from among multiple users associated with a messaging session is enabled to edit a messaging entry previously submitted in the messaging session. The edit to the messaging entry is then saved with the messaging session, such that the particular user is enabled to edit the messaging session prior to saving the messaging session as a record. In addition, the recorded messaging session with the edit to the messaging entry is distributed among the users associated with the messaging session.

Claims

1. A method for recording a messaging session, said method comprising the steps of:

enabling a particular user to edit a messaging entry previously submitted in a messaging session, wherein at least one other user has participated in said messaging session; and

saving said edit to said messaging entry with said messaging session, such that said particular user is enabled to edit said messaging session prior to saving as a record.

2. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 1, said method further comprising the step of:

receiving said edit at a messaging server communicatively connected via a network to a plurality of client messaging systems accessible to said users.

3. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 1, said method further comprising the step of:

receiving said edit at a particular client messaging system accessible to said particular user communicatively connected via a network to a plurality of client messaging systems accessible to said users.

4. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 1, said step of enabling a particular user to edit a messaging entry, further comprising the step of:

in response to channel options for said messaging session allowing editing by said particular user, enabling said particular user to edit said messaging entry.

5. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 1, said method further comprising the step of:

providing an interface to said particular user for entering said edit to said messaging entry.

6. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 1, said method further comprising the steps of:

submitting a request to said at least one other user to approve said edit of said messaging entry; and

in response to receiving an approval from said at least one other user, storing said messaging session with said edit of said messaging entry.

7. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 6, said method further comprising the steps of:

receiving said approval with a digital signature corresponding to said at least one other user; and

storing said digital signature with said edit of said messaging entry.

8. The method for recording a messaging session according to claim 1, said method further comprising the step of:

distributing said messaging session with said edit to said message entry to said at least one other user.

9. A system for recording a messaging session, said system comprising:

a server system communicatively connected to a network;

said server system further comprising;

means for enabling a particular user to edit a messaging entry previously submitted in a messaging session, wherein at least one other user has participated in said messaging session; and

means for saving said edit to said messaging entry with said messaging session, such that said particular user is enabled to edit said messaging session prior to saving as a record.

10. The system for recording a messaging session according to claim 9, wherein said server system is communicatively connected via said network to a plurality of client messaging systems accessible to said users.

11. The system for recording a messaging session according to claim 9, said server system further comprising:

means for enabling said particular user to edit said messaging entry, in response to channel options for said messaging session allowing editing by said particular user.

12. The system for recording a messaging session according to claim 9, said server system further comprising:

means for providing an interface to said particular user for entering said edit to said messaging entry.

13. The system for recording a messaging session according to claim 9, said server system further comprising:

means for submitting a request to said at least one other user to approve said edit of said messaging entry; and

means for storing said messaging session with said edit of said messaging entry, in response to receiving an approval from said at least one other user.

14. The system for recording a messaging session according to claim 13, said server system further comprising:

means for receiving said approval with a digital signature corresponding to said at least one other user; and

means for storing said digital signature with said edit of said messaging entry.

15. The system for recording a messaging session according to claim 9, said server system further comprising:

means for distributing said messaging session with said edit to said message entry to said at least one other user.

16. A program for recording a messaging session, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:

means for enabling a particular user to edit a messaging entry previously submitted in a messaging session, wherein at least one other user has participated in said messaging session; and

means for saving said edit to said messaging entry with said messaging session, such that said particular user is enabled to edit said messaging session prior to saving as a record.

17. The program for recording a messaging session according to claim 16, said program further comprising:

means for enabling said particular user to edit said messaging entry, in response to channel options for said messaging session allowing editing by said particular user.

18. The program for recording a messaging session according to claim 16, said program further comprising:

means for providing an interface to said particular user for entering said edit to said messaging entry.

19. The program for recording a messaging session according to claim 16, said program further comprising:

means for submitting a request to said at least one other user to approve said edit of said messaging entry; and

means for storing said messaging session with said edit of said messaging entry, in response to receiving an approval from said at least one other user.

20. The program for recording a messaging session according to claim 19, said program further comprising:

means for receiving said approval with a digital signature corresponding to said at least one other user; and

means for storing said digital signature with said edit of said messaging entry.

21. The program for recording a messaging session according to claim 16, said program further comprising:

means for distributing said messaging session with said edit to said message entry to said at least one other user.

22. A method for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session, said method comprising the steps of:

requesting to edit a previously submitted entry in a messaging session; and

in response to receiving editing authorization, submitting an edit to said message entry, such that a recording of said messaging session is adjusted according to said edit to said message entry.

23. The method for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session according to claim 22, said method further comprising the step of:

submitting said request to edit a previously submitted entry from a client messaging system communicatively connected via a network to a messaging server.

24. The method for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session according to claim 22, said method further comprising the step of:

submitting said request to edit a previously submitted entry from a particular client messaging system communicatively connected via a network to at least one other client messaging system.

25. The method for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session according to claim 22, said method further comprising the step of:

in response to receiving approvals for said edit from at least one other user associated with said messaging session, storing said messaging session with said edit as a record accessible to said at least one other user.

26. A system for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session, said system comprising:

a client messaging system communicatively connected to a network;

said client messaging system further comprising;

means for requesting to edit a previously submitted entry in a messaging session; and

means for submitting an edit to said message entry, in response to receiving editing authorization, such that a recording of said messaging session is adjusted according to said edit to said message entry.

27. The system for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session according to claim 26, wherein said client messaging system is communicatively connected via a network to a messaging server.

28. The system for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session according to claim 26, said client messaging system further comprising:

means for storing said messaging session with said edit as a record accessible to said at least one other user, in response to receiving approvals for said edit from at least one other user associated with said messaging session.

29. A program for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:

means for requesting to edit a previously submitted entry in a messaging session; and

means for submitting an edit to said message entry, in response to receiving editing authorization, such that a recording of said messaging session is adjusted according to said edit to said message entry.

30. The program for editing previously submitted message entries in a messaging session according to claim 29, said program further comprising:

means for storing said messaging session with said edit as a record accessible to said at least one other user, in response to receiving approvals for said edit from at least one other user associated with said messaging session.