Methods, system and program product for providing automated sender status in a messaging session
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for managing a messaging session, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining a participant has disengaged activity in the messaging session;
determining a current activity of the participant; and
transmitting a status indication to another participant in the messaging session that indicates the current activity of the participant.
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Abstract
A process for managing an instant messaging or chat room session provides an automated real-time status of the activity of a participant currently disengaged from the messaging session. Throughout the messaging session, the status a participant is continuously determined, and a status indicator indicating the current action of the participant is sent to the other participant. The instant messaging application, other system applications and all interconnected hardware are monitored for user activity. Detected user activity is interpreted into a status indicator, which is transmitted to the other participant and displayed on the recipient'"'"'s computer in a preferred format.
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18 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for managing a messaging session, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a participant has disengaged activity in the messaging session;
determining a current activity of the participant; and
transmitting a status indication to another participant in the messaging session that indicates the current activity of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing system for managing telephone numbers contained within a web page in accordance with user preferences, said system comprising:
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means for determining a participant has disengaged activity in the messaging session;
determining a current activity of the participant; and
transmitting a status indication to another participant in the messaging session that indicates the current activity of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article of manufacture comprising machine-readable medium including program logic embedded therein that causes control circuitry to perform the steps of:
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determining a participant has disengaged activity in the messaging session;
determining a current activity of the participant; and
transmitting a status indication to another participant in the messaging session that indicates the current activity of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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