Method, system and program product for dynamic transmission 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:
- receiving a plurality of characters from a message sender within the messaging session, wherein the plurality of characters forms a portion of a message within the messaging session;
determining that the number of characters of the received plurality of characters is at least equal to a preset number of characters; and
transmitting the plurality of characters to a message recipient within the messaging session.
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Abstract
When the number of characters typed in an instant message window reaches a preset length parameter, the partially typed message is automatically sent to the message recipient with an ellipsis appended to the end of the partial message to inform the message recipient they have received only a portion of the message. While the partial message is transmitted, the message sender continues to type the message without interruption, and if the number of characters input into the message window since the last transmission reaches the preset length parameter, the latest partially typed message is automatically transmitted. The process repeats as the message sender continues to type the message, causing portions of the message to be automatically transmitted to the recipient during the composition process, until the sender selects send and the entire composed message, comprising a concatenation of all transmitted partial messages and any remaining typed characters, is sent to the recipient.
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21 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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receiving a plurality of characters from a message sender within the messaging session, wherein the plurality of characters forms a portion of a message within the messaging session;
determining that the number of characters of the received plurality of characters is at least equal to a preset number of characters; and
transmitting the plurality of characters to a message recipient within the messaging session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for for managing a messaging session, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of characters from a message sender within the messaging session, wherein the plurality of characters forms a portion of a message within the messaging session;
means for determining that the number of characters of the received plurality of characters is at least equal to a preset number of characters; and
means for transmitting the plurality of characters to a message recipient within the messaging session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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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receiving a plurality of characters from a message sender within the messaging session, wherein the plurality of characters forms a portion of a message within the messaging session;
determining that the number of characters of the received plurality of characters is at least equal to a preset number of characters; and
transmitting the plurality of characters to a message recipient within the messaging session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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