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Managing status information for instant messaging users

  • US 20050055405A1
  • Filed: 09/04/2003
  • Published: 03/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of providing enhanced status information for instant messaging (“

  • IM”

    ) users, comprising steps of;

    defining, by a first IM user, a user-defined IM status level; and

    providing an indication of the user-defined status level to at least one other IM user when the first IM user has that status.

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