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Policy-based management of instant message windows

  • US 20050055412A1
  • 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 enabling an instant messaging (“

  • IM”

    ) user to specify policy information usable in responding to arrival of instant messages, comprising steps of;

    defining, by the IM user, policy information specifying criteria for responding to arrival of instant messages; and

    using the defined policy information, upon arrival of an instant message from an IM sender not already participating in an IM session with the IM user, to programmatically determine a response to the arriving instant message.

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