Enhanced instant message status message area containing time/date stamped entries and editable by others
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user status message in an instant messaging system, comprising:
- obtaining a user status message associated with an owner user;
sensing a request to edit said user status message;
providing an interface for adding a new entry to said status message;
inputting, through said interface for adding said new entry to said status message, information to include within said new entry; and
adding said new entry to said user status message, wherein said adding said new entry includes inserting a time at which said new entry was added into said user status message.
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Abstract
A system for providing a user status message in an instant messaging system that permits editing of the user status message by the owner of the status message and other users, and that displays information in the status message regarding the editing history of the status message. An edit history for each status message is provided, including a date and time stamp associated with each of a number of entries within the status message. Each entry in the status message is further provided with an indication of the user that authored the entry. The owner of the status message and users other than the owner of the status message are permitted to add entries to the status message through interfaces provided by the disclosed system. The system may further provide the ability to include links to additional information within the status message entries based on detection of strings of adjacent characters having a predetermined capitalization format.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing a user status message in an instant messaging system, comprising:
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obtaining a user status message associated with an owner user;
sensing a request to edit said user status message;
providing an interface for adding a new entry to said status message;
inputting, through said interface for adding said new entry to said status message, information to include within said new entry; and
adding said new entry to said user status message, wherein said adding said new entry includes inserting a time at which said new entry was added into said user status message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system of providing a user status message in an instant messaging system, comprising:
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means for obtaining a user status message associated with an owner user;
means for sensing a request to edit said user status message;
means for providing an interface for adding a new entry to said status message;
means for inputting, through said interface for adding said new entry to said status message, information to include within said new entry; and
means for adding said new entry to said user status message, wherein said adding said new entry includes inserting a time at which said new entry was added into said user status message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product, wherein said computer program product includes a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium having a computer program for providing a user status message in an instant messaging system stored thereon, said computer program comprising:
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program code for obtaining a user status message associated with an owner user;
program code for sensing a request to edit said user status message;
program code for providing an interface for adding a new entry to said status message;
program code for inputting, through said interface for adding said new entry to said status message, information to include within said new entry; and
program code for adding said new entry to said user status message, wherein said adding said new entry includes inserting a time at which said new entry was added into said user status message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a user status message in an instant messaging system stored thereon, said computer program comprising:
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program code, stored in a computer readable memory communicably coupled to at least one processor, operable to obtain a user status message associated with an owner user;
program code, stored in said computer readable memory, operable to sense a request to edit said user status message;
program code, stored in said computer readable memory, operable to provide an interface for adding a new entry to said status message;
program code, stored in said computer readable memory, operable to input, through said interface for adding said new entry to said status message, information to include within said new entry; and
program code, stored in said computer readable memory, operable to add said new entry to said user status message, wherein said adding said new entry includes inserting a time at which said new entry was added into said user status message.
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