Instant messaging client and server
First Claim
1. An instant messaging client capable of taking part in a group of instant messaging clients arranged for, when in communication mode, exchanging information with the other instant messaging clients of the group through an instant messaging server in a communication network, said instant messaging client comprising means for entering, staying in or leaving a silent mode in which it is registered to the instant messaging server but receives no information sent by the other instant messaging clients of the group.
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Abstract
Instant messaging client capable of taking part in a group of instant messaging clients arranged for, when in communication mode, exchanging information with the other instant messaging clients of the group through an instant messaging server in a communication network. The instant messaging client comprises means for entering, staying in or leaving a silent mode in which it is registered to the instant messaging server but receives no information sent by the other instant messaging clients of the group.
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18 Claims
- 1. An instant messaging client capable of taking part in a group of instant messaging clients arranged for, when in communication mode, exchanging information with the other instant messaging clients of the group through an instant messaging server in a communication network, said instant messaging client comprising means for entering, staying in or leaving a silent mode in which it is registered to the instant messaging server but receives no information sent by the other instant messaging clients of the group.
- 6. A device incorporating an instant messaging client capable of taking part in a group of instant messaging clients arranged for, when in communication mode, exchanging information with the other instant messaging clients of the group through an instant messaging server in a communication network, said instant messaging client comprising means for entering, staying in or leaving a silent mode in which it is registered to the instant messaging server but receives no information sent by the other instant messaging clients of the group, the device comprising means for communicating with the communication network.
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8. An instant messaging server capable of being placed in a communication network to manage information exchanges between instant messaging clients of a group, the instant messaging server comprising:
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means for memorizing status relating to a mode in which each instant messaging client of the group is, the mode being one among at least a communication mode in which said instant messaging client receives information sent by other instant messaging clients of the group and a silent mode in which said instant messaging client is registered to the instant messaging server but receives no information sent by the other instant messaging clients of the group means for forwarding information received from an instant messaging client of the group to the other instant messaging clients of the group for which a status relating to the communication mode is memorized; and
means for preventing information received from an instant messaging client of the group from being forwarded to the other instant messaging clients of the group for which a status relating to the silent mode is memorized. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification