Method and system for instant messaging conversation security
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1. A method for securing an instant messaging (“
- IM”
) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising;
receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and
, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled.
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Abstract
A method for securing an instant messaging (“IM”) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising: receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled.
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1. A method for securing an instant messaging (“
- IM”
) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising;
receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and
,transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for securing an instant messaging (“
- IM”
) conversation between at least a first user and a second user, the first user being a user of the system and the second user having a client, the system and client being in communication over a network, the system comprising;
a processor coupled to memory and to an interface to the network and adapted for;
receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) presented on a display of the system to disable copying of the IM conversation; and
,transmitting a message to the client to inform the client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable code for directing a data processing system to secure an instant messaging (“
- IM”
) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first user being a user of the data processing system and the second user having a client, the data processing system and client being in communication over a network, the computer program product comprising;
code for receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) presented on a display of the data processing system to disable copying of the IM conversation; and
,code for transmitting a message to the client to inform the client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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