Filter for instant messaging
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1. A method for filtering instant messages sent to a first user, the method comprising:
- receiving an initial instant message from a second user intended for the first user;
sending a reply message to the second user requesting that the second user perform a verification process;
monitoring for an incoming response message from the second user; and
in the event that the incoming response message is received;
determining if the second user properly completes the verification process.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for methods and computer programs for filtering instant messages sent to a recipient. An initial instant message is received from a sender, intended for the recipient. Then, a reply message is sent to the sender requesting that the sender perform a verification process. The method monitors for an incoming response message from the sender, and when the incoming response message is received, the method determines whether the sender properly completed the verification process.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for filtering instant messages sent to a first user, the method comprising:
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receiving an initial instant message from a second user intended for the first user;
sending a reply message to the second user requesting that the second user perform a verification process;
monitoring for an incoming response message from the second user; and
in the event that the incoming response message is received;
determining if the second user properly completes the verification process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for filtering instant messages sent to a first user, the method comprising:
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receiving an initial instant message from a second user intended for the first user;
sending a reply message to the second user requesting that the second user perform a verification process;
receiving an incoming response message from the second user and determining if the second user properly completes the verification process; and
in the event that the second user properly completes the verification process;
displaying the initial instant message to the first user;
initiating an instant messaging conversation between the first and second users;
receiving at least one subsequent instant message from the second user during the instant messaging conversation; and
displaying the at least one subsequent instant message to the first user without requiring the second user to perform the verification process again while participating in the instant messaging conversation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a computer system that includes an instant messaging client, a computer program product for implementing a method of filtering instant messages sent to a first user, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, can cause the computer system to perform the following:
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receive a initial instant message from a second user intended for the first user;
send a reply message to the second user requesting that the second user perform a verification process;
monitor for an incoming response message from the second user; and
in the event that the incoming response message is received;
determine if the second user properly completes the verification process.
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24. An instant messaging filter, comprising:
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a processor for causing the filter to perform the following;
receive an initial instant message from a second user intended for a first user;
send a reply message to the second user requesting that the second user perform a verification process;
receive an incoming response message from the second user and determining if the second user properly completes the verification process; and
in the event that the second user properly completes the verification process;
display the initial instant message to the first user;
a pending instant messages folder for storing instant messages that were not displayed by the processor, and for allowing the first user to view and delete the instant messages stored therein.
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