Method for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of instant messaging based on monitoring user activity
First Claim
1. A method for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of communication between a plurality of users communicating over a network using communication devices, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring one of said user'"'"'s activity on at least one communication device;
automatically evaluating said one of said user'"'"'s status;
converting said one of said user'"'"'s status into a summary status based on preconfigured stored rules; and
transmitting said summary status to at least another one of said plurality of users.
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Abstract
A method for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of instant messaging between users on any computing devices. One aspect of the invention is to automatically identify the status of an intended recipient and transform the details into a meaningful summary status which will be displayed to the sending user. Another aspect of the invention is to mitigate interruptions to a recipient by delaying the receipt of the message based on particular rules. Another aspect of the invention monitors the instant messaging activity of a user for efficiency and then suggests appropriate actions to improve the efficiency. The monitoring is based on measurements taken periodically and a set of rules can be used to detect inefficiencies. Once inefficiency is detected, an instant notification can be sent to the user or periodic reports can be sent to the user, management or any other entity.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of communication between a plurality of users communicating over a network using communication devices, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring one of said user'"'"'s activity on at least one communication device;
automatically evaluating said one of said user'"'"'s status;
converting said one of said user'"'"'s status into a summary status based on preconfigured stored rules; and
transmitting said summary status to at least another one of said plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A method for improving efficiency of communication between a plurality of users using a plurality of communication devices over a network, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring communication device activity of one of said plurality of users;
identifying instances of activity by said one of said plurality of users that exceed preconfigured thresholds; and
transmitting information indicative of corrective activity to said one of said plurality of users such that, when exercised, the corrective activity tends to increase efficiency of the communication device activity of said one of said plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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