Method and system for providing an instant messaging camp-on service
First Claim
1. A method for providing an instant messaging camp-on service, comprising:
- receiving, via a first instant messaging device, a request from a first user to log into an instant messaging server;
receiving a request from the first user to camp-on an instant messaging availability of a second user, wherein the second user is currently unavailable;
monitoring the instant messaging availability of the second user;
determining that the second user is available via instant messaging; and
notifying the first user via a first communication method of the instant messaging availability of the second user, the first communication method different from instant messaging communication.
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Abstract
A method for providing an instant messaging camp-on service includes receiving, via a first instant messaging device, a request from a first user to log into an instant messaging server and to camp-on an instant messaging availability of a second user, wherein the second user is currently unavailable. The method also includes monitoring the instant messaging availability of the second user and determining that the second user is available via instant messaging and then notifying the first user via a first communication method of the instant messaging availability of the second user. The first communication method is different from instant messaging communication.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for providing an instant messaging camp-on service, comprising:
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receiving, via a first instant messaging device, a request from a first user to log into an instant messaging server;
receiving a request from the first user to camp-on an instant messaging availability of a second user, wherein the second user is currently unavailable;
monitoring the instant messaging availability of the second user;
determining that the second user is available via instant messaging; and
notifying the first user via a first communication method of the instant messaging availability of the second user, the first communication method different from instant messaging communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing an instant messaging camp-on service, comprising:
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an interface operable to;
receive, via a first instant messaging device, a request from a first user to log into an instant messaging server;
receive a request from the first user to camp-on an instant messaging availability of a second user, wherein the second user is currently unavailable;
a processor operable to;
monitor the instant messaging availability of the second user;
determine that the second user is available via instant messaging; and
notify the first user via a first communication method of the instant messaging availability of the second user, the first communication method different from instant messaging communication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Logic embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising code operable to:
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receive, via a first instant messaging device, a request from a first user to log into an instant messaging server;
receive a request from the first user to camp-on an instant messaging availability of a second user, wherein the second user is currently unavailable;
monitor the instant messaging availability of the second user;
determine that the second user is available via instant messaging; and
notify the first user via a first communication method of the instant messaging availability of the second user, the first communication method different from instant messaging communication. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for providing an instant messaging camp-on service, comprising:
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means for receiving, via a first instant messaging device, a request from a first user to log into an instant messaging server;
means for receiving a request from the first user to camp-on an instant messaging availability of a second user, wherein the second user is currently unavailable;
means for monitoring the instant messaging availability of the second user;
means for determining that the second user is available via instant messaging; and
means for notifying the first user via a first communication method of the instant messaging availability of the second user, the first communication method different from instant messaging communication.
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