Distributed instant messaging
First Claim
1. In a computing environment having multiple client devices, each configured with an Instant messaging (IM) utility, a computer-implementable method comprising:
- establishing a first IM session with a first user login identifier (ID) on a first client device that has an associated first network routing address; and
when a request to establish a next IM session with the same first user login ID is received from a second client device while the first IM session is active, dynamically enabling a seamless continuation of the first IM session on the second client device.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for the steps of (1) establishing a first Instant messaging (IM) session with a first user login identifier (ID) on a first client device with a first network routing address; and, when a request to establish a next IM session with the same first user login ID is received from a second client device while the first IM session is active, dynamically enabling a seamless continuation of the first IM session on the second client device. The above steps are completed within a computing environment having multiple client devices, each configured with an IM utility
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20 Claims
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1. In a computing environment having multiple client devices, each configured with an Instant messaging (IM) utility, a computer-implementable method comprising:
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establishing a first IM session with a first user login identifier (ID) on a first client device that has an associated first network routing address; and
when a request to establish a next IM session with the same first user login ID is received from a second client device while the first IM session is active, dynamically enabling a seamless continuation of the first IM session on the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor;
a memory coupled to the data bus; and
a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured to;
establish a first IM session with a first user login identifier (ID) on a first client device that has an associated first network routing address; and
when a request to establish a next IM session with the same first user login ID is received from a second client device while the first IM session is active, dynamically enable a seamless continuation of the first IM session on the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured to:
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establish a first IM session with a first user login identifier (ID) on a first client device that has an associated first network routing address; and
when a request to establish a next IM session with the same first user login ID is received from a second client device while the first IM session is active, dynamically enable a seamless continuation of the first IM session on the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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