Method for automatically initiating an instant messaging chat session based on a calendar entry
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method in an instant messaging client for initiating an instant messaging chat session, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving an instruction to initiate the instant messaging chat session based on a scheduled entry in a calendaring system; and
presenting a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to a user at a time specified in the scheduled entry.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for automatically initiating an instant messaging (IM) chat session based on a calendar entry. A user'"'"'s IM client receives instructions to initiate an IM chat session based on a scheduled entry in the calendaring system. These instructions may be received from the user'"'"'s calendaring system or a continuously running service, such as a daemon, independent of the IM client. Upon receiving the instructions, the IM client may optionally alert the user to the impending chat session. The IM client then presents a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to the user at a time specified in the scheduled entry. Data associated with the scheduled entry in the calendaring system, such as notes or attachments related to the chat session, may also be displayed in the chat window.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method in an instant messaging client for initiating an instant messaging chat session, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving an instruction to initiate the instant messaging chat session based on a scheduled entry in a calendaring system; and
presenting a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to a user at a time specified in the scheduled entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data processing system for initiating an instant messaging chat session, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus;
a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code;
at least one managed device connected to the bus;
a communications unit connected to the bus; and
a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to receive an instruction to initiate the instant messaging chat session based on a scheduled entry in a calendaring system, and present a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to a user at a time specified in the scheduled entry. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for initiating an instant messaging chat session, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code tangibly embodied thereon, the computer usable program code comprising;
computer usable program code for receiving an instruction to initiate the instant messaging chat session based on a scheduled entry in a calendaring system; and
computer usable program code for presenting a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to a user at a time specified in the scheduled entry. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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