Method for providing in-context responses to instant messaging conversations
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing an in-context response to an instant message, the computer implemented method comprising:
- displaying a set of instant messaging chat conversations to a user;
determining that the user has selected a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn;
providing a response input area to the user, wherein the response input area is used to receive a response from the user to the selected turn;
linking the response with the selected turn to form a linked response; and
sending the linked response to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for providing an in-context response to an instant message. One or more instant messaging chat conversations are displayed to a user. When a determination is made that the user has selected a turn in the chat conversation, a response input area is provided to the user, wherein the response input area is used to receive a response from the user to the selected turn. A link is created between the response and the selected turn. The response is sent to one or more participants in the chat conversation. At any point, the response input area may be minimized to a visual response indicator, wherein the visual response indicator is placed in proximity to the selected turn to indicate that the selected turn has an associated response. When a chat participant selects the visual response indicator, the linked response is displayed to the participant.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing an in-context response to an instant message, the computer implemented method comprising:
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displaying a set of instant messaging chat conversations to a user;
determining that the user has selected a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn;
providing a response input area to the user, wherein the response input area is used to receive a response from the user to the selected turn;
linking the response with the selected turn to form a linked response; and
sending the linked response to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for providing an in-context response to an instant message, 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 display a set of instant messaging chat conversations to a user, determine that the user has selected a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn, provide a response input area to the user, wherein the response input area is used to receive a response from the user to the selected turn, link the response with the selected turn to form a linked response, and send the linked response to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for providing an in-context response to an instant message, 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 displaying a set of instant messaging chat conversations to a user;
computer usable program code for determining that the user has selected a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn;
computer usable program code for providing a response input area to the user, wherein the response input area is used to receive a response from the user to the selected turn;
computer usable program code for linking the response with the selected turn to form a linked response; and
computer usable program code for sending the linked response to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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