Method for providing quick responses in instant messaging conversations
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for enabling a user to generate a quick response to an instant messaging chat conversation, the computer implemented method comprising:
- displaying a set of instant messaging chat conversations to a user;
receiving user input selecting a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn;
responsive to receiving the user input selecting a turn, providing a user input region to the user, wherein the user input region is used to receive an instant message from the user; and
responsive to the user entering an instant message into the user input region, sending the instant message 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 allowing a user to quickly and directly responds to a turn in an instant messaging conversation. One or more instant messaging chat conversations are displayed to a user. User input is received selecting a turn in the one of more instant messaging chat conversations. Responsive to receiving the user input selecting a turn, a user input region is provided to the user, wherein the user input region is used to receive an instant message from the user. Upon the user entering an instant message into the user input region, the message is sent to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for enabling a user to generate a quick response to an instant messaging chat conversation, the computer implemented method comprising:
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displaying a set of instant messaging chat conversations to a user;
receiving user input selecting a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn;
responsive to receiving the user input selecting a turn, providing a user input region to the user, wherein the user input region is used to receive an instant message from the user; and
responsive to the user entering an instant message into the user input region, sending the instant message to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data processing system for enabling a user to generate a quick response to an instant messaging chat conversation, 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, receive user input selecting a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn, provide a user input region to the user in response to receiving the user input selecting a turn, wherein the user input region is used to receive an instant message from the user, and send the instant message to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation in response to the user entering an instant message into the user input region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for enabling a user to generate a quick response to an instant messaging chat conversation, 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 receiving user input selecting a turn in the set of instant messaging chat conversations to form a selected turn;
computer usable program code for providing a user input region to the user in response to receiving the user input selecting a turn, wherein the user input region is used to receive an instant message from the user; and
computer usable program code for sending the instant message to a set of participants in the instant messaging chat conversation in response to the user entering an instant message into the user input region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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