INSTANT MESSAGING REDIRECTION AND AUTHORITY CONFIRMATION

• US 20080005254A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Silberg, Elizabeth B., Adolphs, Jennifer L., Garbow, Zachary A.
• Application Number:
  US11/427,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20080005254A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments include a method for instant messaging including redirection and authority confirmation including: establishing a chat session between a first chat party and a second chat party; contacting an authority to monitor the chat between the first and second chat parties; monitoring the chat session between the first and second chat parties based upon a set of rules; and blocking a chat message from a first chat party responsive to the set of rules.

Claims

1. A method for instant messaging including redirection and authority confirmation comprising:

establishing a chat session between a first chat party and a second chat party;

contacting an authority to monitor the chat between the first and second chat parties;

monitoring the chat session between the first and second chat parties based upon a set of rules; and

blocking a chat message from a first chat party responsive to the set of rules.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring the chat session for a keyword.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the authority is a lawyer.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the set of rules includes a list of approved authorities.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the set of rules includes a list of second chat parties that require the presence of the authority.

6. A method for instant messaging including redirection and authority confirmation comprising:

receiving a request for a chat session with a second chat party from a first chat party;

determining if an authority is required for the chat session based upon a set of rules, the set of rules including a keyword;

determining if the authority is available for the chat session;

contacting the second chat party to request the chat session;

indicating the first chat party is unavailable if the authority is required and the authority is unavailable;

establishing the chat session between the first chat party and the second chat party; and

monitoring the chat session for a dangerous content based upon the set of rules, wherein the set of rules identifies keywords, wherein if the keyword is present in the chat content, the authority is required to accept/reject the use of the keywords.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising notifying the second chat party that the authority is monitoring the chat session.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the authority is a lawyer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein dangerous content is a trade secret.