SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVEYING INFORMATION TO AN INSTANT MESSAGING CLIENT
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code which, when executed by a computing apparatus associated with a first client of an instant messaging service, causes the computing apparatus to display a screen that persistently conveys client-controlled information regarding a second client identified by the first client, the client-controlled information regarding the second client comprising data related to a data service associated with the second client.
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Abstract
A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code which, when executed by a computing apparatus associated with a first client of an instant messaging service, causes the computing apparatus to display a screen that persistently conveys client-controlled information regarding a second client identified by the first client, the client-controlled information regarding the second client comprising data related to a data service associated with the second client. This allows a user associated with the first client to become aware of the data in a non-intrusive manner.
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99 Claims
- 1. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code which, when executed by a computing apparatus associated with a first client of an instant messaging service, causes the computing apparatus to display a screen that persistently conveys client-controlled information regarding a second client identified by the first client, the client-controlled information regarding the second client comprising data related to a data service associated with the second client.
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78. A method, comprising:
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instantiating a first client of the instant messaging service; identifying a second client of the instant messaging service, the second client associated with at least one data service; observing client-controlled information regarding the second client, the client-controlled information being persistently conveyed by the instant messaging service, the client-controlled information comprising data related to the at least one data service. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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