SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVEYING INFORMATION TO AN INSTANT MESSAGING CLIENT
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1. A method for execution by a first client of an instant messaging service, comprising:
- obtaining data from a data source;
causing client-controlled information regarding the first client to include said data, thereby to cause the client-controlled information regarding the first client and including said data to be persistently conveyed by the instant messaging service to a second client of the instant messaging service.
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Abstract
A method for execution by a first client of an instant messaging service, comprising: obtaining data from a data source; and causing client-controlled information regarding the first client to include said data, thereby to cause the client-controlled information regarding the first client and including said data to be persistently conveyed by the instant messaging service to a second client of the instant messaging service. This allows a user associated with the first client to become aware of the data in a non-intrusive manner.
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117 Claims
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1. A method for execution by a first client of an instant messaging service, comprising:
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obtaining data from a data source; causing client-controlled information regarding the first client to include said data, thereby to cause the client-controlled information regarding the first client and including said data to be persistently conveyed by the instant messaging service to a second client of the instant messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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98. The method defined in claim 98, wherein the data related to the data service comprises an indication of whether a given potential called party is engaged in a telephone conversation.
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102. A method for execution by each of a plurality of first clients of an instant messaging service, each of the first clients associated with a respective one of a plurality of second clients, comprising:
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obtaining respective data from a data source; causing client-controlled information regarding the respective first client to include said respective data, thereby to cause the client-controlled information regarding the respective first client and including said respective data to be persistently conveyed by the instant messaging service to the respective second client. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. The method defined in claim 107, further comprising:
using the generic address to collectively identify the plurality of first clients to the instant messaging service.
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108. The method defined in claim 108, further comprising:
informing each of the second clients of the generic address.
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109. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code which, when executed by a computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus to execute a method, said computer-readable program code comprising:
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first computer-readable program code for obtaining data from a data source; second computer-readable program code for causing client-controlled information regarding the first client to include said data, thereby to cause the client-controlled information regarding the first client and including said data to be persistently conveyed by the instant messaging service to a second client.
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110. A computer-readable memory medium, comprising:
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a first memory area associated with a first client of an instant messaging service; a second memory area associated with a second client of an instant messaging service; the first memory area comprising a region for persistent conveyance to the first client, the region identifying the second client; the second memory area storing client-controlled information regarding the second client; the region in the first memory area comprising data associated with the first client, said data being related to the contents of the second memory area.
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111. A method, comprising persistently conveying to a first instant messaging client information associated with and controlled by a second instant messaging client, said information comprising data obtained from a data source by the second instant messaging client.
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112. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code which, when executed by a computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus to persistently convey to a first instant messaging client information associated with and controlled by a second instant messaging client, said information comprising data obtained from a data source by the second instant messaging client.
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