METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING INSTANT MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for ordering a plurality of incoming instant messages, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a data processing system, at least one incoming instant message;
responsive to identifying the at least one incoming instant message as a response to at least one outgoing instant message originating from the data processing system, associating the at least one incoming instant message with the at least one outgoing instant message to form a set of related messages; and
presenting the at least one incoming instant message to a first user, wherein a relationship between the at least one incoming instant message and the at least one outgoing instant message is identified.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and a computer usable program product for ordering a plurality of instant messages are provided. A data processing system receives at least one incoming instant message. Responsive to identifying the at least one incoming instant message as a response to at least one outgoing instant message originating from the data processing system, the data processing system associates the at least one incoming instant message with the at least one outgoing instant message to form a set of related messages. The data processing system presents the at least one incoming instant message to a first user, wherein a relationship between the at least one incoming instant message and the at least one outgoing instant message is identified.
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1. A computer implemented method for ordering a plurality of incoming instant messages, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a data processing system, at least one incoming instant message; responsive to identifying the at least one incoming instant message as a response to at least one outgoing instant message originating from the data processing system, associating the at least one incoming instant message with the at least one outgoing instant message to form a set of related messages; and presenting the at least one incoming instant message to a first user, wherein a relationship between the at least one incoming instant message and the at least one outgoing instant message is identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method for responding to a plurality of incoming instant messages, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a data processing system, at least one incoming instant message; identifying the at least one incoming instant message as an instant message in the plurality of incoming instant messages to which a user wishes to form a response; and transmitting an at least one outgoing instant message, wherein the at least one outgoing instant message indicates that the at least one outgoing instant message is a response to the at least one incoming instant message, and wherein the at least one outgoing instant message and the at least one incoming instant message form a set of related messages. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for ordering a plurality of instant messages comprising:
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computer usable program code for receiving, by a data processing system, at least one incoming instant message; responsive to identifying the at least one incoming instant message as a response to at least one outgoing instant message originating from the data processing system, computer usable program code for associating the at least one incoming instant message with the at least one outgoing instant message to form a set of related messages; and computer usable program code for presenting the at least one incoming instant message to a first user, wherein a relationship between the at least one incoming instant message and the at least one outgoing instant message is identified. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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