TASK ASSIGNMENT AND PROGRESS MONITORING IN AN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSION
First Claim
1. A method of task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session, the method comprising:
- maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second collaborators;
assigning a task to the second collaborator on request of the first collaborator from within the instant messaging session, the task specifying a third collaborator external to the instant messaging session; and
,providing subsequent notice to the first collaborator of collaborative interactions between the second and third collaborators in respect to the assigned task.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to task management in an instant messenger and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second collaborators, assigning a task to the second collaborator on request of the first collaborator from within the instant messaging session, the task specifying a third collaborator external to the instant messaging session, and providing subsequent notice to the first collaborator of collaborative interactions between the second and third collaborators in respect to the assigned task.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session, the method comprising:
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maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second collaborators; assigning a task to the second collaborator on request of the first collaborator from within the instant messaging session, the task specifying a third collaborator external to the instant messaging session; and
,providing subsequent notice to the first collaborator of collaborative interactions between the second and third collaborators in respect to the assigned task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A collaborative computing data processing system comprising:
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an instant messenger configured to maintain an instant messaging session between first and second collaborators; a task manager coupled to the instant messenger; and
,instant messenger task assignment and monitoring logic comprising program code enable to assign a task to the second collaborator on request of the first collaborator from within the instant messaging session, the task specifying a third collaborator external to the instant messaging session, and to provide subsequent notice to the first collaborator of collaborative interactions between the second and third collaborators in respect to the assigned task. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second collaborators; computer usable program code for assigning a task to the second collaborator on request of the first collaborator from within the instant messaging session, the task specifying a third collaborator external to the instant messaging session; and
,computer usable program code for providing subsequent notice of collaborative interactions between the second and third collaborators in respect to the assigned task. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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