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PERSISTENT GROUP-BASED INSTANT MESSAGING

  • US 20090106376A1
  • Filed: 10/23/2007
  • Published: 04/23/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of administering instant messaging (IM), comprising:

  • receiving input from a plurality of subscribers in a conversation associated with a persistent-IM-group;

    sending over a network to each subscriber of the conversation messages to allow the subscriber to view contents of the conversation; and

    persistently storing at a centralized server data that contains the contents of the conversation without regard to whether any subscribers remain connected to any session associated with the persistent-IM-group.

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