PERSISTENT GROUP-BASED INSTANT MESSAGING
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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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Abstract
A system for managing an instant messaging conversation in a persistent context is provided. The system has an archiving feature for convenient access to the conversation, even after the conversation has ceased.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of administering instant messaging (IM), comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing a persistent-IM-group, comprising:
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a messaging engine connected to a real time communication network and a plurality of clients; the plurality of clients potentially having different IM capabilities; and an archiving module comprising permanent storage capability, connected to the messaging engine so that IM users that were not logged in to the IM system at the time a plurality of messages were sent to see various of the messages sent to the persistent-IM-group by other subscribers of the persistent-IM-group. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of administering instant messaging (IM), comprising:
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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; 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; and prior to providing messages that include content of the conversation to a subscriber, filtering the content based on access rights of the subscriber.
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25. A method of administering instant messaging (IM), comprising:
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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; 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; and accessing the conversation from the centralized archive server using an archive interface.
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