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Method For Delivering Businesses Enterprises Advertising Via Instant Messaging

  • US 20090187623A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2008
  • Published: 07/23/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for advertising a business enterprise via an instant messaging (IM) environment, the method comprising:

  • registering at least one business enterprise computing system application with an IM server;

    registering at least one subscriber with the IM server, wherein a subscriber initiates communication with the IM server via an IM client application that resides at a computing device;

    delivering subscriber characteristics comprising at least one of the geographic location of a subscriber'"'"'s computing device, the subscribers preferences, and subscriber status to the IM server, wherein the IM server utilizes the subscriber characteristics to determine the business enterprises that are relevant to subscriber; and

    publishing the presence status of the determined business enterprises to the subscriber'"'"'s computing device, wherein the presence status of a business enterprise is displayed to the subscriber within a contact list displayed at the subscriber'"'"'s computing device.

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