INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for processing an instant message from a source wireless communication device to a destination device are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes receiving the instant message from the source wireless communication device, the instant message having a source wireless communication identifier, a destination instant messenger identifier, and data contents; extracting the source wireless communication identifier, the destination instant messenger identifier and the data contents from the instant message; retrieving a source instant messenger identifier corresponding to the source wireless communication identifier; binding the source instant messenger identifier with the source wireless communication identifier; and transmitting the data contents with the source instant messenger identifier to the destination device over a communication network, based on the destination instant messenger identifier. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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51. A Web browsing system including:
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a browser to display multiple Web pages within the same instance of the browser; a browser server to receive user specific information from the browser and to process the user specific information; an instant messenger (IM) client to provide IM service, the IM client being able to communicate with the browser; and an IM server coupled to the IM client, the IM server to provide IM services between the IM client and another IM client including a mobile IM client. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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