SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT IN AN INSTANT MESSAGING APPLICATION

• US 20090307325A1
• Filed: 06/08/2009
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meebo Incorporated (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: SZETO, CHRISTOPHER
• Granted Patent: US 9,165,284 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5093 wherein the managed service relates to messaging or chat services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information

Abstract

A method and system for sharing content in an instant messaging application are disclosed. According to one embodiment a computer-implemented method comprises logging content accessed by a first client, and a list of accessible content is updated and provided to the first client. A request is received from the first client to share first content of the list of accessible content with a second client, and a message is delivered to the second client, the message containing a link to the first content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

logging content accessed by a first client, wherein a list of accessible content is updated and provided to the first client;

receiving a request from the first client to share first content of the list of accessible content with a second client; and

delivering a message to the second client, the message containing a link to the first content.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is logged on the first client.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is logged on a provider server.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the list of accessible content is provided to the first client for display in an instant message window.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the message is delivered to the second client for display in an instant message window.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the list of accessible content is editable by the first client.

7. A system, comprising:

a client system in communication with a provider server and an instant messaging server;

an advertisement server in communication with the provider server and the instant messaging server; and

a provider database in communication with the provider server, wherein the provider server manages;

logging content accessed by a first client, wherein a list of accessible content is updated and provided to the first client;

receiving a request from the first client to share first content of the list of accessible content with a second client; and

delivering a message to the second client, the message containing a link to the first content.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the content is logged on the client system.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the content is logged on the provider server.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the list of accessible content is provided to the first client for display in an instant message window.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the message is delivered to the second client for display in an instant message window.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the list of accessible content is editable by the first client.