DYNAMIC BUDDY LIST MANAGEMENT BASED ON MESSAGE CONTENT
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1. A system for use with a plurality of messaging clients, each messaging client running on a corresponding computing device, and comprising a corresponding buddy list, the system comprising:
- a server; and
a computer-readable medium in communication with the server, the computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the server, cause the server to;
receive messages from the messaging clients; and
dynamically control user identification information included in the buddy lists based on content of messages received from the messaging clients.
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Abstract
A gateway includes a proxy that selectively forwards messages to a messaging server based on the sender'"'"'s authorization status. If the sender is authorized to send messages, the proxy applies a set of predetermined rules to dynamically control user identification information included in the buddy lists on the messaging clients based on the content of messages exchanged between messaging client users.
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1. A system for use with a plurality of messaging clients, each messaging client running on a corresponding computing device, and comprising a corresponding buddy list, the system comprising:
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a server; and a computer-readable medium in communication with the server, the computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the server, cause the server to; receive messages from the messaging clients; and dynamically control user identification information included in the buddy lists based on content of messages received from the messaging clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to cause a server to receive messages from a plurality of messaging clients, each messaging client comprising a corresponding buddy list; and computer readable program code configured to cause the server to dynamically control user identification information included in the buddy lists based on content of messages received from the messaging clients. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for dynamically controlling buddy lists of messaging clients, each messaging client running on a corresponding computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving messages from the messaging clients at a server; determining content of the received messages at the server; and dynamically controlling user identification information included in the buddy lists based on the determined content of the received messages at the server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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