Instant Messaging
First Claim
1. A method for updating a message exchanged over a communications network during an instant messaging communication session between a plurality of participants each associated with a participant device, said message comprising a plurality of updateable fields, the method comprising:
- maintaining state information of each of the plurality of updateable fields in a memory;
detecting at least one selection by one or more of said plurality of participants to edit at least one of the updateable fields;
updating the state information of the at least one of said plurality of updateable fields in response to said detection; and
communicating the updated state information to at least one of the participants of the instant messaging communication session.
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Abstract
A method for updating a message exchanged over a communications network during an instant messaging communication session between a plurality of participants each associated with a participant device, the message comprising a plurality of updateable fields, the method comprising: maintaining state information of each of the plurality of updateable fields in a memory; detecting at least one selection by one or more of the plurality of participants to edit at least one of the updateable fields; updating the state information of the at least one of said plurality of updateable fields in response to the detection; and communicating the updated state information to at least one of the participants of the instant messaging communication session.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for updating a message exchanged over a communications network during an instant messaging communication session between a plurality of participants each associated with a participant device, said message comprising a plurality of updateable fields, the method comprising:
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maintaining state information of each of the plurality of updateable fields in a memory; detecting at least one selection by one or more of said plurality of participants to edit at least one of the updateable fields; updating the state information of the at least one of said plurality of updateable fields in response to said detection; and communicating the updated state information to at least one of the participants of the instant messaging communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user device comprising:
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a memory; a display configured to display a message exchanged over a communications network during an instant messaging communication session between a participant associated with said user device and at least one further participant each associated with a participant device, said message comprising a plurality of updateable fields; and one or more processors configured to run a client application, wherein the client application is configured to; maintain state information of each of the plurality of updateable fields in said memory; detect at least one selection by one or more of said plurality of participants to edit at least one of the updateable fields; update the state information of the at least one of said plurality of updateable fields in response to said detection; and communicate the updated state information to at least one of the participants of the instant messaging communication session.
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20. A computer program product for updating a message exchanged over a communications network during an instant messaging communication session between a plurality of participants each associated with a participant device, said message comprising a plurality of poll options, each of the poll options associated with an updateable field, the computer program product being embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured so as when executed on a processor to:
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maintain state information of each of the plurality of updateable fields in a memory; detect at least one selection by one or more of said plurality of participants to edit at least one of the updateable fields; update the state information of the at least one of said plurality of updateable fields in response to said detection; and communicate the updated state information to at least one of the participants of the instant messaging communication session.
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Specification