System and method for providing enhanced persistent communications
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1. A method for providing persistent communications, the method comprising:
- via a session manager, the session manager comprising a repository, the repository containing therein instant messaging aliases and user IP addresses;
providing a persistent communication session for one or more online communications originating from at least one message sender and destined for at least one message recipient, the persistent communication session not comprising any voice communication, the persistent communication session not comprising text to speech applications; and
providing access to the persistent communication session on a persistent basis, the session manager adapted to allow the at least one message sender and the at least one message recipient to independently access the persistent communication session without the persistent communication session restarting, the session manager adapted to maintain the persistent communication session in a static condition when no communications are received, the session manager adapted to update the persistent communication session on a real-time basis when communications are received and the at least one message sender and the at least one message recipient are online, the session manager adapted to continue the persistent communication session without restarting when no sender and no recipient are online, the session manager adapted to provide the at least one message sender and the at least one message recipient with a representation of past activity of the persistent communication session upon access to the persistent communication session, wherein the persistent communication session comprises a plurality of frames, the plurality of frames comprising a message frame, an attachment frame, and a doodling frame.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing persistent communications between users is disclosed whereby users can communicate in a real time fashion and/or in an offline or asynchronous manner within a persistent communications session without having to initiate a new session each time a user logs off or onto the communications session.
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1. A method for providing persistent communications, the method comprising:
via a session manager, the session manager comprising a repository, the repository containing therein instant messaging aliases and user IP addresses; providing a persistent communication session for one or more online communications originating from at least one message sender and destined for at least one message recipient, the persistent communication session not comprising any voice communication, the persistent communication session not comprising text to speech applications; and providing access to the persistent communication session on a persistent basis, the session manager adapted to allow the at least one message sender and the at least one message recipient to independently access the persistent communication session without the persistent communication session restarting, the session manager adapted to maintain the persistent communication session in a static condition when no communications are received, the session manager adapted to update the persistent communication session on a real-time basis when communications are received and the at least one message sender and the at least one message recipient are online, the session manager adapted to continue the persistent communication session without restarting when no sender and no recipient are online, the session manager adapted to provide the at least one message sender and the at least one message recipient with a representation of past activity of the persistent communication session upon access to the persistent communication session, wherein the persistent communication session comprises a plurality of frames, the plurality of frames comprising a message frame, an attachment frame, and a doodling frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
via a session manager, the session manager comprising a repository, the repository containing therein instant messaging aliases and user IP addresses; providing an always active communication session receptive to both online and offline communications, the always active communication session not comprising any voice communication, the always active communication session not comprising text to speech applications; and administering the always active communication session by updating communications within the always active communication session regardless of an online or offline status of one or more communication participants, the session manager adapted to maintain the always active communication session in an always active configuration regardless of the online or offline status of the communication participants, the session manager adapted to continue the always active communication session without restarting when none of the communication participants are online, the session manager adapted to provide the communication participants with a representation of past activity of the always active communication session upon access to the always active communication session, the session manager adapted to provide the always active communication session via a plurality of frames, the plurality of frames comprising a message frame, an attachment frame, and a doodling frame. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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