Managing instant messaging sessions on multiple devices
First Claim
1. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least two instant messaging sessions from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device;
transferring at least portions of the selected instant messaging sessions from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and
making the transferred portions of the instant messaging sessions perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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Abstract
Transferring instant messaging sessions includes receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, where the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device. At least a portion of the selected instant messaging session is transferred from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device and the transferred portion of the instant messaging session is made perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least two instant messaging sessions from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least portions of the selected instant messaging sessions from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portions of the instant messaging sessions perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device to the exclusion of being perceivable on the first instant messaging controller on the first device.
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22. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to multiple instant messaging controllers on multiple different devices including being signed on to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on less than all of the instant messaging controllers on the corresponding devices while making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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23. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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conditioning whether to present, to a user, a listing of multiple instant messaging sessions based on detection of the user being signed on to three or more instant messaging controllers concurrently; receiving a selection, from the user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among the listing of multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and conditioning whether to present, at a new instant messaging controller on a new device, menu options that enable selection of at least one other instant messaging controller on at least one other device to which one or more instant messaging sessions will be transferred based on a sign on to the new instant messaging controller at the new device. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; enabling the user to select a portion of the selected instant messaging session for transfer; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A system for transferring instant messaging sessions, the system comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least two instant messaging sessions from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least portions of the selected instant messaging sessions from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portions of the instant messaging sessions perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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30. A system for transferring instant messaging sessions, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; receive a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transfer at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and make the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device to the exclusion of being perceivable on the first instant messaging controller on the first device.
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31. A system for transferring instant messaging sessions, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; receive a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to multiple instant messaging controllers on multiple different devices including being signed on to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transfer at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and make the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on less than all of the instant messaging controllers on the corresponding devices while making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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32. A system for transferring instant messaging sessions, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; condition whether to present, to a user, a listing of multiple instant messaging sessions based on detection of the user being signed on to three or more instant messaging controllers concurrently; receive a selection, from the user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among the listing of multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transfer at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and make the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A system for transferring instant messaging sessions, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; receive a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transfer at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; make the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and condition whether to present, at a new instant messaging controller on a new device, menu options that enable selection of at least one other instant messaging controller on at least one other device to which one or more instant messaging sessions will be transferred based on a sign on to the new instant messaging controller at the new device. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A system for transferring instant messaging sessions, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; receive a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; enable the user to select a portion of the selected instant messaging session for transfer; transfer at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and make the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and precluding perception of the selected instant messaging session on the first instant messaging controller on the first device after transferring at least the portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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39. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection, from a user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to multiple instant messaging controllers on multiple different devices including being signed on to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device while precluding perception of the selected instant messaging session on at least one of the multiple other instant messaging controllers on at least one of the multiple other different devices.
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40. A method for transferring instant messaging sessions, the method comprising:
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conditioning whether to present, to a user, a listing of multiple instant messaging sessions based on whether the user is signed on to three or more instant messaging controllers; receiving a selection, from the user within a user interface, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device; and making the transferred portion of the instant messaging session perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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