Method, system and program for switching between various computer-based communication techniques
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a computer-based communication session involving a user of a computer, said method comprising:
- receiving, from the user, notification of a desired participant in the communication session and a desired communications application to be used for the session, wherein the desired communications application is selected from multiple communications applications available for use in the session, wherein said receiving comprises;
detecting selection of a first displayed icon within a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed using the computer; and
detecting movement of the first icon to the position of a second displayed icon within the GUI, wherein one of the first and second icons represents the desired participant and the other represents the desired communications application;
retrieving a participant identifier effective to identify the desired participant to the desired communications application; and
providing the retrieved participant identifier to the communications application.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of a method of establishing a computer-based communication session involving a user of a computer, notification may be received from the user of a desired participant and a desired communications application for the session. A participant identifier effective to identify the desired participant to the desired communications application may then be retrieved, and the retrieved identifier may be provided to the communications application. An embodiment of a system for computer-based communications includes means for receiving notification of a desired participant in a communications session and a desired communications application for the session, means for retrieving a participant identifier appropriate to identify the desired participant to the desired communications application, and means for providing the retrieved participant identifier to the communications application. The means for receiving notification, means for retrieving a participant identifier and means for providing the identifier may include a communications aggregation program.
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1. A method of establishing a computer-based communication session involving a user of a computer, said method comprising:
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receiving, from the user, notification of a desired participant in the communication session and a desired communications application to be used for the session, wherein the desired communications application is selected from multiple communications applications available for use in the session, wherein said receiving comprises; detecting selection of a first displayed icon within a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed using the computer; and detecting movement of the first icon to the position of a second displayed icon within the GUI, wherein one of the first and second icons represents the desired participant and the other represents the desired communications application; retrieving a participant identifier effective to identify the desired participant to the desired communications application; and providing the retrieved participant identifier to the communications application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for computer-based communications, comprising:
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means for displaying, on a display screen of the computer, a graphical user interface including representations of multiple communications applications accessible using the computer and of multiple potential participants in a communications session, wherein said representations comprise icons; means for receiving, from a user of a computer, notification of a desired participant in a communications session and a desired communications application for use in the communications session, wherein the desired communications application is selected from the multiple communications applications accessible using the computer, and wherein said notification comprises detecting a combined selection of a first icon representing the desired communications application and a second icon representing the desired participant; means for retrieving a participant identifier appropriate to identify the desired participant to the desired communications application; and means for providing the retrieved participant identifier to the communications application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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