×

System, method and apparatus for communicating via instant messaging

  • US 7,584,257 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2005
  • Issued: 09/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for executing the steps comprising:

  • creating a message listing of one or more pending messages, each of said pending messages comprising an indication of a sound identifier associated with an originator of at least one of said pending messages;

    providing a message indicator in a first appearance for the one more pending messages;

    updating a connection status of an intended recipient of at least one of the one or more pending messages based on a receipt of current connection status information from the intended recipient, the updating including playing a sound identifier associated with the intended recipient based on a change in the current connection status information of the intended recipient.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×