Postponing an instant messaging session
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1. A method, performed in at least one computer system, of operating an instant messaging application comprising:
- running a current instant messaging dialogue session across a plurality of participant devices;
responsive to receiving a postponement signal from a participant device during the current instant messaging dialogue session, said computer system determining a future restart time and future participant devices, terminating the current instant messaging dialogue session, and initiating a new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time for the future participant devices;
responsive to receipt of the postponement signal from a participant device, storing a conversation file comprising the instant messaging dialogue session; and
following initiation of the new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time, displaying the conversation file at respective future participant devices of the new instant messaging dialogue session.
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Abstract
A method of operating an instant messaging application comprises running an instant messaging dialogue session across a plurality of participant devices. When a user wishes to postpone the session, the application receives a postponement signal from a participant device, determines a future restart time and future participant devices, terminates the current instant messaging dialogue session, and initiates a new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time for the future participant devices.
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1. A method, performed in at least one computer system, of operating an instant messaging application comprising:
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running a current instant messaging dialogue session across a plurality of participant devices; responsive to receiving a postponement signal from a participant device during the current instant messaging dialogue session, said computer system determining a future restart time and future participant devices, terminating the current instant messaging dialogue session, and initiating a new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time for the future participant devices; responsive to receipt of the postponement signal from a participant device, storing a conversation file comprising the instant messaging dialogue session; and following initiation of the new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time, displaying the conversation file at respective future participant devices of the new instant messaging dialogue session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for operating an instant messaging application comprising:
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an instant messaging server, comprising at least one processor, running a current instant messaging dialogue session across a plurality of participant devices, the instant messaging server arranged, responsive to receipt of a postponement signal from a participant device during the current instant messaging dialogue session, to determine a future restart time and future participant devices, to terminate the current instant messaging dialogue session, and to initiate a new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time for the future participant devices, wherein the instant messaging server is arranged, responsive to receipt of the postponement signal from a participant device, to store a conversation file comprising the instant messaging dialogue session, and wherein the instant messaging server is arranged, following initiation of the new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time, to display the conversation file at respective future participant devices of the new instant messaging dialogue session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed implement an instant messaging application, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for running a current instant messaging dialogue session across a plurality of participant devices; instructions for receiving a postponement signal from a participant device during the current instant messaging dialogue session; instructions for, responsive to receiving the postponement signal during the current instant messaging dialogue session, determining a future restart time and future participant devices, terminating the current instant messaging dialogue session, and initiating a new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time for the future participant devices; instructions for, responsive to receipt of the postponement signal from a participant device, storing a conversation file comprising the instant messaging dialogue session; and instructions for, following initiation of the new instant messaging dialogue session at the restart time, displaying the conversation file at respective future participant devices of the new instant messaging dialogue session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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