Instant messaging system configured to facilitate event plan management
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of operating an instant messaging service in cooperation with an online event plan manager system, wherein the online event plan manager system is configured to employ an email message format to send invitations to users of the online event plan manager system, the method comprising:
- receiving information regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, providing information indicative of the planned event to the online event plan manager system via a legacy interface associated with the online event plan manager system;
receiving information via the legacy interface from the online event plan manager system indicative of the planned event in a native format as maintained by the event plan manager system; and
providing invitation instant messages to instant messaging clients with which invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information in the native format indicative of the planned event, and wherein the invitation instant messages are transmitted to the instant messaging clients in accordance with an instant messaging protocol and an instant message format that is different from the email message format the online event plan manager system is configured to employ.
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Abstract
An instant messaging service is operated in cooperation with an event plan manager system. Information is received regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, information is provided indicative of the planned event to the event plan manager system. Information is received from the event plan manager system indicative of the planned event, as maintained by the event plan manager system. Invitation instant messages are caused to be provided to instant messaging clients with which invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information indicative of the planned event as maintained by the event plan manager system.
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating an instant messaging service in cooperation with an online event plan manager system, wherein the online event plan manager system is configured to employ an email message format to send invitations to users of the online event plan manager system, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, providing information indicative of the planned event to the online event plan manager system via a legacy interface associated with the online event plan manager system; receiving information via the legacy interface from the online event plan manager system indicative of the planned event in a native format as maintained by the event plan manager system; and providing invitation instant messages to instant messaging clients with which invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information in the native format indicative of the planned event, and wherein the invitation instant messages are transmitted to the instant messaging clients in accordance with an instant messaging protocol and an instant message format that is different from the email message format the online event plan manager system is configured to employ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An instant messaging system configured to operate in cooperation with an online event plan manager system, wherein the online event plan manager system is configured to employ an email message format to send invitations to users of the online event plan manager system, the instant messaging system comprising:
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a planned event information receiver configured to receive information regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, provide information indicative of the planned event to the online event plan manager system via a legacy interface associated with the online event plan manager system; an event plan receiver configured to receive information via the legacy interface from the online event plan manager system indicative of the planned event in a native format as maintained by the online event plan manager system; and an invitation sender configured to provide invitation instant messages to instant messaging clients with which invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information in the native format indicative of the planned event, and wherein the invitation instant messages are transmitted to the instant messaging clients in accordance with an instant messaging protocol and an instant message format that is different from the email message format the online event plan manager system is configured to employ. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product configured to operate an instant messaging service in cooperation with an online event plan manager system, wherein the online event plan manager system is configured to employ an email message format to send invitations to users of the online event plan manager system, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored therein which are operable to cause at least one computing device to:
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receive information regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, provide information indicative of the planned event to the online event plan manager system via a legacy interface associated with the online event plan manager system; receive information via the legacy interface from the online event plan manager system indicative of the planned event in a native format as maintained by the event plan manager system; and provide invitation instant messages to instant messaging clients with which invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information in the native format indicative of the planned event, and wherein the invitation instant messages are transmitted to the instant messaging clients in accordance with an instant messaging protocol and an instant message format that is different from the email message format the online event plan manager system is configured to employ. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented method of operating an instant messaging service in cooperation with an online event plan manager system, wherein the online event plan manager system is configured to employ an email message format to send invitations to users of the online event plan manager system, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, providing information indicative of the planned event to the online event plan manager system via a legacy interface associated with the online event plan manager system, wherein the received information regarding the planned event includes at least an indication of invitees to the planned event and a planned time for occurrence of the planned event; receiving information via the legacy interface from the online event plan manager system indicative of the planned event, in a native format as maintained by the event plan manager system, wherein the information in the native format indicative of the planned event is based at least in part on the information indicative of the planned event provided to the online event plan manager system from the instant messaging client; and providing invitation instant messages to instant messaging clients with which the invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information in the native format indicative of the planned event and wherein the invitation instant messages are transmitted to the instant messaging clients in accordance with an instant messaging protocol and an instant message format that is different from the email message format the online event plan manager system is configured to employ.
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