Method and apparatus initiating instant messaging with a party during a telephone call where instant messaging address and telephone number are associated in a database
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a user interface;
a processor; and
a memory that stores computer program code, at least one mobile telephone application, an instant messaging client and a database comprising entries in which an instant messaging address of a party and a telephone number of the party are associated together in an entry associated with the party,where the memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to display via said user interface with the mobile telephone application an entry associated with a first party and to provide to a user, while displaying the entry, a selectable option that is configured by said user interface to initiate instant messaging with the first party using the instant messaging address stored in the entry.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone terminal provides a user with a selectable option to transfer a telephone call to an instant messaging session and to transfer an instant messaging session to a telephone call. A presence attribute indicator for a first party is displayed, in a mobile telephone application, with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party. A user, while displaying an entry for a party in a mobile telephone application, has a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the party. The mobile telephone provides a customised menu of selectable options for initiating communication. The menu is dependent upon received presence attribute information. A calendar application can store the content of an instant messaging dialogue in an appointment record. When an application accesses a stored telephone number of a party the stored instant messaging address of that party is automatically accessed or accessible and when the application accesses a stored instant messaging address of a party, the stored telephone number of that party is automatically accessed or accessible.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface; a processor; and a memory that stores computer program code, at least one mobile telephone application, an instant messaging client and a database comprising entries in which an instant messaging address of a party and a telephone number of the party are associated together in an entry associated with the party, where the memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to display via said user interface with the mobile telephone application an entry associated with a first party and to provide to a user, while displaying the entry, a selectable option that is configured by said user interface to initiate instant messaging with the first party using the instant messaging address stored in the entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface; a processor; and a memory that stores computer program code, where the memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to provide via said user interface a user with a selectable option during a telephone call with a first party, the selection of which initiates communication with the first party by instant messaging; where said memory further stores a database comprising entries, and in which an instant messaging address of the first party and a telephone number of the first party are associated together in an entry associated with the first party. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores computer program code, at least one application from which a telephone call and instant messaging can be initiated, and a database comprising entries in which an instant messaging address of a party and a telephone number of the party are associated together in an entry associated with the party, where the memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to, when the application accesses a stored telephone number of a party in the database the stored instant messaging address of that party is automatically accessed or accessible and when the application accesses a stored instant messaging address of a party in the database, the stored telephone number of that party is automatically accessed or accessible. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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changing a mechanism by which a first party and a second party communicate during a communication session by communicating via a telephone call between the first and second parties; and displaying a user selectable option on a display of a communication device during the telephone call to at least one of the parties, the selection of which initiates the establishment of instant messaging between the parties, where the communication device comprises a memory that stores a database comprising entries, and in which an instant messaging address of a party and a telephone number of the party are associated together in an entry associated with the party.
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33. A system comprising apparatus to provide communication between a first party and a second party using a telephone call and instant messaging,
the system comprising a user interface and a data processor that operates in accordance with a program stored in a memory, where said processor is configured with the program in response to user input via said user interface to switch a communication session between the parties from a telephone call to instant messaging, where the memory also stores a database comprising entries, and in which an instant messaging address of a party and a telephone number of the party are associated together in an entry associated with the party.
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34. A method, comprising:
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displaying on a display of a mobile telephone an entry associated with a first party, where displaying comprises accessing a database associated with a mobile telephone application, where the database comprises a part of the mobile telephone and stores entries, each entry configured to store an instant messaging address of a party in association with a telephone number of the party; and displaying on the display a user selectable option for enabling via user input an instant messaging client of the mobile telephone to initiate instant messaging with the first party using the instant messaging address of the first party that is retrieved from the database that comprises part of the mobile telephone.
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