Playback of instant messaging session history

• US 8,341,227 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2008
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yen-Fu, Handy-Bosma, John Hans, Selvage, Mei Yang, Walker, Keith Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, LIANG CHE A
• Application Number:
  US12/058,649
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,733 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/205, 709/206, 709/246
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Systems, methods and media for playback of instant messaging session history in an instant messaging system by facilitating recording and playback of an instant messaging session history to a user are disclosed. Embodiments may include, during an instant messaging session where one or more instant messaging events occur, determining a timestamp associated with the one or more instant messaging events and recording an indication of the one or more instant messaging events and their associated timestamps. Embodiments may also include receiving one or more playback commands and, in response to the received playback commands, displaying playback of the one or more instant messaging events based on their associated timestamps. The instant messaging events may include one or more of a text message, file transfer, input device movement, or a status indication such as offline, returned from offline, away, returned from away, secure session established, session beginning or session ending.

Claims

1. A method for playing back an instant messaging session, the method comprising:

during an instant messaging session between a first application and a second application, where one or more instant messaging events occur, determining a timestamp associated with the one or more instant messaging events;

recording an indication of the one or more instant messaging events and timestamps associated with each of the one or more instant messaging events, wherein the one or more instant messaging include an input device movement, wherein the input device movement comprises highlighting a text in the first application, and wherein the input device movement tracks a first character and a last character of the text being highlighted, wherein the first and the second applications present different views of the instant messaging session, and wherein the input device movement as made on the first application is translated using a first translation to perform an equivalent movement on the second application;

receiving one or more playback commands; and

in response to the received playback commands, displaying playback of at least part of the instant messaging session having the one or more instant messaging events, wherein the playback of the one or more instant messaging events is based on the timestamps associated with each of the one or more instant messaging events.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the playback occurs on a third application, the third application being configured differently from the second application for displaying the at least part of the instant messaging session, and wherein the displaying the playback on the third application includes a second translation of the input device movement to perform a second equivalent movement on the third application.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the third application is configured differently from the second application in that a window size of the third application is different from a second window size of the second application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the highlighting comprises tracking special emphasis, the special emphasis including one of changing a color of the text being highlighted, changing a font of the text being highlighted, and changing a size of the text being highlighted.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first translation includes tracking a speed of the input device movement on the first application to perform an equivalent speed in the equivalent movement on the second application.

16. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and computer-readable program instructions stored on the one or more storage devices, the computer-readable program instructions, when executed by one or more processors, perform the method of claim 1.

17. A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more storage devices for execution by the one or more processors via the one or more memories, the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, perform the method of claim 1.

6. A computer program product allowing replay of an instant messaging session, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, during an instant messaging session between a first application and a second application, where one or more instant messaging events occur, to determine a timestamp associated with the one or more instant messaging events;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to record an indication of the one or more instant messaging events and timestamps associated with each of the one or more instant messaging events, wherein the one or more instant messaging events include an input device movement, wherein the input device movement comprises highlighting a text in the first application, and wherein the input device movement tracks a first character and a last character of the text being highlighted, wherein the first and the second applications present different views of the instant messaging session, and wherein the input device movement as made on the first application is translated using a first translation to perform an equivalent movement on the second application;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive one or more playback commands; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, in response to the received playback commands, to display playback of at least part of the instant messaging session having the one or more instant messaging events, wherein the playback of the one or more instant messaging events is based on the timestamps associated with each of the one or more instant messaging events.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program instructions to display the playback cause the display to occur on a third application, the third application being configured differently from the second application for displaying the at least part of the instant messaging session, and wherein displaying the playback on the third application includes a second translation of the input device movement to perform a second equivalent movement on the third application.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the third application is configured differently from the second application in that a window size of the third application is different from a second window size of the second application.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the highlighting comprises tracking special emphasis, the special emphasis including one of changing a color of the text being highlighted, changing a font of the text being highlighted, and changing a size of the text being highlighted.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the first translation further includes tracking a speed of the input device movement on the first application to perform an equivalent speed in the equivalent movement on the second application.

11. A computer system allowing replay of an instant messaging session, the system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, during an instant messaging session between a first application and a second application, where one or more instant messaging events occur, to determine a timestamp associated with the one or more instant messaging events;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to record an indication of the one or more instant messaging events and timestamps associated with each of the one or more instant messaging events, wherein the one or more instant messaging events include an input device movement, wherein the input device movement comprises highlighting a text in the first application, and wherein the input device movement tracks a first character and a last character of the text being highlighted, wherein the first and the second applications present different views of the instant messaging session, and wherein the input device movement as made on the first application is translated using a first translation to perform an equivalent movement on the second application;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive one or more playback commands; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, in response to the received playback commands, to display playback of at least part of the instant messaging session having the one or more instant messaging events, wherein the playback of the one or more instant messaging events is based on the timestamps associated with each of the one or more instant messaging events.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the program instructions to display the playback cause the display to occur on a third application, the third application being configured differently from the second application for displaying the at least part of the instant messaging session, and wherein displaying the playback on the third application includes a second translation of the input device movement to perform a second equivalent movement on the third application.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the third application is configured differently from the second application in that a window size of the third application is different from a second window size of the second application.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the highlighting comprises tracking special emphasis, the special emphasis including one of changing a color of the text being highlighted, changing a font of the text being highlighted, and changing a size of the text being highlighted.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first translation further includes tracking a speed of the input device movement on the first application to perform an equivalent speed in the equivalent movement on the second application.