Providing an indication that a user of a communications system is composing a message
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, using at least one processor, that a first user of a communication system is composing a first message to a second user of the communications system;
sending an indication to a client device associated with the second user that the first user of the communications system is currently composing the first message to the second user;
receiving a request to send the first message to the second user; and
sending the first message to the second user.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for transferring a file from a first client associated with a first subscriber to a communications system to a second client associated with a second subscriber to the communications system by connecting from the first client to a communications system host; sending, through the communications system host, a request to the second client to establish a direct connection to the second client; when the second client accepts the request, establishing a direct connection to the second client that bypasses the communications system host; and transferring a file over the direct connection.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, using at least one processor, that a first user of a communication system is composing a first message to a second user of the communications system; sending an indication to a client device associated with the second user that the first user of the communications system is currently composing the first message to the second user; receiving a request to send the first message to the second user; and sending the first message to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least on processor, cause the system to; determine that a first user of a communication system is composing a first message to a second user of the communications system; send an indication to a client device associated with the second user that the first user of the communications system is currently composing the first message to the second user; and send the first message to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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displaying, by way of a display device of a first client device associated with a first user of a communications system, a message interface comprising; a reading field configured to display messages; and a writing field for composing messages; determining, using at least one processor, that the first user is composing a message to a second user of the communications system; sending an indication to a second client device associated with the second user that first user of the communication system is composing a message to the second user; and
sending the message to a server associated with the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to perform steps comprising:
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displaying, by way of a display device of a first client device associated with a first user of a communications system, a message interface comprising; a reading field configured to display messages; and a writing field for composing messages; determining that the first user is composing a message to a second user of the communications system; sending an indication to a second client device associated with the second user that first user of the communication system is composing a message to the second user; and sending the message to a server associated with the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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