Automatically enabling the forwarding of instant messages
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an electronic message comprising an instant message;
receiving a sender-specified destination for the electronic message, wherein the destination comprises an instant message identity;
determining whether the destination is available to receive the electronic message using a first mode of communication;
determining whether a mobile telephone number is associated with the destination; and
determining to transmit a communication based on the electronic message using the mobile telephone number in response to determining that the destination is unavailable and the mobile telephone number is associated with the destination.
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Abstract
Some implementations may enable instant messages to be automatically forwarded. For example, a computing device may receive an electronic message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message. The computing device may determine whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication. The computing device may determine whether a mobile telephone number is associated with the destination. The computing device may transmit a communication to the mobile telephone number based on the electronic message in response to determining that the destination is unavailable and that the mobile telephone number is associated with the destination.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an electronic message comprising an instant message; receiving a sender-specified destination for the electronic message, wherein the destination comprises an instant message identity; determining whether the destination is available to receive the electronic message using a first mode of communication; determining whether a mobile telephone number is associated with the destination; and determining to transmit a communication based on the electronic message using the mobile telephone number in response to determining that the destination is unavailable and the mobile telephone number is associated with the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions that are executable by one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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receiving an electronic message comprising an instant message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the electronic message, wherein the destination comprises an instant message identity; determining whether the destination is available to receive an electronic message using a first mode of communication; determining whether a second destination that uses a second mode of communication is associated with the destination; and in response to determining that the destination is not available and that the second destination that uses the second mode of communication is associated with the destination, enabling transmission of the communication that is based on the electronic message to the second destination using the second mode of communication.
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19. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer readable media including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors perform acts comprising; generating a graphical user interface on a display device to enable a computer service to communicate with instant messages, the graphical user interface comprising; a list of potential message recipients comprising instant message identities selected by a user as significant to the user; a user identifier associated with each potential message recipient and configured as a conduit for message delivery to the associated potential message recipient using the computer service; and one or more forwarding indications that indicate whether a message addressed to a potential message recipient is to be forwarded to a mobile telephone number associated with the potential message recipient based on a determination that the mobile telephone number is associated with the potential message recipient.
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