E-mail integrated instant messaging
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1. A system comprising:
- a server communicatively coupled to an associated client computer;
wherein said server comprises at least one processor; and
at least one computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;
maintain data representative of a plurality of messages of a first type associated with a user;
identify, from the plurality of messages of the first type, at least one message of the first type between the user and another user;
present, to the user within a graphical user interface of a messaging web page, at least a portion of the at least one message of the first type between the user and the another user;
provide, within the graphical user interface and in conjunction with the at least one message of the first type, an option for the user to initiate a message of a second type with the another user, wherein the plurality of messages of the first type are from a different communication platform than the message of the second type;
in response to a selection of the option, initiate a messaging session for the message of the second type within the graphical user interface and in conjunction with the at least one message of the first type;
in response to the at least one message of the first type or the messaging session for the message of the second type, provide access to presence information of the user to the another user for initiating future messaging sessions for the message of the second type between the user and the another user;
determine a universally unique identifier associated with the at least one message of the first type;
generate a uniform resource locator including the universally unique identifier; and
assign the uniform resource locator to the messaging web page associated with the at least one message of the first type and the messaging session for the message of the second type.
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Abstract
A system and method supporting instant messaging which removes many of the problems and harriers to the use of instant messaging through the use of universally unique identifiers to web pages for instant messaging sessions, with recipients invited to the instant messaging session via email.
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1. A system comprising:
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a server communicatively coupled to an associated client computer; wherein said server comprises at least one processor; and at least one computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; maintain data representative of a plurality of messages of a first type associated with a user; identify, from the plurality of messages of the first type, at least one message of the first type between the user and another user; present, to the user within a graphical user interface of a messaging web page, at least a portion of the at least one message of the first type between the user and the another user; provide, within the graphical user interface and in conjunction with the at least one message of the first type, an option for the user to initiate a message of a second type with the another user, wherein the plurality of messages of the first type are from a different communication platform than the message of the second type; in response to a selection of the option, initiate a messaging session for the message of the second type within the graphical user interface and in conjunction with the at least one message of the first type; in response to the at least one message of the first type or the messaging session for the message of the second type, provide access to presence information of the user to the another user for initiating future messaging sessions for the message of the second type between the user and the another user; determine a universally unique identifier associated with the at least one message of the first type; generate a uniform resource locator including the universally unique identifier; and assign the uniform resource locator to the messaging web page associated with the at least one message of the first type and the messaging session for the message of the second type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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maintaining data representative of a plurality of messages of a first type associated with a user; identifying, from the plurality of messages the first type, at least one message of the first type between the user and another user; presenting to the user within a graphical user interface of a messaging web page, at least a portion of the at least one message of the first type between the user and the another user; providing, within the graphical user interface and in conjunction with the at least one message of the first type, an option for the user to initiate a message of a second type with the another user, wherein the plurality of messages of the first type are from a different communication platform than the message of the second type; in response to a selection of the option, initiating a messaging session for the message of the second type within the graphical user interface and in conjunction with the at least one message of the first type; in response to the at least one message of the first type or the messaging session for the message of the second type, providing access to presence information of the user to the another user for initiating future messaging sessions for the message of the second type between the user and the another user; determining a universally unique identifier associated with the at least one message of the first type; generating a uniform resource locator including the universally unique identifier; and assigning the uniform resource locator to the messaging web page associated with the at least one message of the first type and the messaging session for the message of the second type. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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