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Receiving and presenting detailed activity information regarding current and recent instant messaging sessions of remote users

  • US 9,571,428 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2013
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a local computer user with detailed activity information regarding instant messaging sessions of remote users, comprising:

  • receiving, by an awareness client application process executing on a local computer system from a remote awareness server application, an activity level associated with at least one instant messaging session associated with a user of a remote computer system; and

    presenting, by said awareness client application process, said activity level associated with said at least one instant messaging session associated with said user of said remote computer system in a display for said local computer system,wherein said received activity level is a time at which a most recent text message was received by said user of said remote computer system in said at least one instant messaging session, andwherein said received activity level further includes activities with other users of other remote computer systems.

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