Managing instant messaging sessions on multiple devices
First Claim
1. A method to transfer instant messaging sessions, comprising:
- receiving a selection of an instant messaging session from a plurality of instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the plurality of instant messaging sessions are perceivable on the first instant messaging controller;
transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device, wherein the transferred portion is perceivable on the second instant messaging controller;
after the transferring and in response to the first instant messaging controller being in an idle state or an away state, interrupting the plurality of instant messaging sessions on the first instant messaging controller such that the plurality of instant messaging sessions are not perceivable on the first instant messaging controller;
receiving a user input selection of at least one interrupted instant messaging session of the plurality of interrupted instant messaging sessions when the first instant messaging controller is in an active state; and
in response to receiving the user input selection, making the at least one interrupted instant messaging session perceivable on the first instant messaging controller.
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Abstract
Transferring instant messaging sessions includes receiving a selection, from a user within a user interlace, of at least one instant messaging session from among multiple instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to at 5 least a second instant messaging controller on a second device, where the user is signed on concurrently to the first instant messaging controller on the first device and the second instant messaging controller on the second device. At least a portion of the selected instant messaging session is transferred from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device and the transferred portion of 10 the instant messaging session is made perceivable on the second instant messaging controller on the second device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to transfer instant messaging sessions, comprising:
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receiving a selection of an instant messaging session from a plurality of instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the plurality of instant messaging sessions are perceivable on the first instant messaging controller; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device, wherein the transferred portion is perceivable on the second instant messaging controller; after the transferring and in response to the first instant messaging controller being in an idle state or an away state, interrupting the plurality of instant messaging sessions on the first instant messaging controller such that the plurality of instant messaging sessions are not perceivable on the first instant messaging controller; receiving a user input selection of at least one interrupted instant messaging session of the plurality of interrupted instant messaging sessions when the first instant messaging controller is in an active state; and in response to receiving the user input selection, making the at least one interrupted instant messaging session perceivable on the first instant messaging controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to transfer instant messaging sessions, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a data store comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving a selection of an instant messaging session from a plurality of instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the plurality of instant messaging sessions are perceivable on the first instant messaging controller; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device, wherein the transferred portion is perceivable on the second instant messaging controller; after the transferring and in response to the first instant messaging controller being in an idle state or an away state, interrupting the plurality of instant messaging sessions on the first instant messaging controller such that the plurality of instant messaging sessions are not perceivable on the first instant messaging controller; receiving a user input selection of at least one interrupted instant messaging session of the plurality of interrupted instant messaging sessions when the first instant messaging controller is in an active state; and in response to receiving the user input selection, making the at least one interrupted instant messaging session perceivable on the first instant messaging controller. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a selection of an instant messaging session from a plurality of instant messaging sessions to transfer from a first instant messaging controller on a first device to a second instant messaging controller on a second device, wherein the plurality of instant messaging sessions are perceivable on the first instant messaging controller; transferring at least a portion of the selected instant messaging session from the first instant messaging controller on the first device to the second instant messaging controller on the second device, wherein the transferred portion is perceivable on the second instant messaging controller; after the transferring and in response to the first instant messaging controller being in an idle or an away state, interrupting the plurality of instant messaging sessions on the first instant messaging controller such that the plurality of instant messaging sessions are not perceivable on the first instant messaging controller; receiving a user input selection of at least one interrupted instant messaging session of the plurality of interrupted instant messaging sessions when the first instant messaging controller is in an active state; and in response to receiving the user input selection, making the at least one interrupted instant messaging session perceivable on the first instant messaging controller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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