Method for regulating instant messaging traffic

• US 20070124386A1
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Klassen, Gerhard
• Application Number:
  US11/284,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20070124386A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/10 Flow control between communication endpoints
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method of regulating message traffic in an instant messaging system that reduces message traffic and conserves mobile station battery power. The method includes determining whether an event prompting an instant messaging related message for a user has occurred, and determining whether an information send trigger has occurred, such as that user not being in an idle state, if it is determined that the event has occurred. The method further includes updating a store of accumulated instant messaging related information, such as presence information for the user'"'"'s contacts, based on the event if it is determined that the information send trigger has not occurred, and updating the store of accumulated instant messaging related information based on the event and sending a message based on the updated store of accumulated instant messaging related information to the user if it is determined that the information send trigger has occurred.

Claims

1. A method of regulating message traffic in an instant messaging system having a plurality of users, comprising:

determining whether an event prompting an instant messaging related message for one of said users has occurred;

determining whether an information send trigger has occurred if it is determined that said event has occurred;

updating a store of accumulated instant messaging related information for said one of said users based on said event if it is determined that said information send trigger has not occurred; and

updating said store of accumulated instant messaging related information for said one of said users based on said event and sending a message based on said updated store of accumulated instant messaging related information to said one of said users if it is determined that said information send trigger has occurred.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said information send trigger will be determined to have occurred when said one of said users is not in an idle state and wherein said information send trigger will be determined to have not occurred when said one of said users is in an idle state.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said information send trigger will be determined to have occurred when a transmission timer has reached an established threshold and wherein said information send trigger will be determined to have not occurred if said transmission timer is below said established threshold.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising resetting said transmission timer when said one of said users logs in said instant messaging system and after the step of sending a message based on said updated store of accumulated instant messaging related information is performed.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising clearing said store of accumulated instant messaging related information when said one of said users logs in to said instant messaging system.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user has a contact list having a plurality of contacts, wherein said event includes a change of presence state for one of said contacts, and wherein said updating steps comprise updating said store of accumulated instant messaging related information to reflect said change of presence state.