RECEIVING AND PRESENTING DETAILED ACTIVITY INFORMATION REGARDING CURRENT AND RECENT INSTANT MESSAGING SESSIONS OF REMOTE USERS
First Claim
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.
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Abstract
A system for providing a local computer user with detailed activity information regarding remote users, in order to assist the local user in determining whether to initiate a communication session with a remote user. The system provides activity information that may describe the number of instant messaging sessions one or more remote users are currently involved in, the identities of participants in those sessions, activity levels, time period information, and other information. The system further provides detailed activity information describing recent instant messaging sessions of one or more remote users.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable program code stored thereon for providing a local computer user with detailed activity information regarding instant messaging sessions of remote users, said program code comprising program code for receiving, by an awareness client application process executing on a local computer system from a remote awareness server application, a number of instant messaging sessions associated with a user of a remote computer system, wherein said number of instant messaging sessions associated with said user of said remote computer system is a total number of display windows currently open for instant messaging sessions on said remote computer system, and wherein said number of instant messaging sessions associated with said user of said remote computer system is a plurality of instant messaging sessions, and program code for presenting, by said awareness client application process, responsive to said local computer system user selecting said remote computer system user, said number of instant messaging sessions associated with said user of said remote computer system in a display for said local computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable program code stored thereon for providing a local computer user with detailed activity information regarding instant messaging sessions of remote users, said program code comprising program code for receiving, by an awareness client application process executing on a local computer system from a remote awareness server application, a number of instant messaging sessions associated with a user of a remote computer system, wherein said number of instant messaging sessions associated with said user of said remote computer system is a total number of display windows currently open for instant messaging sessions on said remote computer system, and wherein said number of instant messaging sessions associated with said user of said remote computer system is a plurality of instant messaging sessions, and program code for presenting, by said awareness client application process, responsive to said local computer system user selecting said remote computer system user, said number of instant messaging sessions associated with said user of said remote computer system in a display for said local computer system.
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