Apparatus for post delivery instant message redirection

Details Apparatus for post delivery instant message redirection Apparatus for post delivery instant message redirection

2008-03-21

2009-06-23

Winder, Patrice (Department: 2445)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C455S466000, C709S204000, C709S205000, C709S224000, C709S228000, C715S758000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07552183

ABSTRACT:
An instant messaging (IM) server provides post delivery instant message redirection when a first device having a first media access control (MAC) address is logged onto the IM server and subsequently a second device having a second media access control address logs onto the IM server. An instant message is transmitted to a recipient at the first MAC address. The second device is logged onto the IM server. The instant message is retransmitted to the second MAC address of the recipient before the notification that the recipient is typing in the chat window and before the notification that the chat window has been closed. The first device is automatically logged off in response to the second device being logged onto the IM server, and the instant message is not read on the first device before the first device is automatically logged off the IM server.

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