Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Etienne, Ario (Department: 2157)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
C709S204000, C709S206000, C709S207000, C709S224000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07043530
ABSTRACT:
A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
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Isaacs Ellen
Ranganathan Dipti
Walendowski Alan
AT&T Corp.
Etienne Ario
Osman Ramy M.
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