Managing instant messaging sessions on multiple devices

A system to transfer instant messaging sessions, comprising:

• 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.

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:

• 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.