Instant messaging with voice conference feature
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsThomas E. Creamer, Victor S. Moore, Glen R. Walters
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Abstract
An instant messaging or chat (IM/chat) communication method can include a series of steps. The steps can include inserting in an instant message (IM) a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes. The IM can be transmitted to a recipient at a recipient node. Responsive to the recipient selecting the voice conference identifier, a voice conference call between selected ones of the identified conference call nodes can be established.
Claims37
An instant messaging or chat (IM/chat) communication method comprising the steps of:
- inserting in an instant message (IM) a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes;
- transmitting said IM to a recipient at a recipient node, wherein responsive to said recipient selecting said voice conference identifier, a voice conference call between selected ones of said identified conference call nodes is established.
An instant messaging or chat (IM/chat) communication method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes in an IM/chat message received by a recipient at a recipient node;
- responsive to detecting said voice conference identifier, displaying at least one selectable icon;
- and
- responsive to a selection of said at least one selectable icon, establishing a voice conference call between selected ones of said identified conference call nodes.
An instant message comprising:
- header information, said header information identifying a sending node and a recipient node;
- a message portion, said message portion displaying content from said sending node to said recipient node;
- and
- a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list specifying conference call nodes to be connected via a voice conference call, wherein said recipient node is a conference call node.
A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- inserting in an instant message (IM) a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes;
- transmitting said IM to a recipient at a recipient node, wherein responsive to said recipient selecting said voice conference identifier, a voice conference call between selected ones of said identified conference call nodes is established.
A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- detecting a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes in an instant message (IM) received by a recipient at a recipient node;
- responsive to detecting said voice conference identifier, displaying at least one selectable icon;
- and
- responsive to a selection of said at least one selectable icon, establishing a voice conference call between selected ones of said identified conference call nodes.
An instant messaging or chat session client comprising:
- a conventional IM processor, said conventional IM processor extracting and displaying message text encapsulated in a received IM;
- and,
- a voice conference processor, said voice conference processor identifying a voice conference identifier encapsulated in said received IM, displaying at least one selectable icon in response to detecting said voice conference identifier, and responsive to a selection of said at least one selectable icon, establishing a voice conference call between selected conference call nodes specified by said voice conference identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.