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US 2003/0126213 A1Published application
Establishing direct instant messaging communication between wireless devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorBoas Betzler
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for establishing direct instant messaging communication between wireless devices. An instant messaging (IM) session is initiated on a client/server paradigm and responsive to identifying at least one additional wireless device belonging to a same piconet, the IM session is transformed into a peer-to-peer communication by establishing a direct instant messaging connection between wireless devices.
Claims29
A method of establishing instant messaging communication between wireless devices, said method comprising:
- employing an instant messaging server to identify for a first wireless device at least one additional wireless device belonging to a same piconet as the first wireless device;
- and
- responsive to said employing, establishing direct instant messaging communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein the second wireless device comprises one device of the at least one additional wireless device belonging to the same piconet, and wherein the direct instant messaging between the first wireless device and the second wireless device comprises direct wireless communication therebetween.
An instant messaging method comprising:
- establishing connection of a first wireless client to an instant messaging server;
- sending a request from the first wireless client to the instant messaging server for identification of available wireless clients for instant messaging;
- receiving available wireless client information at the first wireless client from the instant messaging server;
- and
- establishing direct wireless connection between the first wireless client and a second wireless client using the available wireless client information received from the instant messaging server, wherein said direct wireless connection allows direct wireless communication between the first wireless client and the second wireless client.
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A system for establishing instant messaging communication between wireless devices, said system comprising:
- means for employing an instant messaging server to identify for a first wireless device at least one additional wireless device belonging to a same piconet as the first wireless device;
- and
- means for establishing direct instant messaging communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein the second wireless device comprises one device of the at least one additional wireless device belonging to the same piconet identified by the means for employing, and wherein the direct instant messaging communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device comprises direct wireless communication therebetween.
An instant messaging system comprising:
- a first wireless device;
- an instant messaging server capable of responding to the first wireless device, said instant messaging server providing identifying information to the first wireless device on at least one additional wireless device belonging to a same piconet as the first wireless device;
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- wherein the first wireless device is adapted to establish direct instant messaging communication with a second wireless device, wherein the second wireless device comprises one device of the at least one additional wireless device belonging to the same piconet, and wherein the direct instant messaging communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device comprises direct wireless communication therebetween.
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An instant messaging system comprising:
- means for establishing connection of a first wireless client to an instant messaging server;
- means for sending a request from the first wireless client to the instant messaging server for identification of available wireless clients for instant messaging;
- means for receiving available wireless client information at the first wireless client from the instant messaging server;
- and
- means for establishing direct wireless connection between the first wireless client and the second wireless client using the available wireless client information received from the instant messaging server, wherein said direct wireless connection allows direct wireless communication between the first wireless client and the second wireless client.
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An instant messaging system comprising:
- a first wireless client adapted to establish connection to an instant messaging server;
- wherein the first wireless client sends a request to the instant messaging server for information on available wireless client(s) for instant messaging;
- said instant messaging server forwarding available wireless client information to the first wireless client responsive to said request;
- and
- wherein the first wireless client establishes direct wireless connection with a second wireless client using the available wireless client information received from the instant messaging server, wherein the direct wireless connection allows direct wireless communication between the first wireless client and the second wireless client.
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At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of establishing instant messaging communication between wireless devices, the method comprising:
- employing an instant messaging server to identify for a first wireless device at least one additional wireless device belonging to a same piconet as the first wireless device;
- and
- establishing direct instant messaging communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein the second wireless device comprises one device of the at least one additional wireless device belonging to the same piconet, and wherein the direct instant messaging between the first wireless device and the second wireless device comprises direct wireless communication therebetween.
At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform an instant messaging method, the method comprising:
- establishing connection of a first wireless client to an instant messaging server;
- sending a request from the first wireless client to the instant messaging server for identification of available wireless clients for instant messaging;
- receiving available wireless client information at the first wireless client from the instant messaging server;
- and
- establishing direct wireless connection between the first wireless client and a second wireless client using the available wireless client information received from the instant messaging server, wherein said direct wireless connection allows direct wireless communication between the first wireless client and the second wireless client.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.