Instant messaging with caller identification
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsVicki L. Colson, Thomas E. Creamer, Victor S. Moore, Glen R. Walters
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Abstract
A method for providing caller identification information to instant messaging communication participants can include identifying an online presence for at least a first instant messaging client and determining caller identification information for a user associated with the first instant messaging client. The caller identification information can be provided to a second instant messaging client.
Claims12
A method for providing caller identification information to instant messaging communication participants, the method comprising:
- identifying an online presence for at least a first instant messaging client;
- and determining caller identification information for a user associated with said first instant messaging client.
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:
- identifying an online presence for at least a first instant messaging client;
- and determining caller identification information for a user associated with said first instant messaging client.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.