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US 2006/0190548 A1Published application
Personalized information subscribing and delivering over instant messaging
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsKe Li, Jun Ma, Peng Zhang
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Abstract
A method for providing information to an instant messaging (IM) user includes sending information to the user via an instant message based on interest information provided by the user. The interest information may not be restricted to a predetermined set of interest information.
Claims20
A method for providing information to an instant messaging (IM) user, the method comprising:
- sending information to the user via an instant message based on interest information provided by the user, the interest information not being restricted to a predetermined set of interest information offered by an information provider.
A method for obtaining information via instant messaging (IM) services, the method comprising:
- sending interest information, which is not restricted to a predetermined set of interest information, via a first instant message;
- and
- receiving information, via a second instant message, based on the interest information provided via the first instant message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.