Managing the delivery of queued instant messages
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRuthie Lyle, Fonda Daniels
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing the delivery of instant messages in a queue. The method can include designating a recipient of a composed instant message. Responsive to determining that the recipient is in a state in which the recipient is not receiving instant messages, the composed instant message can be queued for deferred delivery. Subsequently, a state change can be detected in the recipient. Finally, responsive to the detection, the queued instant message can be forwarded to the recipient.
Claims20
A method for managing the delivery of instant messages in a queue comprising the steps of:
- designating a recipient of a composed instant message;
- responsive to determining that said recipient is in a state in which said recipient is not receiving instant messages, queuing said composed instant message for deferred delivery;
- detecting a state change in said recipient;
- and,
- responsive to said detection, forwarding said queued instant message to said recipient.
A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for managing the delivery of instant messages in a queue, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:
- designating a recipient of a composed instant message;
- responsive to determining that said recipient is in a state in which said recipient is not receiving instant messages, queuing said composed instant message for deferred delivery;
- detecting a state change in said recipient;
- and,
- responsive to said detection, forwarding said queued instant message to said recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.