Clipboard object sharing for instant messaging
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSteven M. Miller, Lawrence S. Rich, Ritchard L. Schacher
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSteven M. Miller, Lawrence S. Rich, Ritchard L. Schacher
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Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to cut and paste object processing for instant messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for clipboard object sharing for instant messaging. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for clipboard object sharing in an instant messaging session can include requesting transfer of a clipboard object from a source instant messaging client to a target instant messaging client in an instant messaging session, determining whether or not the target instant messaging client supports a format of the clipboard object, and transferring the clipboard object to the target instant messaging client only if the target instant messaging client supports the format of the clipboard object.
A method for clipboard object sharing in an instant messaging session, the method comprising:
An instant messaging data processing system configured for clipboard object sharing, the system comprising:
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for clipboard object sharing in an instant messaging session, the computer program product comprising:
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