US 2015/0149561 A1 · TIME CONVERSION IN AN INSTANT MESSAGE

Abstract

In a method for determining and displaying a corrected time of a time included in the text of an instant message, one or more processors determine that an instant message sent from a first user to a second user includes a first time and a first time zone corresponding to the first time. The one or more processors determine that the first time zone corresponding to the first time does not match a second time zone, wherein the second time zone is the time zone where the second user is the time zone where the second user is scheduled to be, based, at least in part, on the first time. The one or more processors convert the first time to a second time, wherein the second time is determined based, at least in part, on the first time, the first time zone, and the second time zone. The one or more processors cause the second time to be displayed to the second user.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining and displaying a corrected time of a time included in the text of an instant message, the method comprising the steps of:

one or more processors determining that the text of an instant message, sent from a first user to a second user, includes a first time and a first time zone corresponding to the first time;
the one or more processors determining that the first time zone does not match a second time zone, wherein the second time zone is the time zone where the second user is scheduled to be, based, at least in part, on the first time;
the one or more processors converting the first time to a second time, wherein the second time is determined based, at least in part, on the first time, the first time zone, and the second time zone;
and
the one or more processors causing the second time to be displayed to the second user.

2 more elements

A computer program product for determining and displaying a correct time for a time included in the text of an instant message, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine that the text of an instant message, sent from a first user to a second user, includes a first time and a first time zone corresponding to the first time;
program instructions to determine that the first time zone does not match a second time zone, wherein the second time zone is the time zone where the second user is scheduled to be, based, at least in part, on the first time;
program instructions to convert the first time to a second time, wherein the second time is determined based, at least in part, on the first time, the first time zone, and the second time zone;
and
program instructions to cause the second time to be displayed to the second user.

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A computer system for determining and displaying a correct time for a time included in the text of an instant message, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer-readable storage media;
program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine that an instant message sent from a first user to a second user includes a first time and a first time zone corresponding to the first time;
program instructions to determine that the first time zone corresponding to the first time does not match a second time zone, wherein the second time zone is the time zone where the second user is scheduled to be, based, at least in part, on the first time;
program instructions to convert the first time to a second time, wherein the second time is determined based, at least in part, on the first time, the first time zone, and the second time zone;
and
program instructions to cause the second time to be displayed to the second user.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Time conversion in an instant message

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