Forwarding un-responded to instant messages to electronic mail
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsTitus Kao, Eric S. Portner, Robert C. Weir
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Abstract
A method of forwarding an instant message to electronic mail can begin with determining availability of an instant messaging client for a recipient. The method can continue with sending the instant message to the instant messaging client for the recipient. The method can include not receiving a reply to the instant message within a pre-defined period of time. The method can further include sending an electronic mail message including the instant message to the recipient upon reaching the pre-defined period of time.
Claims20
1-20. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- sending an instant message to an instant messaging client of a intended recipient of the instant message;
- starting a timer that reflects an amount of time after the instant message was sent;
- first determining that the timer has reached a pre-defined period of time;
- second determining that a reply, from the instant messaging client, to the instant message has not been received;
- and
- sending to the intended recipient, based upon the first determining and the second determining, an electronic mail message that includes the instant message.
A computer hardware system, comprising:
- a hardware processor configured to initiate the following executable operations:
- sending an instant message to an instant messaging client of a intended recipient of the instant message;
- starting a timer that reflects an amount of time after the instant message was sent;
- first determining that the timer has reached a pre-defined period of time;
- second determining that a reply, from the instant messaging client, to the instant message has not been received;
- and
- sending to the intended recipient, based upon the first determining and the second determining, an electronic mail message that includes the instant message.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a hardware storage device having stored therein computer readable program code for forwarding an instant message in an electronic mail message,
- the computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer hardware system, causes the computer hardware system to perform:
- sending an instant message to an instant messaging client of a intended recipient of the instant message;
- starting a timer that reflects an amount of time after the instant message was sent;
- first determining that the timer has reached a pre-defined period of time;
- second determining that a reply, from the instant messaging client, to the instant message has not been received;
- and
- sending to the intended recipient, based upon the first determining and the second determining, an electronic mail message that includes the instant message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.