Selective display of messages using information processing devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorYuhko Yamauchi
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to a method, apparatus and program product for processing messages. The messaging system includes a plurality of information processing devices communicating via a network and an output status determining unit for verifying a first information processing device is connected to a video output device. It also includes a message processing unit configured to provide a message on a first or a second information processing device. The message is provided in a certain manner based on information provided by the output status determining unit.
Claims18
A messaging system comprising:
- a plurality of information processing devices communicating via a network;
- an output status determining unit for verifying a first information processing device is connected to a video output device, said output status determining unit also having an output status sensing module for providing an output status of the video output device by detecting signals outputted from said first information processing device to said video output;
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- a message processing unit configured to provide a message on said first information processing device in a certain manner based on a display regulation policy, wherein the display regulation policy correlates a manner of display of the message with the output status of the video output device,
- wherein the output status of the video output device comprises at least one of unconnected, connected, projecting and preparing to for projection.
A messaging device comprising:
- a plurality of information processing devices communicating via a network;
- an output status determining unit for determining a connectivity status of a video output device and one of said information processing devices;
- a message processing unit for processing a message to be sent or received by at least one of said information processing devices in accordance to a policy;
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- an output status sensing module for providing an output status of the video output device by detecting signals outputted from said first information processing device to said video output wherein said status determines if a message cannot be subsequently displayed based on one or more conditions in a policy,
- wherein the output status of the video output device comprises at least one of unconnected, connected, projecting and preparing to for projection.
A method comprising:
- establishing, by a messaging server, processing communication between a plurality of information processing devices via a network;
- determining, by a first information processing device, connectivity status based on the first information processing device of said information processing devices being connected to a video output device;
- determining an output status of the video output device based on detected signals outputted from said first information processing device to said video output;
- processing messages via a message processing unit;
- said message being sent or to be received by one or more of said information processing devices;
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- displaying said message in accordance with a policy based on the output status of the video output device wherein said message is not displayed if it meets certain conditions in said policy,
- wherein the output status of the video output device comprises at least one of unconnected, connected, projecting and preparing to for projection.
A non-transitory computer program product for message processing, the non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code being executable by a computer to:
- establishing, by a messaging server, processing communication between a plurality of information processing devices via a network;
- determine, by a first information processing device, connectivity status based on a first information processing device of said information processing devices being connected to a video output device;
- determine an output status of the video output device based on detected signals outputted from said first information processing device to said video output;
- process messages via a message processing unit;
- said message being sent or to be received by one or more of said information processing devices;
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- display said message in accordance with a policy based on the output status of the video output device wherein said message is not displayed if it meets certain conditions in said policy,
- wherein the output status of the video output device comprises at least one of unconnected, connected, projecting and preparing to for projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.