Facebook, Inc.

Aol Inc.

Aol Llc, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Albany International Techniweave, Inc.

America Online, Inc.

James Crawford

Shuwu Wu

Jonathan Goering

Bruce Bond

Paul T Kennedy

Jean-Francois LeCostaouec

Systems and techniques for transferring one or more files by connecting to a communications system host; sending, to a client connected to the communications system host, a request to transfer one or more files; when a client permits access to the one or more files, establishing a direct socket connection from the client and bypassing the communications system host; and initiating the transfer of the one or more files from the client over the direct socket connection.

Transferring files

Systems and techniques for transferring a file from a first client associated with a first subscriber to a communications system to a second client associated with a second subscriber to the communications system by connecting from the first client to a communications system host; sending, through the communications system host, a request to the second client to establish a direct connection to the second client; when the second client accepts the request, establishing a direct connection to the second client that bypasses the communications system host; and transferring a file over the direct connection.

Direct file transfer between subscribers of a communications system

Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data include enabling instant messaging communication between a sender an at least one recipient through an instant messaging host. In addition, voice communication is enabled between the sender and the recipient through the instant messaging host.

Voice messaging interface

Establishing audio communication sessions

Preference based transferring of files

Updating transferred files

Direct file transfer between subscribers of a communications systems

Providing an indication that a user of a communications system is composing a message

Voice instant messaging

Systems and techniques for displaying an image sent between subscribers of a communications system by receiving electronic data corresponding to the image; displaying a blurred view of the image; and gradually displaying a sharper version of the image in response to user input.

Gradual image display

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Belmont, MA, United States of America

James Crawford