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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
Charles J. Digate, Winchester, MA (US);
Christopher F. Herot, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Tonytip Ketudat, Lexington, MA (US);
Alexis M. Kopikis, Brighton, MA (US);
Charles J. Digate, Winchester, MA (US);
Christopher F. Herot, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Tonytip Ketudat, Lexington, MA (US);
Alexis M. Kopikis, Brighton, MA (US);
Convoq, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
A rules-based real-time messaging system for groups of users, in which an availability status may be maintained in association with each user. Clients are communicably coupled to a real-time messaging server, which maintains indications of the online/offline presence status of each user, as well as other user attributes. Rules and a rules engine are maintained in the real-time messaging server for controlling the delivery of messages to users, and for controlling how the availability of users is provided to other users. Based on the specific rules stored on the real-time messaging server, the rules engine determines the state of various relevant conditions, such as the availability status of users of the system, and also detects the occurrence of various real-time events, such as a user logging-on to or logging-off from the system, in order to control the delivery of various types of messages and/or performance of resulting actions.