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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
James Andrew Canfield, Arlington, VA (US);
Kenneth Carbone, Arlington, VA (US);
David Fairlie Colburn, Reston, VA (US);
Linda Nols Myers, Purcellville, VA (US);
Thomas E. Lenten, Ashburn, VA (US);
Gregory Alan Willis, Arlington, VA (US);
James Andrew Canfield, Arlington, VA (US);
Kenneth Carbone, Arlington, VA (US);
David Fairlie Colburn, Reston, VA (US);
Linda Nols Myers, Purcellville, VA (US);
Thomas E. Lenten, Ashburn, VA (US);
Gregory Alan Willis, Arlington, VA (US);
AOL LLC, Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
A user interface on a display enables user perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface and one or more tear-off elements corresponding to ongoing instant messaging communications sessions. Each tear-off element is configured to enable perception and selection by a user of a corresponding instant messaging communications session. Also, each tear-off element is configured to be independently visually separated from other elements of the instant messaging application user interface and maintained as a separate entity on the instant messaging application user interface.