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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
James Andrew Canfield, Arlington, VA (US);
Kenneth Carbone, Annandale, VA (US);
David Fairlie Colburn, Reston, VA (US);
Linda Nols Myers, Purcellville, VA (US);
Thomas E. Van Lenten, Ashburn, VA (US);
Gregory Alan Willis, Arlington, VA (US);
James Andrew Canfield, Arlington, VA (US);
Kenneth Carbone, Annandale, VA (US);
David Fairlie Colburn, Reston, VA (US);
Linda Nols Myers, Purcellville, VA (US);
Thomas E. Van Lenten, Ashburn, VA (US);
Gregory Alan Willis, Arlington, VA (US);
AOL LLC, Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
An interface enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for an instant messaging user, a mechanism to determine the content from within a desired instant messaging session that is not actively displayed, and an informational tool tip that provides a perceivable indication to the user of at least a portion of the determined content of the desired instant messaging session.