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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Mike V. Macias, Round Rock, TX (US);
Salil Pradeep Gandhi, Pune, IN;
Saidas Tukaram Kottawar, Hingoli, IN;
Dhaval K. Shah, Nadiad, IN;
Sandip Dnyaneshwar Mahajan, Nagpur, IN;
Mike V. Macias, Round Rock, TX (US);
Salil Pradeep Gandhi, Pune, IN;
Saidas Tukaram Kottawar, Hingoli, IN;
Dhaval K. Shah, Nadiad, IN;
Sandip Dnyaneshwar Mahajan, Nagpur, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment provides a flexible way to categorize instant messages (IM) or instant data by segmenting them. The default category would be viewable and/or readable as currently is with no change. However, those categories which are categorized as CONFIDENTIAL and/or PERSONAL would be displayed in a hidden form. The invention is demonstrated using a CONFIDENTIAL category; however, the invention is not limited to just CONFIDENTIAL category as it can be applied to other categories as well, such as INFORMATIONAL. An embodiment of the invention allows users to view CONFIDENTIAL informational in private and data would be hidden on the receiving end until a request to un-hide is made by the receiver.
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