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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2001
Alex Musil, Mountain View, CA (US);
Justin Uberti, Sterling, VA (US);
Andy Wick, McLean, VA (US);
Netscape Communications Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for instant communication in real time is described wherein it is determined if a user with a given e-mail address is available for on-line messaging. The system takes in a group of e-mail addresses and automatically looks for screen names that are available for instant messaging. Once a screen name is available for online communication, an ion appears next to the screen name. Instant messaging is achieved by pressing the icon. The screen names, the icons and the e-mail addresses all appear in the same window, thereby, integrating traditional e-mail addresses with instant messaging services making real time communication an effective tool.