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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Jason Eric Moore, Austin, TX (US);
Rafael Graniello Cabezas, Austin, TX (US);
Elizabeth Silvia, Austin, TX (US);
Liliana Orozco, Del Valle, TX (US);
Jason Eric Moore, Austin, TX (US);
Rafael Graniello Cabezas, Austin, TX (US);
Elizabeth Silvia, Austin, TX (US);
Liliana Orozco, Del Valle, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for multiple instant messaging (IM) sessions associated with a single user name is provided. A frontend server receives user login requests and routes the instant messaging system to a back-end server. Each login associated with a particular user name is routed to the same backend server (or IM host). Messages targeted to a recipient having a plurality of active IM sessions are broadcast to all the active sessions. Messages targeted to recipients having a single IM session are unicast.