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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2005
James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Randolph M. Forlenza, Austin, TX (US);
John P. Kaemmerer, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Raghuraman Kalyanaraman, Austin, TX (US);
Courtney J. Spooner, Hutto, TX (US);
James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Randolph M. Forlenza, Austin, TX (US);
John P. Kaemmerer, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Raghuraman Kalyanaraman, Austin, TX (US);
Courtney J. Spooner, Hutto, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A user is notified of activity in an instant messaging session by receiving a selection input signal from a selection device. When the selection input signal is received, a minimized chat window is detached from a task bar and moved to a position on a display indicated by the selection input signal. A slot is displayed in the detached chat window for each open instant messaging session.