The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Mehdi Maghsoodnia, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lewis D. Roth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Frank Mangin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yuri Khodosh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rahul Abhyankar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alex Sherstinsky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Petviashvili, Foster City, CA (US);
Eugene Mandel, Burlingame, CA (US);
John Onusko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mehdi Maghsoodnia, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lewis D. Roth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Frank Mangin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yuri Khodosh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rahul Abhyankar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alex Sherstinsky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Petviashvili, Foster City, CA (US);
Eugene Mandel, Burlingame, CA (US);
John Onusko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Actiance, Inc., Belmont, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for managing instant message (IM) communications are provided. In various embodiments, IM communications in a plurality of network implementations are managed using one or more policies. A policy in the one or more policies includes an action applicable for an IM communication. Once an IM communications is received from an IM client, a policy that is applicable for that IM communication is determined. After determining an applicable policy, an action associated with the policy for the instant message communication is performed. Examples of actions that may be taken include recording the IM communication, modifying the IM communication, blocking the IM communication, forwarding the IM communication, and the like.