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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:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Brian K. Daigle, Marietta, GA (US);
William Todd Daniell, Marietta, GA (US);
Joel (Hassan) Davis, Marietta, GA (US);
Larry G. Kent, Jr., Loganville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Brian K. Daigle, Marietta, GA (US);
William Todd Daniell, Marietta, GA (US);
Joel (Hassan) Davis, Marietta, GA (US);
Larry G. Kent, Jr., Loganville, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Plug-ins for instant messaging (IM) systems are described. By using plug-ins in conjunction with IM systems, the functionality of IM systems may be greatly extended. Specifically, in business applications, such as workflow processes, IM provides a more reliable approach to determining actual delivery of messages.