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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Christopher Armstrong, Sterling, VA (US);
Alan Keister, Oakton, VA (US);
Lark Dunham, Arlington, VA (US);
Jennifer Granito, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven Greenberg, Frederick, MD (US);
Rakesh Agrawal, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael Sommers, Leesburg, VA (US);
Carol A. Glover, Fairfax, VA (US);
Christopher Armstrong, Sterling, VA (US);
Alan Keister, Oakton, VA (US);
Lark Dunham, Arlington, VA (US);
Jennifer Granito, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven Greenberg, Frederick, MD (US);
Rakesh Agrawal, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael Sommers, Leesburg, VA (US);
Carol A. Glover, Fairfax, VA (US);
AOL Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.