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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2010
Michael William Quinn, Lexington, KY (US);
Malissa Galloway Sullivan, Versailles, KY (US);
Anthony Eugene Payne, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Joel Solie, Lexington, KY (US);
Andrew Ortwein, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael William Quinn, Lexington, KY (US);
Malissa Galloway Sullivan, Versailles, KY (US);
Anthony Eugene Payne, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Joel Solie, Lexington, KY (US);
Andrew Ortwein, Lexington, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described is a method for retracting an instant message from a receiver in an instant messaging session. A request is made to retract the instant message from the receiver. If the receiver is present in the session, the instant message is removed from the user interface of the receiver. Notification is sent to the requestor to indicate whether the instant message was successfully retracted and whether the instant message was saved by the receiver. Optionally, the method allows an entry made in an instant messaging log to be retracted when the corresponding instant message is retracted.