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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Judith H. Bank, Cary, NC (US);
Lisa M. W. Bradley, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas R. Haynes, Apex, NC (US);
Lin Sun, Morrisville, NC (US);
Chunhui Yang, Durham, NC (US);
Judith H. Bank, Cary, NC (US);
Lisa M. W. Bradley, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas R. Haynes, Apex, NC (US);
Lin Sun, Morrisville, NC (US);
Chunhui Yang, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Communicating an Instant Messaging (IM) user's availability status message is managed by a user-defined shortcut command, which is used to generate a user-drafted status response. When the user receives an instant message at an inopportune time, the user inputs the user-defined shortcut command, which results in the user-drafted status response being automatically transmitted to a sender of the instant message that was received at the inopportune time.