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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2007
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Doris L. Jones, Somerville, MA (US);
Corinne M. Ryan, Westford, MA (US);
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Doris L. Jones, Somerville, MA (US);
Corinne M. Ryan, Westford, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for clearing content displayed in the live session display area of an instant messaging system. The system enables a session participant to clear the content currently visible to each other participant in the session, either immediately, or in response to a criteria such as elapsed time or elapsed time since active in the session. The content that is cleared from the live session display area is not permanently lost, but is only temporarily hidden from the live session display area. The system further enables a local participant to recall such temporarily hidden content back into the live session display area.