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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Patrick Joseph O'sullivan, Ballsbridge, IE;
Gary Denner, Celbridge, IE;
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Cynthia Barber-mingo, Westford, MA (US);
Mary Ellen Zurko, Groton, MA (US);
Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Ballsbridge, IE;
Gary Denner, Celbridge, IE;
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Cynthia Barber-Mingo, Westford, MA (US);
Mary Ellen Zurko, Groton, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and computer program product for defining one or more authorized users capable of granting do-not-disturb circumvention privileges, and receiving an indicator of a grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges to a circumventing user by the one or more authorized users. A do-not-disturb status of an instant messaging user is circumvented based upon, at least in part, the grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges.