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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Charles J. Digate, Winchester, MA (US);
Christopher F. Herot, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Tonytip Ketudat, Lexington, MA (US);
Alexis M. Kopikis, Brighton, MA (US);
Carol A. Harris, Concord, MA (US);
Mark J. Waks, Burlington, MA (US);
Rajeev Tipnis, Needham, MA (US);
Charles J. Digate, Winchester, MA (US);
Christopher F. Herot, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Tonytip Ketudat, Lexington, MA (US);
Alexis M. Kopikis, Brighton, MA (US);
Carol A. Harris, Concord, MA (US);
Mark J. Waks, Burlington, MA (US);
Rajeev Tipnis, Needham, MA (US);
Devereux Research AB LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A real-time messaging system and method for a plurality of users that obviates the need to install specialized, dedicated software on user computers, and renders the need to become a subscriber of the system unnecessary. The real-time messaging system is a rules-based system that applies a set of rules and user attributes to the availability status of the users to facilitate effective real-time communications between the users. The system allows each user to indicate his or her on-line presence via a hyperlink embedded in and displayable on a web page, an e-mail message, or other hyperlink-supporting document. Each hyperlink is associated with a URL that points to a document such as a web page configured to initiate an on-line meeting or teleconference. A user who wishes to participate in an on-line meeting or teleconference selects a hyperlink corresponding to a particular user or user group, thereby initiating the desired on-line meeting or teleconference.