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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Sandra L. Kogan, Newton, MA (US);
James P. Galvin, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Kevin Solie, Lexington, KY (US);
Ronald E. Pontrich, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);
Amy D. Travis, Arlington, MA (US);
Duncan Lear Mewherter, Newburyport, MA (US);
Sandra L. Kogan, Newton, MA (US);
James P. Galvin, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Kevin Solie, Lexington, KY (US);
Ronald E. Pontrich, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);
Amy D. Travis, Arlington, MA (US);
Duncan Lear Mewherter, Newburyport, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described are a system and method for managing online communications by a user who participates in an awareness service system. A first awareness state associated with the user is published to a first participant of the awareness service system, while a second different awareness state associated with the user is published to a second participant of the awareness service system. Each published awareness state is based on a collaborative relationship between the user and the participant to which that awareness state is published.