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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2007
Gary Denner, Co. Kildare, IE;
Patrick Joseph O'sullivan, Dublin, IE;
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Mary Ellen Zurko, Groton, MA (US);
Cynthia E. Barber-mingo, Westford, MA (US);
Gary Denner, Co. Kildare, IE;
Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Dublin, IE;
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Mary Ellen Zurko, Groton, MA (US);
Cynthia E. Barber-Mingo, Westford, MA (US);
Internatonal Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for circumventing a do-not-disturb status of an instant messaging user including defining a policy of circumvention rights for circumventing do-not-disturb status in instant messaging. A do-not-disturb status of an instant messaging user is identified, and the do-not-disturb status of the instant messaging user is circumvented based upon the policy of circumvention rights.