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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Brian Dean Heikes, Ashburn, VA (US);
Kristine Amber Krantz, Alexandria, VA (US);
Kelly Monroe Mathews, Bristow, VA (US);
Russell Scott Medeiros, Ashburn, VA (US);
Venkatesh Ramanathan, Herndon, VA (US);
Richard W. Robinson, Jr., Reston, VA (US);
Perry E. Miranda Roman, Arlington, VA (US);
Edward L. Sears, Reston, VA (US);
Andrew L. Wick, McLean, VA (US);
Deborah Ruth Yurow, Arlington, VA (US);
Brian Dean Heikes, Ashburn, VA (US);
Kristine Amber Krantz, Alexandria, VA (US);
Kelly Monroe Mathews, Bristow, VA (US);
Russell Scott Medeiros, Ashburn, VA (US);
Venkatesh Ramanathan, Herndon, VA (US);
Richard W. Robinson, Jr., Reston, VA (US);
Perry E. Miranda Roman, Arlington, VA (US);
Edward L. Sears, Reston, VA (US);
Andrew L. Wick, McLean, VA (US);
Deborah Ruth Yurow, Arlington, VA (US);
FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.