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Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016

Filed:

May. 09, 2008
Applicants:

Michael N. Abernethy, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Travis M. Grigsby, Austin, TX (US);

Frank L. Jania, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Inventors:

Michael N. Abernethy, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Travis M. Grigsby, Austin, TX (US);

Frank L. Jania, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); G06F 3/0237 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method of interlacing responses within an instant messaging (IM) system can include, responsive to a request from a user in an IM session, storing an IM message fragment input by the user and associating the IM message fragment with a message selected from an IM session transcript. The method can include recalling the IM message fragment and outputting, at least in part, the IM message fragment in response to the message.


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