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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2005
Randolph M. Forlenza, Austin, TX (US);
John P. Kaemmerer, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Raghuraman Kalyanaraman, Austin, TX (US);
Courtney J. Spooner, Hutto, TX (US);
Randolph M. Forlenza, Austin, TX (US);
John P. Kaemmerer, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Raghuraman Kalyanaraman, Austin, TX (US);
Courtney J. Spooner, Hutto, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An instant messaging program is configured by receiving a chat selection input signal from the input device indicating the selection of a chat session; displaying selectable chat configuration parameters on the display; receiving a configuration input signal from the selection device indicating the selection of a chat configuration parameter; and linking the selected chat configuration parameter to the selected chat session so that the selected chat configuration parameter controls the subsequent display of the selected chat session.