Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for integration of instant messaging and teleconferencing via a telephone network
- Patent Title (中): 通过电话网络集成即时消息和电话会议的方法和系统
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Application No.: US10562456Application Date: 2004-09-27
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Publication No.: US07685235B2Publication Date: 2010-03-23
- Inventor: Darragh Curran , Michael Desmond , Martin Harrigan , Trevor Johnston , Cenk Kuzucu , Mark E. Wallace
- Applicant: Darragh Curran , Michael Desmond , Martin Harrigan , Trevor Johnston , Cenk Kuzucu , Mark E. Wallace
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Ayla Lari
- Priority: GB0324289.8 20031017
- International Application: PCT/EP2004/052329 WO 20040927
- International Announcement: WO2005/041086 WO 20050506
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04M3/52
Abstract:
A system is provided comprising a plurality of instant messaging client applications (202, 207, 208, 209) communicating via a computer network (206) to send and receive messages in real time integrated with n-way teleconferencing capability via a telephone network (216). The system includes a plurality of instant messaging client applications (202, 207, 208, 209), an instant messaging server (204), and a teleconferencing server (210), all connected via a computer network (206). The teleconferencing server (210) enables n-way telephone connections via the telephone network (216). The n-way telephone connections are provided to telephone apparatus of at least some users of the instant messaging client applications who can visualize the teleconference via a graphical user interface (600) of the instant messaging client application.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090006555A1 Method and System For Integration of Instant Messaging and Teleconferencing Via a Telephone Network Public/Granted day:2009-01-01
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