摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to queued requests to establish human-to-human collaborative sessions and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for managing queued requests to establish human-to-human collaborative sessions. In one embodiment, a human-to-human collaborative data processing system can be provided which can include a messenger configured for coupling to other messengers. The system further can include a queue of incoming session requests to establish respective human-to-human collaborative sessions with requesters associated with the other messengers. Finally, the system can include queue management logic enabled to order the session requests in the queue according to queue rules coupled to the queue management logic.
摘要:
A method, system and apparatus for selectively blocking the transmission of an unsolicited instant message. The method of the invention can include receiving an instant message designated an intended recipient; locating the intended recipient in a do not instant message list; and, responsive to the location, blocking the instant message for subsequent transmission to the intended recipient. Notably, the blocking step can include the step of selectively blocking the instant message based upon a specified policy defined for the intended recipient.
摘要:
A method, system and apparatus for blocking unsolicited instant messages. A system for selectively blocking unsolicited instant messages can include an instant messaging client, at least one human sensory test and, a spim sentry. Notably, the spim sentry can be configured to selectively block an incoming instant message based upon an application of the human sensory test to a source of the incoming instant message. For example, the human sensory test can be a visual test where identifiable text is obscured in a picture. Also, the human sensory test can be an audible test where identifiable audio is obscured in an audio message.
摘要:
A method, system and apparatus for inter-parties network computing. A policy management method can include establishing a set of policy terms for receiving content from a content provider based upon preferences selected by a content recipient externally to the content recipient and content provider. The method further can include enforcing the policy terms externally to the content recipient and content provider for content provided by the content provider for receipt by the content recipient. Notably, the establishing step can include mapping the selected preferences to the set of policy terms. The establishing step also can include exposing an interface to the content recipient, and accepting the selected preferences through the interface.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing the scatter and flood problem of the activity-centric computing environment and provide a method, system and computer program product for sorting and filtering activities in an activity-centric computing environment. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for filtering and sorting activity objects in an activity-centric computing environment can include generating at least one activity thread of hierarchically arranged activity objects, selecting at least one filtering criterion for the activity objects, and filtering the activity objects in the activity threads. Additionally, a filtered view of the activity objects can be generated in an activity map in the activity-centric computing environment.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to icon management in a GUI and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for extensible icons with multiple drop zones. In one embodiment of the invention, an icon data processing system configured for use in a GUI can include a contracted form of an extensible icon; an expanded form of the extensible icon including multiple drop zones; and, a drag-and-drop event handler coupled to the contracted form of the extensible icon and the expanded form of the extensible icon.
摘要:
A method, system and apparatus for live creating and managing shortcuts in a computing environment. In a preferred aspect of the present invention, a method for managing live shortcuts can include selecting an underlying object from among one or more underlying objects and creating a live shortcut for the underlying object. The created live shortcut can be positioned in a user interface for a computing environment and liveness can be maintained for the created live shortcut based upon a changing state of the underlying object.
摘要:
A method, system and apparatus for providing a unified view of tasks in a collaborative environment. A collaborative system for presenting a unified view of tasks from heterogeneous task management sources can include a task weaver coupled to one or more heterogeneous task management sources, a unified task database, and, a task weaver user interface coupled to the task weaver and configured to render an arrangement of unified task icons representing underlying tasks in the unified task database. Importantly, the task weaver user interface can include an arrangement of different unified task icons indicating whether a prior task represented by one of the unified task icons is prerequisite to a subsequent task represented by another one of the unified task icons.
摘要:
Under the present invention, a method, system, interface and program product for displaying an object hierarchy in a compact form, and for facilitating navigation through the displayed object hierarchy, is provided. The method includes: displaying a first level root node of the object hierarchy; upon selection of the first level root node, displaying a listing of all second level child nodes of the first level root node immediately adjacent the first level root node; and selecting one of the second level child nodes; wherein, upon selection of one of the second level child nodes, the listing of all second level child nodes of the first level root node disappears, and the selected second level child node is displayed immediately adjacent the first level root node. Nodes from additional levels of the object hierarchy can be selected and displayed in a similar manner.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to electronic messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for distribution list management for a reply electronic message. In one embodiment of the invention, a distribution list management method for a reply message in a message thread can include identifying a set of addressees from among multiple messages in a message thread and adding the set of addresses to a distribution list for a reply message to one of the multiple messages in the message thread. Individual ones of the addressees in the distribution list can be selected to receive the reply message. Subsequently, the reply message can be sent to the selected individual ones of the addressees.