Patent №
US 9,503,281
Granted
2016-11-22
Filed 2015
Owner
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
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Lab
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AI components
1
nlp
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14816495
The present disclosure provides for merging of instant messaging (IM) chat sessions. In one embodiment, a method for automatically replying to an IM message from a first IM sender when a recipient is engaged in an IM session with a second IM sender is provided. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides a method for forwarding IM messages to a recipient at different IM clients. In still another embodiment, a method for transferring IM messages to a different recipient is provided. In some embodiments, two separate IM chat sessions are merged into a single IM chat session.
AI classification
Ownership
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
assignment · 362380516
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
assignment · 400620497
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
namechg · 404190151
AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
namechg · 404190155
AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
namechg · 404190169
Assignors
MALIK, DALE W.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.