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Method and system for facilitating instant messaging transactions between disparate service providers

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Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-13
NOKIA TECH OY
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However, this results in users having to hold multiple accounts with multiple login identifiers and passwords, having to keep open every IMSP client they choose to monitor during any given session on their computer, and not being able to communicate with IM "talking" with two buddies using different IMSPs

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[0018] The present invention may be better understood with reference to the associated drawings, in which Figure 1 is a simplified block diagram illustrating the limitations of a prior art Instant Messaging (IM) system. Figure 1 depicts four widely used Instant Messaging Service Providers (IMSPs): Wireless Village (WV), America Online (AOL), Microsoft Networks (MSN) and ICQ. Each of these IMSPs is able to facilitate IM between its own customers or users, but cannot enable those same users to join in IM with users of other IMSPs. In fact, each IMSP only provides IM within the scope of its own users.

[0019] Figure 2 depicts a simplified block diagram in which the limitations of Figure 1 are overcome for wireless village users. Using the preferred embodiment of the present invention, WV enables its users to IM with users of any other IMSP, only three other IMSPs are described here. Figure 2 is illustrative because the invention is not necessarily limited to direct contact bet...

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A method and system is described for facilitating instant messaging (IM) between a first user with an address that includes a first domain name and a second user with an address that includes a second domain name different from the first. A substitute address is chosen that includes the second domain name and is mapped to the first address. An IM sent from the first user to the second is copied and re-addressed to be sent from the substitute address. This maintains consistency of domain names between the addressor and addressee, allowing existing IM systems that inhibit IM between incompatible IMSPs to deliver the message.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to instant messaging between two or more user addresses within different domains over an electronic network such as the Internet or an intranet (eg, a private network). The invention particularly relates to instant messaging between two or more user addresses, wherein at least two user addresses include different domain names from each other, for example, from different instant messaging service providers. Background technique [0002] Instant Messaging (IM) is a method and system for real-time or near-real-time communication between two users simultaneously logged into an IM Service Provider (IMSP) over the Internet or other electronic network. IMSPs provide access to networks as well as software to facilitate IM between their users. It should be noted that there are generally two types of software: "client software" that is downloaded by end users (usually this is distributed for free), and "server software" t...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/16H04L12/58
CPCH04L12/581H04L51/04G06Q50/40
Inventor 宾迪格南维勒·斯里尼瓦斯米特里·阿布·雷兹克
Owner NOKIA TECH OY