| US 7,499,926 B1 | ||
| Maintaining and replicating chat histories | ||
| Erik John Burckart, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Steve Russell Campbell, Lillington, N.C. (US); and Andrew Ivory, Wake Forest, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/941,099. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—10 [707/102; 707/104.1] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining that a consolidated instant messaging chat history is maintained at a selected instant messaging point of presence
that is selected from a plurality of instant messaging points of presence, wherein one or more of the non-selected instant
messaging points of presence include one or more local chat histories stored on one or more local nonvolatile storage devices,
the local chat histories comprising a first plurality of instant messaging messages transmitted during one or more previous
instant messaging sessions conducted between the non-selected instant messaging points of presence and one or more instant
messaging participants, the instant messaging participants being different than the plurality of instant messaging points
of presence;
in response to the determination, retrieving, at the selected instant messaging point of presence, the plurality of instant
messaging messages included at the non-selected instant messaging points of presence from the local chat histories of the
non-selected instant messaging points of presence;
creating an updated consolidated instant messaging chat history by storing, on a selected nonvolatile storage device accessible
to the selected instant messaging point of presence, the retrieved instant messaging messages in the consolidated instant
messaging chat history;
in response to creating the updated consolidated instant messaging chat history, initiating, by the selected instant messaging
point of presence, a passive instant messaging session;
in response to initiating the passive instant messaging session, receiving, at the selected instant messaging point of presence,
a second plurality of instant messaging messages, wherein the second plurality of instant messaging messages correspond to
a plurality of messages transmitted during an active instant messaging session being concurrently conducted between a first
of the non-selected instant messaging points of presence and one or more of the instant messaging participants; and
storing the second plurality of instant messaging messages in the updated consolidated instant messaging chat history.
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