| US 7,512,407 B2 | ||
| Instant messaging system and method | ||
| Xiaoguang Wu, Guangdong (China); Yang Chen, Guangdong (China); Yejun Huang, Guangdong (China); Huateng Ma, Guangdong (China); and Liqing Zeng, Guangdong (China) | ||
| Assigned to Tencent (BVI) Limited, Road Town (Virgin Islands (British)) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/473,010 PCT Filed Nov. 14, 2001, PCT No. PCT/US01/45050 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Mar. 22, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO02/077840, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 03, 2002. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 01 2 18301 (CN), filed on Mar. 26, 2001; and application No. 01 1 27847 (CN), filed on Sep. 13, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0152477 A1, Aug. 05, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—466 [455/518] | 5 Claims |

| 1. A method of binding an instant messenger identifier with a wireless communication identifier of a wireless communication
device, the method including:
receiving a binding request from the wireless communication device, the binding request including the wireless communication
identifier;
generating an instant messenger identifier corresponding to the wireless communication identifier;
storing the instant messenger identifier and the wireless communication identifier in a database, wherein the instant messenger
identifier is associated with the wireless communication identifier; and
performing related services of the binding request based on the instant messenger identifier.
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