| US 7,516,408 B2 | ||
| Method, system and program for switching between various computer-based communication techniques | ||
| David B. Kumhyr, Austin, Tex. (US); and Margaret Gardner MacPhail, Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 28, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/966,829. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0065666 A1, Apr. 03, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—751 [715/738; 715/744; 707/9; 707/102; 707/104.1; 709/204] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A method of establishing a computer-based communication session involving a user of a computer, said method comprising:
receiving, from the user, notification of a desired participant in the communication session and a desired communications
application to be used for the session, wherein the desired communications application is selected from multiple communications
applications available for use in the session, wherein said receiving comprises:
detecting selection of a first displayed icon within a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed using the computer; and
detecting movement of the first icon to the position of a second displayed icon within the GUI, wherein one of the first and
second icons represents the desired participant and the other represents the desired communications application;
retrieving a participant identifier effective to identify the desired participant to the desired communications application;
and
providing the retrieved participant identifier to the communications application.
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