EP2090046A2

Instant messaging activity notification

Abstract

User activity is communicated in a messaging system. Communication is performed by monitoring an input region displayed to a first user of the messaging system in a client executed at a user terminal of the first user; responsive to receiving a user activated input at the input region, analyzing the input and using the analysis to match the input to a type of user activity from a predetermined set of user activities; and transmitting a message comprising data representing the type of user activity from the user terminal of the first user to a user terminal of at least one other user of the messaging system over a communications network.

Term

1.2 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 20 December 2027, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

18 members in 6 offices

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
0703276	United Kingdom	–	2007-02-20
0703276	United Kingdom	A	2007-02-20
2007004446	International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	W	2007-12-20

Members18

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Document	Office	Kind
GB0703276D0	United Kingdom	D0	2007-03-28
US2008201438A1	United States of America	A1	2008-08-21
WO2008102206A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2008-08-28
WO2008102206A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2008-12-24
WO2008102206A4	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A4	2009-02-12
EP2090046A2This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2009-08-19
CN101611602A	China	A	2009-12-23
EP2090046B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-10-19
AT529990T	Austria	T	2011-11-15
ATE529990T1	Austria	T1	2011-11-15
US8417784B2	United States of America	B2	2013-04-09
US2013205226A1	United States of America	A1	2013-08-08
CN101611602B	China	B	2013-10-30
US8849934B2	United States of America	B2	2014-09-30
US2015007061A1	United States of America	A1	2015-01-01
US9223464B2	United States of America	B2	2015-12-29
US2016188164A1	United States of America	A1	2016-06-30
US9720565B2	United States of America	B2	2017-08-01

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	Event	Code	Office
2025-10-10	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2025-09-15	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2025-08-06	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	NL
2025-07-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2024-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-12-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-06-21	Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registeredP01	P01	EP
2021-11-26	Amendment of ipc main classPREVIOUS MAIN CLASS: H04L0012580000R079	R079	DE
2020-06-25	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2020-06-25	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2020-06-03	Change of ownershipPD	PD	NL
2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-09-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-06-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-11-15	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-09-26	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2012-09-26	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2012-09-26	Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A	MM4A	IE
2012-09-07	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-24	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2012-08-24	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2012-08-09	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2012-08-09	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2012-08-09	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2012-07-11	Assignments of patentsSD	SD	NL
2012-06-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-06-18	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2012-03-26	Lt: invalidation of european patent or patent extensionLTIE	LTIE	EP
2012-02-01	Translation filed for an european patent granted for nl, confirming art. 52 par. 1 or 6 of the patents act 1995GrantedT3	T3	NL
2012-01-12	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2011-11-09	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2011-10-31	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2011-10-19	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2011-10-19	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2011-09-16	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2011-09-07	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2011-05-25	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2011-04-19	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2010-07-14	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2010-04-28	Information provided on other rights and legal means of executionAT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR111Z	111Z	EP
2009-08-19	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2009-08-19	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2009-07-17	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Instant messaging activity notification

Abstract

Term

Priority claims3

Members18

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