Inventors:
Toni Adafin - Rochester MN, US
Perry A. Bakken - Rochester MN, US
Joel A. Gotelaere - Rochester MN, US
Michael A. Jones - Rochester MN, US
Charles H. Luong - Rochester MN, US
John H. Mohlke - Rochester MN, US
Jeffrey E. Thompson - Rochester MN, US
Carl C. Voss - Rochester MN, US
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
Abstract:
The technology here described contemplates storing an incoming instant message and determining the subsequent deletion of the stored message by distinguishing whether the message has been noticed by the user, even though there may have been a system or program failure between the time of the message's arrival and the time that the user attends to the message.