Patent ID: 8826402
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of maintaining an Instant Message (IM) session, comprising: receiving at a first login server a login request associated with a client, wherein the login request includes client account information and a client security key, wherein the client security key is generated at the client; establishing the IM session and transferring Instant Messages between the client and the first login server, wherein establishing the IM session includes: receiving an indication associated with an interruption in the transfer of the Instant Messages at a login allocation server; sending an address of a second login server from the login allocation server to the client; receiving at the second login server a reconnection request from the client; and in the event that the reconnection request is accepted by the second login server, exchanging Instant Messages between the client and the second login server.