Patent ID: 8224904
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer system for capturing missed instant messages, comprising: a communication receiving component for receiving communications from an initiating participant directed to a recipient, the communications being instant messages of a conversation; a detect missed communications component for detecting that the recipient missed a received communication; a component for, after detecting that the recipient missed the communication, assigning a unique conversation identifier to the missed communication; a store missed communications component for storing an indication that the missed communication was missed along with the assigned unique conversation identifier as a missed communication electronic mail message wherein multiple missed communications from the initiating participant to the recipient are stored in the electronic mail message along with a link for opening an instant messaging conversation with the initiating participant so that the recipient and the initiating participant can continue where the conversation left off; and a component for, when the recipient indicates to reply to the missed communication electronic mail message with a new electronic mail message, assigning the unique conversation identifier of the missed communication to the new electronic mail message so that the new electronic mail message can be identified as part of the same conversation as the missed communication.