Patent ID: 9219703
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method in a first communication device for reducing communications in an instant messaging conversation between said device and a second communication device, the method comprising: receiving, via a communications network, a first instant message from said second communications device at said first communication device; detecting a first event associated with a first status at said first communications device for said first instant message; determining whether a second event associated with a second status at said first communications device for said first instant message occurs within a determined time duration after said first event; and sending after the determined time duration after the first event via said communications network from said first communications device to said second communications device, based on determining that said second event occurs within the determined time duration after said first event, a single status notification that confirms said second status without sending a separate status notification associated with at least said first status, said second status inferring at least said first event.