Patent ID: 7716294
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an instant messaging (IM) window with a dynamically generated message button, comprising: retrieving information from a user associated application, wherein the information retrieved from the user associated application is associated with one of a task or an event, the task including one of talking on the phone or checking voicemail, and the event including one of an appointment or a meeting; dynamically generating a message button based on the retrieved information and a user policy; formatting the dynamically generated message button based on the one of the task or the event; rendering the dynamically generated message button within the IM window; sending a predefined IM message to at least one participant in an IM session in response to the actuation of the dynamically generated message button by a distinct participant in the IM session, wherein the predefined IM message is associated with the one of the task or the event and indicates an availability of the distinct participant to participate in the IM session; and removing the dynamically generated message button from the IM window in response to completion of the one of the task or the event.