Mehdi Maghsoodnia

US Patent:

7941495, May 10, 2011

Filed:

Jul 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/511713

Inventors:

Mehdi Maghsoodnia - Menlo Park CA, US
Lewis D. Roth - Los Angeles CA, US
Frank Mangin - Santa Clara CA, US
Yuri Khodosh - Sunnyvale CA, US
Rahul Abhyankar - Santa Clara CA, US
Alex Sherstinsky - Palo Alto CA, US
Joseph Petviashvili - Foster City CA, US
Eugene Mandel - Burlingame CA, US
John Onusko - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Actiance, Inc. - Belmont CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207, 726 24

Abstract:

Techniques for managing instant message (IM) communications are provided. In various embodiments, IM communications in a plurality of network implementations are managed using one or more policies. A policy in the one or more policies includes an action applicable for an IM communication. Once an IM communications is received from an IM client, a policy that is applicable for that IM communication is determined. After determining an applicable policy, an action associated with the policy for the instant message communication is performed. Examples of actions that may be taken include recording the IM communication, modifying the IM communication, blocking the IM communication, forwarding the IM communication, and the like.

US Patent:

7596599, Sep 29, 2009

Filed:

Jul 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/212129

Inventors:

Mehdi Maghsoodnia - Menlo Park CA, US
Lewis D Roth - Los Angeles CA, US
Frank Mangin - Santa Clara CA, US
Yuri Khodosh - Sunnyvale CA, US
Rahul Abhyankar - Santa Clara CA, US
Alex Sherstinsky - Palo Alto CA, US
Joseph Petviashvili - Foster City CA, US
Eugene Mandel - Burlingame CA, US
John Onusko - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

FaceTime Communications, Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207, 37920102, 37921102

Abstract:

Techniques for managing instant message (IM) communications are provided. Instant message communications of a plurality of network implementations is managed using an instant message module that uses one or more policies. A policy in the one or more policies includes an action applicable for an IM communication. The techniques comprise receiving an instant message communication at the instant message module. The IM communication may be in a network implementation of one of the plurality of network implementations. Then, a policy is determined from the one or more policies that is applicable for the instant message communication. An action associated with the policy for the instant message communication is then performed.