Method for delivering businesses enterprises advertising via instant messaging

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8762205
APP PUB NO 20090187623A1
SERIAL NO

12016013

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for advertising a business enterprise via an instant messaging (IM) environment comprising registering at least one business enterprise computing system application with an IM server and registering at least one subscriber with the IM server, wherein a subscriber logs on to the IM server via an IM client application that resides at a computing device. The method further comprises delivering subscriber characteristics comprising at least one of the geographic location of a subscriber's computing device, the subscribers preferences, and subscriber status to the IM server, wherein the IM server utilizes the subscriber characteristics to determine the business enterprises that are relevant to subscriber, and publishing the presence status of the determined business enterprises to the subscriber's computing device, wherein the presence status of a business enterprise is displayed to the subscriber within a contact list displayed at the computing device.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504
INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT305-348 HWAAM-DONG 58-4 YUSEONG-GU DAEJEON

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huaulme, Francois Paris, FR 5 112
Lee, Sean Tokyo, JP 67 1069
McFaddin, Herbert S Yorktown Heights, US 18 494
Narayanaswami, Chandrasekhar Wilton, US 167 8937
Paik, Young Sang Seoul, KR 3 83
Soroker, Danny Larchmont, US 49 964

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Dec 24, 2025
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00