Searchable peer-to-peer system through instant messaging based topic indexes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9473432
APP PUB NO 20140164361A1
SERIAL NO

14073005

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An embodiment of the present invention, a computer receives, on a first computer, a request to locate a topic. The computer determines a second computer to query for the topic. The computer queries the second computer for the topic. The computer receives identification information of participants of an instant messaging conversation corresponding to the topic. The computer stores, on the first computer, the identification information of the participants and indexing the stored identification information by the topic.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chung, Albert A Cary, US 40 442
Gadepalli, Venkata V Apex, US 15 141
Osowski,, Jr Richard E Holly Springs, US 6 117

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