Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,760,580 · App. 10/114,869
Facilitating instant messaging outside of user-defined buddy group in a wireless and non-wireless environment
Inventors:
B. Alex Robinson, Charles A. Carey, Michael R. Longe, Joe Parr
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 6, 2004
Filed: Apr 1, 2002
Inventors
B. Alex Robinson
Charles A. Carey
Michael R. Longe
Joe Parr
Assignee (at issue)
America Online, Inc.
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