US Patent 7870216 Instant message enabled device and method

Patent 7870216 was granted and assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7870216

Patent Inventor Names

Sreenivasa Gorti0

David Patron0

Date of Patent

January 11, 2011

Patent Application Number

11705481

Date Filed

February 12, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Naresh Vig

Patent abstract

An instant message enabled device and method are provided. The method may include accessing at least one control policy for usage of an instant messaging (IM) service using an IM enabled client device. The method may also include installing data related to the at least one control policy at the IM enabled client device to modify functionality of the IM enabled client device to comply with the at least one control policy.