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System and method for seamlessly bringing external services into instant messaging session
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In this paper, the authors propose a framework that allows a number of software application agents to be stacked on top of an instant messenger application, each of the agents establishes a connection with a third-party Web service on the Internet or a local application in the user's computer.Abstract:
The invention provides a framework that allows a number of software application agents to be stacked on top of an instant messenger application. Each of the software application agents establishes a connection with a third-party Web service on the Internet or a local application in the user's computer. The user can share one or more third-party services or applications with other user(s) in an instant messaging session through the application agents.read more
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