Rendering destination instant messaging personalization items before communicating with destination

Abstract

Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.

1 - 40 . (canceled) 
     
     
         41 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving selection of an intended instant message recipient from a plurality of potential instant message recipients;   identifying a first personalization item associated with the intended instant message recipient, the first personalization item being specific to a presence state of the intended instant message recipient; and   rendering, in a user interface of an instant messaging application associated with an instant message sender:
 the first personalization item; 
 a second personalization item of the instant message sender; and 
 instant message text exchanged between the intended instant message recipient and the instant message sender 
   wherein the rendering includes rendering the first personalization item, the second personalization item, and the instant message text within a separate display area, without rendering, in the separate display area, names of other potential instant message recipients in the plurality of instant message recipients.   
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 41 , wherein the rendering includes displaying an input text field for inputting a text message by the instant message sender for delivery to the intended instant message recipient in an instant message, and wherein the rendering causes the first personalization item and the input text field to be displayed to the instant message sender prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 41  further comprising causing the first and second personalization items to be stored on a host system. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 41  wherein identifying the first personalization item comprises causing the first personalization item to be accessed on a host system. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 44  further comprising receiving the first and second personalization items from the host system. 
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 41  wherein the first and second personalization items are rendered prior to communication of an instant message between the instant message sender and the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 41  wherein the first and second personalization items are rendered before a communications session is established between the instant message sender and the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 41  wherein the first and second personalization items are rendered before the instant message sender sends a message to the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 41  wherein the first and second personalization items are rendered before the instant message sender receives a message from the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 41 , further comprising:
 receiving identities of the potential instant message recipients; and   accessing an identifier associated with each of the individual potential instant message recipients based upon the received identity, wherein the first personalization item is identified based on an identifier associated with the intended instant message recipient.   
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 41  further comprising accessing a user identifier for the intended instant message recipient, wherein the identifier provides a location of the first personalization item. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51  wherein the location of the first personalization item comprises a location on a host system. 
     
     
         53 . A computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for enabling perception of a personalization item associated with an instant messaging communications session, the method comprising:
 receiving selection of an intended instant message recipient from a plurality of potential instant message recipients;   identifying a first personalization item associated with the intended instant message recipient, the first personalization item being specific to a presence state of the intended instant message recipient; and   rendering, in a user interface of an instant messaging application associated with an instant message sender:
 the first personalization item; 
 a second personalization item of the instant message sender; and 
 instant message text exchanged between the intended instant message recipient and the instant message sender 
   wherein the rendering includes rendering the first personalization item, the second personalization item, and the instant message text within a separate display area, without rendering, in the separate display area, names of other potential instant message recipients in the plurality of instant message recipients.   
     
     
         54 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 53 , wherein the rendering includes displaying an input text field for inputting a text message by the instant message sender for delivery to the intended instant message recipient in an instant message, and wherein the rendering causes the first personalization item and the input text field to be displayed to the instant message sender prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         55 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 53  wherein the first and second personalization items are rendered before the instant message sender sends a message to the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         56 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 53  further comprising, prior to identifying the first personalization item, accessing a user identifier for the intended instant message recipient, wherein the identifier provides a location of the first personalization item, and wherein the location of the first personalization item comprises a location on a host system. 
     
     
         57 . A system for enabling perception of a personalization item associated with an instant messaging communications session comprising:
 at least one processor;   a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method, the method comprising:
 receiving selection of an intended instant message recipient from a plurality of potential instant message recipients; 
 identifying a first personalization item associated with the intended instant message recipient, the first personalization item being specific to a presence state of the intended instant message recipient; and 
 rendering, in a user interface of an instant messaging application associated with an instant message sender:
 the first personalization item; 
 a second personalization item of the instant message sender; and 
 instant message text exchanged between the intended instant message recipient and the instant message sender 
 
 wherein the rendering includes rendering the first personalization item, the second personalization item, and the instant message text within a separate display area, without rendering, in the separate display area, names of other potential instant message recipients in the plurality of instant message recipients. 
   
     
     
         58 . The system of  claim 57 , wherein the rendering includes displaying an input text field for inputting a text message by the instant message sender for delivery to the intended instant message recipient in an instant message, and wherein the rendering causes the first personalization item and the input text field to be displayed to the instant message sender prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         59 . The system of  claim 57  wherein the first and second personalization items are rendered before the instant message sender sends a message to the intended instant message recipient. 
     
     
         60 . The system of  claim 57 , the method further comprising, prior to identifying the first personalization item, accessing a user identifier for the intended instant message recipient, wherein the identifier provides a location of the first personalization item, and wherein the location of the first personalization item comprises a location on a host system.