System and method for blocking notification messages during screen sharing

Abstract

A method includes receiving, by a messaging server from a messaging application on a client computer, a first instruction to suspend sending notification messages to the client computer during a screen sharing communication session. The method further includes in response to receiving a request from the message application, suspend sending notification messages to the client computer during the screen sharing communication session. The method further includes, after termination of the screen sharing communication session, sending notification messages to the client computer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a messaging server from a messaging application on a client computer, a first instruction to suspend sending notification messages to the client computer during a screen sharing communication session;   in response to receiving a request from the message application, suspend sending notification messages to the client computer during the screen sharing communication session; and   after termination of the screen sharing communication session, sending notification messages to the client computer.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving a second instruction from the client computer to resume sending the notification messages. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising, after receiving the second instruction to resume sending the notification messages, receiving a subsequent request from the messaging application to send the notification messages. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising, in response to receiving the subsequent request to send the notification messages, sending the notification messages to the client computer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the notification messages include an instant message, an email preview, or a notification from other applications. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, storing a first message to the client computer without sending the message to the client computer. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising, sending the first message to the client computer after receiving notification of the termination of the screen sharing communication session. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising, receiving a notification that the first message has been displayed to a user of the messaging application. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising, relaying the notification that the first message has been displayed to a sender of the first message. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising notifying a sender of the first message that the first message was not sent to the messaging application. 
     
     
         11 . A computing system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory comprising machine readable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the system to:   suspend sending messages from a messaging server to a messaging application, in response to receiving a first instruction to suspend sending messages to the messaging application during a screen sharing communication session.   
     
     
         12 . The computing system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further to store a first message received from a user in response to the first instruction without forwarding the first message to the messaging application. 
     
     
         13 . The computing system of  claim 12 , wherein the system is further to send the stored first message to the messaging application, in response to receiving a second instruction to resume sending messages to the messaging application, wherein the second instruction is associated with an end of the screen sharing communication session. 
     
     
         14 . The computing system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further to receive a notification that the first message has been displayed to a user of the messaging application. 
     
     
         15 . The computing system of  claim 14 , wherein the system is further to relay the received notification to the user that sent the first message. 
     
     
         16 . The computing system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further to notify the user that the first message was not sent to the messaging application. 
     
     
         17 . A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly recording computer program logic, the computer program product comprising:
 code to suspend sending messages from a messaging server to a messaging application, in response to receiving a first instruction to suspend sending messages to the messaging application during a screen sharing communication session.   
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 code to store a first message received from a user in response to the first instruction without forwarding the first message to the messaging application; and   code to send the stored first message to the messaging application, in response to receiving a second instruction to resume sending messages to the messaging application, wherein the second instruction is associated with an end of the screen sharing communication session.   
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 code to receive a notification that the first message has been displayed to a user of the messaging application; and   code to relay the received notification to the user that sent the first message.   
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , further comprising code to notify the user that the first message was not sent to the messaging application.