Chat system and record medium readable by chat system
First Claim
1. A chat system comprising:
- a plurality of terminal devices forming a network, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages; and
table means for storing therein identifiers and corresponding character-train information of persons using said virtual communications spaces;
said character trains are used as said message sender identifying information.
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Abstract
A server and plural terminal devices form a network. Messages are transferred among the terminal devices via a plurality of virtual communication spaces formed on the network. The transmitted and received messages are displayed on a display device of each terminal device together with the message sender identifying information. The identifiers of members utilizing the virtual communication spaces and character-train information corresponding to the respective identifiers are stored in a display name management table. When an identifier and a message are sent from a terminal device, the server converts the identifier into a character train by means of the display name management table and sends the character train to the terminal devices.
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1. A chat system comprising:
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a plurality of terminal devices forming a network, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages; and
table means for storing therein identifiers and corresponding character-train information of persons using said virtual communications spaces;
said character trains are used as said message sender identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A chat system comprising:
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a server;
a plurality of terminal devices forming a network with said server, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages;
a table disposed in said server for storing therein identifiers and corresponding character-train information of persons using said terminal devices; and
search means disposed in said server for searching said table for character-train information corresponding to the identifier of a message sender when said server receives said identifier and a message from said message sender, for transferring said character-train information together with said message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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12. A chat system comprising:
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a server;
a plurality of terminal devices forming a network with said server, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages;
a table disposed in each of said terminal devices for storing therein identifiers and corresponding character-train information of persons using said terminal devices; and
search means disposed in each of said terminal devices for searching said table for character-train information corresponding to the identifier of a message sender when the terminal device receives said identifier and a message from said message sender, so that the character-train information is displayed together with the received message on said display means of said terminal device.
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13. A chat system comprising:
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a server;
a plurality of terminal devices forming a network with said server, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages;
a table disposed in each of said terminal devices for storing therein identifiers and corresponding character-train information of persons using said terminal devices; and
search means disposed in each of said terminal devices for searching said table for character-train information corresponding to the identifier of a message sender when the terminal device transmits said identifier so that the character-train information is transmitted together with the message.
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18. A record medium for use in terminal device of a chat system, wherein a plurality of terminal devices form with a server a network, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages;
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said record medium being readable in each of said terminal devices;
said record medium including;
table means for storing therein identifiers of persons who use the chat system and corresponding character-train information; and
search means for searching said table means for character-train information corresponding to the identifier of a person who is going to send a message and outputting the character-train information sought, as said message sender identifying information, for transmission with said message.
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21. A record medium for use in a terminal device of a chat system, wherein a plurality of terminal devices form a network, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages;
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said record medium being readable in each of said terminal devices;
said record medium including;
table means for storing therein identifiers of persons who use the chat system and corresponding character-train information; and
search means for searching said table means for character-train information corresponding to the identifier of the message sender received through the virtual communication spaces and outputting the character-train information, as said message sender identifying information, for display on said display means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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24. A record medium for use in a server of a chat system, wherein said server forms a network with a plurality of terminal devices, said server being adapted to allow said plurality of terminal devices to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who send the messages;
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said record medium being readable in said server;
said record medium including;
table means for storing therein identifiers of persons who use the chat system and character-train information corresponding to said identifiers; and
converting means for searching said table means for character-train information corresponding to the identifier of the message sender sent together with a message by any of said terminal devices and outputting the character-train information for sending it together with said message to a given virtual communication space.
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27. A chat system comprising:
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a plurality of terminal devices forming a network, said terminal devices being adapted to transmit and receive messages to and from each other through any of a plurality of virtual communication spaces configured on the network, the messages transmitted and received being displayed on display means of each terminal device together with message sender identifying information of persons who sends the messages;
a memory having stored therein messages in association with identifiers of persons using said terminal devices; and
converting means for converting a designated one of said identifiers stored in said memory to a predetermined character train and causing said display means to display the character train.
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