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Message exchange

  • US 20030018718A1
  • Filed: 07/02/2002
  • Published: 01/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A message exchange method in which a message is exchanged between a sending client and a receiving client, which is intended to receive the message, through a message server, comprising:

  • extracting by the sending client status information of the receiving client from a memory unit for storing the status information, which indicates whether the receiving client is connected to the message server, before sending the message;

    asking a sender at the sending client whether chat is to be carried out, when the extracted status information shows that the receiving client is connected to the message server;

    displaying a chat window at the sending client in accordance with a chat instruction received from the sender;

    storing the message in a message log contained in the memory unit at the sending client;

    displaying the message on the chat window; and

    sending the message to the receiving client.

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