Threaded text-based chat collaboration
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1. A method of chat communication comprising:
- receiving a chat communication message associated with a topical thread;
displaying said chat communication message; and
using a visual identifier, visually distinguishing said chat communication message associated with said selected topical thread from other ones of said chat communication messages associated with other topical threads.
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Abstract
A method of chat communication can include receiving chat communication messages associated with topical threads and displaying the chat communication messages. The chat communication messages associated with a selected topical thread can be visually distinguished, using a visual identifier, from other ones of the chat communication messages associated with other topical threads.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of chat communication comprising:
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receiving a chat communication message associated with a topical thread;
displaying said chat communication message; and
using a visual identifier, visually distinguishing said chat communication message associated with said selected topical thread from other ones of said chat communication messages associated with other topical threads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of chat communication comprising:
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receiving a user input specifying a topical thread;
determining a topical identifier associated with said topical thread;
inserting said topical identifier within a chat communication message; and
transmitting said chat communication message with said topical identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A chat communication client configured to:
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receive chat communication messages being associated with topical threads;
display said chat communication messages within a single window; and
visually distinguish chat communication messages which are associated with a selected topical thread, using a visual identifier, from other ones of said chat communication messages being associated with other topical threads, wherein said visual identifier corresponds to said selected topical thread. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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- 20. A chat communication message comprising a topical identifier, said topical identifier representing a topical thread corresponding to a topic of conversation to which said chat communication message is associated.
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22. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving a chat communication message associated with a topical thread;
displaying said chat communication message; and
using a visual identifier, visually distinguishing said chat communication message associated with said selected topical thread from other ones of said chat communication messages associated with other topical threads. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A machine-readable storage of chat communication comprising:
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receiving a user input specifying a topical thread;
determining a topical identifier associated with said topical thread;
inserting said topical identifier within a chat communication message; and
transmitting said chat communication message with said topical identifier. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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