Method and apparatus for autocorrelation of instant messages

• US 20060026252A1
• Filed: 07/27/2004
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Inc. (Atos SE)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Information And Communication Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Beyda, William J., Caspi, Rami
• Granted Patent: US 7,917,582 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

Abstract

A text chat messaging system in which messages are displayed in chronological order on a message-by-message basis according to chat participants includes a messaging server (102); and a plurality of network clients (104) defining said chat participants and configured to identify messages (204) in a chat session according to chat participants and arrange said chat session for display according to a conversation order of participation in said chat session.

Claims

1. A method for use in a text chat messaging system in which messages are displayed in chronological order on a message-by-message basis according to chat participants, comprising:

identifying messages in a chat session according to said chat participants;

determining an order of initial participation by said chat participants in said chat session; and

arranging a record of said chat session in said order of initial participation.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arranging a record comprises arranging a log of a chat session.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arranging a record comprises arranging a display of an ongoing chat session.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3, further comprising signaling other chat participants an indication of an arrangement in said order of initial participation.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4, wherein said signaling comprises signaling a central server said indication of arrangement.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arranging a record comprises arranging a record at a messaging server.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arranging a record comprises arranging a record at a client endpoint.

8. A method for use in a text chat messaging system in which messages are displayed in chronological order on a message-by-message basis according to chat participants, comprising:

identifying messages in a chat session according to chat participants;

determining if consecutive messages are from same chat participants;

inserting a next message by a different chat participant between said consecutive messages; and

displaying said chat session after said inserting.

9. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein said identifying comprises identifying from a log of a chat session.

10. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein said identifying comprises identifying during an ongoing chat session.

11. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein said displaying comprises displaying at a browser-based client accessed from a network server.

12. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein said displaying comprises displaying a chat session record generated locally at a network client.

13. A method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising transmitting an indication of a display of an ordering of said chat session after said inserting to other participants.

14. A method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising transmitting to a central server an indication of a display of an ordering of said chat session after said inserting.

15. A method for use in a text chat messaging system in which messages are displayed in chronological order on a message-by-message basis according to chat participants, comprising:

identifying messages in a chat session according to chat participants; and

arranging said chat session for display according to a conversation order of participation in said chat session.

16. A text chat messaging system in which messages are displayed in chronological order on a message-by-message basis according to chat participants, comprising:

a messaging server; and

a plurality of network clients defining said chat participants and configured to identify messages in a chat session according to chat participants and arrange said chat session for display according to a conversation order of participation in said chat session.

17. A text chat messaging system in accordance with claim 16, wherein said plurality of network clients are adapted to transmit to others of said plurality one or more indicia of a new ordering of said chat session display.

18. A text chat messaging system in accordance with claim 16, wherein said plurality of network clients are adapted to transmit to said messaging server one or more indicia of a new ordering of said chat session display.

19. A text chat messaging system in accordance with claim 16, wherein said plurality of network clients comprise web-browser clients.

20. A text chat messaging device for use in a text chat messaging system in which messages are displayed in chronological order on a message-by-message basis according to chat participants, the device configured to identify messages in a chat session according to chat participants and arrange said chat session for display according to a conversation order of participation in said chat session.