Folding text in side conversations
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1. A method of real-time, or near-real-time, communication in a network environment, said method comprising:
- receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation; and
in response to said signal for sending, sending a first portion of text, in a side conversation;
wherein said first portion of text is new; and
said first portion of text is not necessarily revealed to some participants.
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Abstract
An example of a solution provided here comprises receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation, and in response to the signal for sending, sending a first portion of text, in a side conversation. The first portion of text is new, and the first portion of text is not necessarily revealed to some participants.
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1. A method of real-time, or near-real-time, communication in a network environment, said method comprising:
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receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation; and
in response to said signal for sending, sending a first portion of text, in a side conversation;
wherein said first portion of text is new; and
said first portion of text is not necessarily revealed to some participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
receiving specifications of access limits; and
setting access limits, in said side conversation.
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3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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displaying a clue about said first portion of text;
wherein said clue has one or more features chosen from;
a color, an image, and a shape;
whereby some information about said first portion of text is conveyed to some participants.
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4. A method of real-time, or near-real-time, communication in a network environment, said method comprising:
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receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation; and
in response to said signal for sending, sending a first message portion as a new part of a side conversation, to at least one participant; and
not necessarily revealing said first message portion to another participant. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
receiving specifications of access limits; and
setting access limits, in said side conversation.
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6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
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allowing a new participant to have access to said side conversation;
whereby said new participant is brought into said side conversation, after it begins.
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7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
providing different views for different participants, depending on said access limits.
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8. The method of claim 4, wherein said first message portion further comprises one or more features chosen from:
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graphics, audio, motion video, and an embedded application.
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9. A system of real-time, or near-real-time, communication in a network environment, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation; and
means for sending a first portion of text, in a side conversation;
wherein said first portion of text is new; and
said first portion of text is not necessarily revealed to some participants. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
means for receiving specifications of access limits; and
means for setting access limits, in said side conversation.
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11. The system of claim 9, further comprising:
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means for providing in said side conversation one or more features chosen from;
graphics, audio, motion video, and an embedded application.
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12. A computer-usable medium having computer-executable instructions for real-time, or near-real-time, communication in a network environment, said computer-usable medium comprising:
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means for receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation; and
means for sending a first portion of text, in a side conversation;
wherein said first portion of text is new; and
said first portion of text is not necessarily revealed to some participants. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
means for receiving specifications of access limits; and
means for setting access limits, in said side conversation.
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14. The computer-usable medium of claim 13, further comprising:
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means for providing in said side conversation one or more features chosen from;
graphics, audio, motion video, and an embedded application.
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