Networked chat technique
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1. A computer-implemented method of chat communication among participants comprising the steps of:
- displaying a sequence of chat communication messages in a window of a screen;
reordering said sequence of said chat communication messages in said window to create a new window display by relocating selected ones of said chat communication messages to desired positions; and
propagating said new window display to others of said participants in said chat communication.
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Abstract
Chat conversations are managed in a networked chat communications system, in which facilities are provided for reordering a stream of chat messages. Options are provided to emphasize messages of importance by visual and audio effects, and to de-emphasize messages of lesser importance. Changes in a window display may be propagated to and reflected in display windows of other chat participants.
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1. A computer-implemented method of chat communication among participants comprising the steps of:
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displaying a sequence of chat communication messages in a window of a screen;
reordering said sequence of said chat communication messages in said window to create a new window display by relocating selected ones of said chat communication messages to desired positions; and
propagating said new window display to others of said participants in said chat communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of chat communication among participants comprising the steps of:
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displaying chat communication messages in a window;
visually emphasizing selected ones of said chat communication messages in said window to create a new window display; and
propagating said new window display to others of said participants in said chat communication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of chat communication among participants comprising the steps of:
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displaying chat communication messages in a window;
visually de-emphasizing selected ones of said chat communication messages in said window to create a new window display; and
propagating said new window display to others of said participants in said chat communication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer software product for conducting chat communication among participants, including a computer-readable medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to display a sequence of chat communication messages in a window of a screen;
- to reorder said sequence of said chat communication messages in said window to create a new window display by selecting said chat communication messages and relocating said selected ones of said chat communication messages to desired positions with respect to others of said chat communication messages, and to propagate said new window display to at least a portion of said participants in said chat communication.
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A data processing system for chat communication, comprising:
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a client device linked to other devices via a server in a data network, wherein said server is operative to automatically distribute data among said client device and said other devices;
a memory accessible by said client device; and
a software program in said memory comprising program instructions, which instructions, when read by said client device, cause said client device to display a sequence of chat communication messages in a window, to enable a user of said client device to reorder said sequence of said chat communication messages in said window to create a new window display by selecting said chat communication messages and relocating said selected ones of said chat communication messages to desired positions with respect to others of said chat communication messages, and to propagate said new window display to at least a portion of said other devices via said data network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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