CHAT TOOL FOR CONCURRENTLY CHATTING OVER MORE THAN ONE INTERRELATED CHAT CHANNELS
First Claim
1. A chat interface implemented within software that is stored within a computer readable medium comprising:
- a chat window configured to permit a user to simultaneously receive chat messages for a plurality of different chat sessions, each of the different chat sessions corresponding to a session specific chat channel.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a chat tool including a chat window configured to permit a user to simultaneously receive chat messages for two or more different chat sessions, thereby permitting side discussions within a secondary chat session. Each of the different chat sessions can correspond to a session specific chat channel. Different chat sessions can include private and public sessions. The participants of a private chat session can be participants of the public chat session and/or can be able to view discussions occurring in the public chat session. Further, members of the public chat session can be unaware of the existence of the private chat session. Any number of private chat sessions can be spawned from a public chat session using an invitation option, which automatically establishes new private sessions for invited individuals.
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1. A chat interface implemented within software that is stored within a computer readable medium comprising:
a chat window configured to permit a user to simultaneously receive chat messages for a plurality of different chat sessions, each of the different chat sessions corresponding to a session specific chat channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of engaging in electronic chat communications comprising:
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within a software interface presenting a chat window having a plurality of distinct sections, each section corresponding to a chat session, each chat session corresponding to a chat channel, wherein at least two of the distinct sections are simultaneously viewable; and simultaneously and dynamically conducting chat communications within the distinct sections. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for electronic chat communications comprising:
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a public chat channel configured for a public chat session having at least three chat participants; and a private chat channel configured for a private chat session having at least two chat participants, wherein at least one of the chat participants of the private chat session is also a participant of the public chat session, and wherein each chat participant of the private chat channel is able to simultaneously view messages of the private chat session and the public chat session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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