Low bandwidth chat system
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1. A computer system comprising:
- (a) a first user interconnected to a network;
(b) a second user interconnected to said network;
(c) a server interconnected to said network;
(d) said first user joining a first chat session by interconnecting with said server;
(e) said second user joining said first chat session by interconnecting with said server;
(f) said first user sending messages to said second user though said chat session;
(g) where said first chat session is identified by a common website being viewed in a respective browser by said first user and said second user;
(h) wherein said first user and second user communicate in a peer-to-peer manner for transmitting at least some of said messages.
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Abstract
A chat system provided in a computer network including a plurality of client workstations and a server computer.
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1. A computer system comprising:
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(a) a first user interconnected to a network;
(b) a second user interconnected to said network;
(c) a server interconnected to said network;
(d) said first user joining a first chat session by interconnecting with said server;
(e) said second user joining said first chat session by interconnecting with said server;
(f) said first user sending messages to said second user though said chat session;
(g) where said first chat session is identified by a common website being viewed in a respective browser by said first user and said second user;
(h) wherein said first user and second user communicate in a peer-to-peer manner for transmitting at least some of said messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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