System, method and program for managing chat sessions
First Claim
1. A method for managing a chat session having a plurality of participants, said method comprising the steps of:
- a server sending to each participant in the chat session, a current local time of each other participant in the chat session; and
a workstation of each participant in the chat session displaying an identity and current local time of each other participant in the chat session.
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Abstract
Computer system, method and program product for managing a chat session having a plurality of participants. A server sends to each participant in the chat session, a current local time of each other participant in the chat session. A workstation of each participant in the chat session displays an identity and current local time of each other participant in the chat session. The current local time of each other participant in the chat session can be represented by a graphical representation of the current local time of each other participant in the chat session. The server also sends to each participant in the chat session a current date of each other participant in the chat session. The workstation of each participant in the chat session displays the current date of each other participant in the chat session.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for managing a chat session having a plurality of participants, said method comprising the steps of:
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a server sending to each participant in the chat session, a current local time of each other participant in the chat session; and a workstation of each participant in the chat session displaying an identity and current local time of each other participant in the chat session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for managing a chat session having a plurality of participants, said system comprising:
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a server including means for sending to each participant in the chat session, a current local time of each other participant in the chat session; and a plurality of workstations for a respective plurality of participants in the chat session, each of said workstations including means, responsive to receipt of the current local time of each other participant in the chat session, for displaying an identity and current local time of each other participant in the chat session. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for managing a chat session having a plurality of participants, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable media; first program instructions, for execution in a server, to initiate sending to each participant in the chat session, a current local time of each other participant in the chat session; and second program instructions, for execution in each of a plurality of workstations for a respective plurality of participants in the chat session, responsive to receipt of the current local time of each other participant in the chat session, to initiate display of an identity and current local time of said each other participant in the chat session; and
whereinsaid first and second program instructions are stored on said media in functional form. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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