INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE WITH MINIMIZED USER INTERFACE
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1. A method for exchanging messages among users of computers, the method including the steps on the computer (100) of each user of:
- activating a window (225), the active window having a frame (305) and a workspace (310) within the frame,receiving messages in succession from the computers of other users,displaying a conversation element (230) including an indication of a focused one of the received messages,characterized in thatthe conversation element is displayed in correspondence of the frame of the active window.
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Abstract
A method is proposed for exchanging messages among users of computers. The method includes the steps on the computer (100) of each user of: activating a window (225), the active window having a frame (305) and a workspace (310) within the frame, receiving messages in succession from the computers of other users, and displaying a conversation element (230) including an indication of a focused one of the received messages, wherein the conversation element is displayed in correspondence of the frame of the active window.
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1. A method for exchanging messages among users of computers, the method including the steps on the computer (100) of each user of:
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activating a window (225), the active window having a frame (305) and a workspace (310) within the frame, receiving messages in succession from the computers of other users, displaying a conversation element (230) including an indication of a focused one of the received messages, characterized in that the conversation element is displayed in correspondence of the frame of the active window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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