Multiple personalities in chat communications
First Claim
1. A hardware computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, perform a method comprising:
- rendering a chat application user interface for a chat room involving at least a chat user and a second chat participant, the user interface being presented at a system display presented to the chat user;
selecting a personalization item based upon a pre-selected association of the personalization item with an identity of the chat room; and
rendering, based on the pre-selected association of the personalization item with the identity of the chat room, the selected personalization item.
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Abstract
The same user is able to project different personalities while visiting different chat rooms. The personalities are tailored to the chat room being visited. Different personalization items (e.g., an icon or avatar, wallpaper, sounds, a smiley set, and text style) are provided based upon the chat room that the user is visiting. The personalization items may be customized based upon the identity of the chat room (such as a particular chat room, the type of chat room, or the content of the chat room). The personalization items may be host based and may leverage instant messaging (“IM”) personalization items. The personalization items may be user selected or user provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A hardware computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, perform a method comprising:
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rendering a chat application user interface for a chat room involving at least a chat user and a second chat participant, the user interface being presented at a system display presented to the chat user; selecting a personalization item based upon a pre-selected association of the personalization item with an identity of the chat room; and rendering, based on the pre-selected association of the personalization item with the identity of the chat room, the selected personalization item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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