CHAT ROOM VIEWING
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Abstract
A system and method allows a user to view communications exchanged between other participants within an online chat room without the user becoming a participant within the online chat room. The online chat room enables ongoing exchanges of electronic communications between two or more participants whose participation within the chat room are mutually revealed to each other. A user is enabled to perceive the existence of the online chat room without the user becoming a participant within the online chat room. Selection of the online chat room by the user is received. Responsive to user selection of the online chat room and without the user becoming a participant within the online chat room, at least some of the communications exchanged between the participants within the online chat room are made perceivable to the user as the communications are exchanged.
18 Citations
60 Claims
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38. A method for displaying electronic communications, the method comprising the following steps performed by one or more processors:
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receiving a set of electronic communications including one or more timing elements; storing, in a storage device, the set of electronic communications including the one or more timing elements; receiving a request from a client device; in response to the request, generating a flow of he electronic communications based on the timing elements; and controlling, based on input from the client device, the flow of the electronic communications. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for displaying electronic communications, the system comprising:
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a storage medium storing a set of instructions; and one or more processors for executing the set of instructions to cause the one or more processors to; receive a set of electronic communications including one or more timing elements; store the set of electronic communications including the one or more timing elements; receive a request from a client device; in response to the request, generate a flow of the electronic communications based on the timing elements; and control, based on input from the client device, the flow of the electronic communications. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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receive a set of electronic communications including one or more timing elements; store the set of electronic communications including the one or more timing elements; receive a request from a client device; in response to the request, generate a flow of the electronic communications based on the timing elements; and control, based on input from the client device, the flow of the electronic communications. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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