Method and apparatus for displaying graphical messages
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
- a chronological display that displays graphical messages generated by a plurality of clients connected on a data distribution system according to an order that the graphical messages were received.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed. The GUI includes a chronological display that displays graphical messages generated by a plurality of clients connected on a data distribution system.
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
a chronological display that displays graphical messages generated by a plurality of clients connected on a data distribution system according to an order that the graphical messages were received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
a chronological display that displays graphical messages generated by a first client system executing the GUI and a second client system connected to the first client system on a data distribution system according to an order the graphical messages were received. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising
a first identifier that identifies a first client; -
a first area of space, next to the first identifier, that displays a first graphical message generated by the first client; a second identifier that identifies a second client; and a second area of space, next to the second identifier, that displays a second graphical message generated by the second client. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer system, comprising:
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a bus; a processor coupled to the bus; a memory coupled to the bus; a network interface coupled to the bus; a graphics input device coupled to the bus; a display device, coupled to the bus, that configures a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising a chronological display that displays graphical messages generated by a plurality of clients connected on a data distribution system according to an order the graphical messages were received. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying graphical messages, comprising:
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receiving a first graphical message generated from a first client; displaying the first graphical message at a first location on a chronological display; receiving a second graphical message generated from a second client after receiving the first graphical message; displaying the first graphical message at a second location on the chronological display; and displaying the second graphical message at the first location on the chronological display. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the steps of:
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receiving a first graphical message generated from a first client; displaying the first graphical message at a first location on a chronological display; receiving a second graphical message generated from a second client after receiving the first graphical message; displaying the first graphical message at a second location on the chronological display; and displaying the second graphical message at the first location on the chronological display. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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