Method and system for signaling presence of users in a networked environment
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1. A method of providing a target user with online awareness of other users in a networked environment, comprising the steps of:
- generating an online notification when a new other user enters the networked environment;
generating audio signals to serve as on-going priority notifications that identify which particular ones of said other users are currently online; and
generating an off-line notification when any of said other users is no longer online in the networked environment.
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Abstract
Dynamic information is unobtrusively provided to a target user about other users in an online environment. The target user is informed of the arrival and departure from the environment of particular selected users. Additionally, an indication of an aggregate number of users in the environment is given to the target user.
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1. A method of providing a target user with online awareness of other users in a networked environment, comprising the steps of:
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generating an online notification when a new other user enters the networked environment; generating audio signals to serve as on-going priority notifications that identify which particular ones of said other users are currently online; and generating an off-line notification when any of said other users is no longer online in the networked environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing a target user with online awareness of other users in a networked environment, comprising:
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means for generating an online notification when a new other user enters the networked environment; means for generating audio signals to serve as on-going priority notifications that identify which particular ones of said other users are currently online; and means for generating an off-line notification when any of said other users is no longer online in the networked environment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product recorded on computer readable medium for providing a target user with online awareness of other users in a networked environment, comprising:
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computer readable means for generating an online notification when a new other user enters the networked environment; computer readable means for generating audio signals to serve as on-going priority notifications that identify which particular ones of said other users are currently online; and computer readable means for generating an off-line notification when any of said other users is no longer online in the networked environment. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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