Method and apparatus for on-line chatting
DCFirst Claim
1. An on-line chatting method comprising:
- facilitating visit by a first on-line user to an information page of an information site;
facilitating dynamic formation of a chat session unaffiliated with any pre-established chat room for said first on-line user and a second on-line user to chat with each other; and
facilitating said chat session through which said first and second on-line users chat with each other.
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Abstract
Visitation by a first on-line user to an information page of an information site is facilitated. Dynamic formation of a chat session for the first on-line user and a second on-liner user to chat with each other is also facilitated. The chat session, through which the first and second on-line users chat with each other, is then facilitated. In one embodiment, the chat session including its dynamic formation are facilitated by the information site. In another embodiment, the chat session including its dynamic formation are facilitated by a third party chat server. In one embodiment, the second on-line user is also visiting the same information page. In another embodiment, the second on-line user is merely visiting the same information site. In yet another embodiment, the second on-line user is visiting another information site. In one embodiment, visit by the first on-line user to a new information page of another information site, during the chat session, is also facilitated. In another embodiment, coordinated visit by the second on-line user to the same new information page of the other information site, during the chat session, is also facilitated.
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25 Claims
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1. An on-line chatting method comprising:
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facilitating visit by a first on-line user to an information page of an information site;
facilitating dynamic formation of a chat session unaffiliated with any pre-established chat room for said first on-line user and a second on-line user to chat with each other; and
facilitating said chat session through which said first and second on-line users chat with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An information server comprising:
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a plurality of information pages to be selectively provided to a client computer responsive to the client computer'"'"'s request; and
a first script/applet to be included with a responsive information page to enable the client computer to initiate dynamic formation of a chat session unaffiliated with any pre-established chat room for a user of the client computer to chat with a second user of interest, also visiting the information server. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A client computer comprising:
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a first script/applet to enable the client computer to monitor and report to a third party chat server visits by the client computer to information servers;
a second script/applet to enable the client computer to initiate dynamic formation of a chat session unaffiliated with any pre-established chat rooms for a user of the client computer to chat with a second user of interest visiting one of the information servers. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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