IRC name translation protocol
First Claim
1. A method for a plurality of user terminals to communicate with each other in a network, comprising the steps of:
- a) transmitting a command with a sender address from said user terminal to converting means for converting said sender address into a code having up to nine characters;
b) transmitting an internet relay chat command with said code to an internet relay chat server having at least one chat channel; and
c) caching said code in storage means included in said converting means.
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Abstract
A network comprising at least one server (1) and a plurality of user terminals (3), wherein the user terminals (3) can communicate with each other by means of an IRC server (40). The user terminal (3) can send a command to a chat proxy (39). The chat proxy (39) is connected with a session manager (23) to translate any address longer than nine characters (limit of the IRC protocol) to a code with a maximum length of nine characters. The chat proxy (39) can cache the result of the conversion in a storage device (42). The chat proxy (39) then sends (41) an IRC command to the IRC server (40) together with a code having a maximum number of nine characters. The chat proxy (39) according to the present invention therefore allows a translation process, the provision of semi-private chat rooms with an additional access control and a supply of supplemental chat room attributes.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for a plurality of user terminals to communicate with each other in a network, comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a command with a sender address from said user terminal to converting means for converting said sender address into a code having up to nine characters;
b) transmitting an internet relay chat command with said code to an internet relay chat server having at least one chat channel; and
c) caching said code in storage means included in said converting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication network for a plurality of user terminals to communicate with each other, comprising:
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a) an internet relay chat server;
b) converting means for converting a sender address, received along with a command from said user terminal, into a code having up to nine characters; and
c) storage means included in said converting means for caching said code. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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