Scripted text discussion system
First Claim
1. In a real-time computer discussion system having a central computer system with which each of multiple participant computers are in communication such that messages are transmitted among the participant computers as substantially real-time messages of a discussion between participants, the system including a computer-readable medium that stores computer software instructions for operating the system, a data structure stored on the computer-readable medium in association with a real-time computer discussion, comprising:
- a discussion script field that identifies a predefined real-time text discussion script;
plural predefined scene fields that identify descriptions of plural successive scenes in the real-time text discussion, the plural predefined scene fields identifying descriptions of the plural successive scenes prior to initiation of the real-time computer discussion; and
plural role fields are associated with each of the plural predefined scene fields to identify descriptions of plural roles that guide participants in each of the successive scenes of the real time text discussion.
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Abstract
A text discussion script data structure is stored on a computer-readable medium in association with a real-time computer discussion. The text discussion script data structure is specified by an author to guide a real-time, multi-user, text discussion or “chat.” The text discussion script includes one or more successive scenes having roles for each of one or more discussion participants. For each scene and role, the author provides instructions and background information that guide the discussion participants, but do not provide the explicit text of the real-time discussion. Accordingly, the text discussion script is adapted to guide real-time computer discussions or chats in a scalable, replicable way, while allowing participants to generate the actual discussion dialog. The text discussion script data structure may be specified by markup language tags that, together, form a markup language tag schema.
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12 Claims
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1. In a real-time computer discussion system having a central computer system with which each of multiple participant computers are in communication such that messages are transmitted among the participant computers as substantially real-time messages of a discussion between participants, the system including a computer-readable medium that stores computer software instructions for operating the system, a data structure stored on the computer-readable medium in association with a real-time computer discussion, comprising:
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a discussion script field that identifies a predefined real-time text discussion script;
plural predefined scene fields that identify descriptions of plural successive scenes in the real-time text discussion, the plural predefined scene fields identifying descriptions of the plural successive scenes prior to initiation of the real-time computer discussion; and
plural role fields are associated with each of the plural predefined scene fields to identify descriptions of plural roles that guide participants in each of the successive scenes of the real time text discussion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a real-time computer discussion system having a central computer system with which each of multiple participant computers are in communication such that messages are transmitted among the participant computers as substantially real-time messages of a discussion between participants, the system including a computer-readable medium that stores computer software instructions for operating the system, a markup language tag schema stored on the computer-readable medium in association with the real-time computer discussion system, comprising:
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a discussion script tag for designating a predefined real-time text discussion script;
a plural predefined scene tag for designating descriptions of plural successive scenes in the real-time text discussion, the plural predefined scene taps identifying descriptions of the plural predefined scenes prior to initiation of the real-time computer discussion; and
plural role tags associated with each of the plural predefined scene tags for designating descriptions of plural roles that guide participants in each of the successive scenes of the real-time text discussion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. In a real-time computer discussion system having a central computer system with which each of multiple participant computers are in communication such that messages are transmitted among the participant computers as substantially real-time messages of a discussion, a method comprising:
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successively providing descriptions of plural predefined scenes of a real-time text discussion to each of plural discussion participants, the predefined scenes including plural predefined roles for plural participants in the text discussion, the plural predefined scenes and the plural predefined roles being defined prior to initiation of the text discussion; and
providing for different roles different predefined guidance for the real-time discussion between the participants without providing explicit text of the real-time discussion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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