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Chat marking and synchronization

  • US 7,596,596 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2004
  • Issued: 09/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of sharing a marker with at least one participant in an electronic chat between a plurality of users, the method comprising:

  • at a first computer, displaying a chat input window to a first user on a first output device;

    at a second computer, displaying a chat display window to a second user on a second output device;

    responsive to the first user entering a first message into the chat input window, performing steps comprising;

    entering a marker automatically at a specific location into the first message without a user request, and sending the first message to the second user;

    responsive to the first user entering a second message into the chat input window and specifying the marker to send, performing steps comprising;

    entering a link to the marker into the second message;

    sending the second message containing the link to the marker to the second user, anddisplaying the second message in the second display window on the second output device;

    responsive to the second user activating the link in the second message, performing steps comprising;

    opening a third display window on the second output device; and

    displaying the specific location in the first message in the third display window;

    wherein the specific location is an individual word, a phrase, a turn, or a sub-turn in the first message;

    wherein the marker identifies the specific location and a sender of the message containing the specific location;

    wherein all message data is saved to a repository so that linking one or more message markers from a plurality of different sessions with a plurality of different users is enabled; and

    wherein the marker and the third display window are synchronized by the marker.

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