Chat marking and synchronization
First Claim
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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Abstract
The invention is a demand-based messaging system that enables a user to mark any location in a message and share the mark with a second user. The invention comprises a messaging program operable on a plurality of computers connected by one or more communications media. The program configures a first computer to accept message data, including markers and links, from a user. A marker identifies a specific location within message data, and a link refers to a specific marker within message data. The program further configures the first computer to transfer message data to a second computer. The program further configures the second computer to display the message data as it is received, and to synchronize the display with a marker when a user activates a link that refers to the marker.
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2 Claims
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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:
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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, and displaying 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. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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