Messaging system and method
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1. A method comprising:
- defining, via a computing device, text to be included within a first text message;
assigning, via the computing device, one or more tags to the first text message, wherein the one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags, and wherein the plurality of available tags are defined before the text to be included within the first text message is defined; and
transmitting, via the computing device, the first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, to one or more recipients;
wherein the plurality of tags includes one or more of a handraise tag, a chat tag, a minute tag, and a scribe tag, and wherein at least one of;
the handraise tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to focus the attention of participants of an online discussion on the message;
the chat tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to discuss the message in greater detail;
the minute tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates that the message should be memorialized within minutes associated with the online discussion;
the scribe tag is assigned when the user indicates that the message should be supplemented for ease of use by a user with a disability.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining text to be included within a first text message. One or more tags are assigned to the first text message. The one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags. The first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, is transmitted to one or more recipients.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining, via a computing device, text to be included within a first text message; assigning, via the computing device, one or more tags to the first text message, wherein the one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags, and wherein the plurality of available tags are defined before the text to be included within the first text message is defined; and transmitting, via the computing device, the first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, to one or more recipients; wherein the plurality of tags includes one or more of a handraise tag, a chat tag, a minute tag, and a scribe tag, and wherein at least one of; the handraise tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to focus the attention of participants of an online discussion on the message; the chat tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to discuss the message in greater detail; the minute tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates that the message should be memorialized within minutes associated with the online discussion; the scribe tag is assigned when the user indicates that the message should be supplemented for ease of use by a user with a disability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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defining text to be included within a first text message; assigning one or more tags to the first text message, wherein the one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags, and wherein the plurality of available tags are defined before the text to be included within the first text message is defined; and transmitting the first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, to one or more recipients; wherein the plurality of tags includes one or more of a handraise tag, a chat tag, a minute tag, and a scribe tag, and wherein at least one of; the handraise tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to focus the attention of participants of an online discussion on the message; the chat tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to discuss the message in greater detail; the minute tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates that the message should be memorialized within minutes associated with the online discussion; the scribe tag is assigned when the user indicates that the message should be supplemented for ease of use by a user with a disability. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor; a first software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to define text to be included within a first text message; a second software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to assign one or more tags to the first text message, wherein the one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags, and wherein the plurality of available tags are independent of subject matter associated with the first text message; and a third software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the third software module is configured to transmit the first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, to one or more recipients; wherein the plurality of tags includes one or more of a handraise tag, a chat tag, a minute tag, and a scribe tag, and wherein at least one of; the handraise tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to focus the attention of participants of an online discussion on the message; the chat tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to discuss the message in greater detail; the minute tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates that the message should be memorialized within minutes associated with the online discussion; the scribe tag is assigned when the user indicates that the message should be supplemented for ease of use by a user with a disability. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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