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Providing access to a conversation in a hosted conversation system

  • US 8,639,762 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2010
  • Issued: 01/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of hosting electronic conversations, comprising:

  • at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing programs for execution by the one or more processors, hosting a plurality of conversations, each having an identified set of participants, the hosting including, for a respective conversation;

    providing content of the conversation to the identified set of participants of the conversation, including;

    receiving content representing a portion of the conversation from one or more participants of the identified set of participants of the conversation; and

    transmitting the received content to the other participants of the identified set of participants;

    while a first participant of the identified set of participants is providing or editing a portion of the content of the conversation;

    enabling a second participant of the identified set of participants to edit the portion of the content; and

    after the conversation between the first participant and the second participant has begun for a time period;

    adding an additional participant to the conversation by;

    providing content of the conversation to the additional participant that includes all content provided to the identified set of participants;

    adding the additional participant to the identified set of participants; and

    enabling the additional participant to edit the content of the conversation, including content added to the conversation before the additional participant was added to the identified set of participants;

    wherein the plurality of conversations including the conversation are instant messaging conversations, and participants in the conversation are instant messaging participants.

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