Chat space system and method
First Claim
1. A chat space system, comprising:
- at least one computer system; and
an audible chat space application for managing an audible chat space hosted on the at least one computer system that, when executed on the at least one computer system,receives a plurality of audio recordings, at least some of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of a plurality of chat themes and the other audio recordings associated with one of the chat themes,posts the plurality of audio recordings to the audible chat space;
converts a chat theme audio title provided for each of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of the chat themes to a chat theme text title,stores the audio recordings according to chat themes,enables navigation of the chat themes by displaying a separate icon for each of the chat themes, signaling an activity level for each of the chat themes based on adjustable icon attributes, and presenting audio recordings posted for a chat theme in response to selection of a corresponding icon by a user,in response to receiving a request from a first device for a list of chat themes, retrieves the chat theme text titles from storage and transmits the chat theme text titles to the first device, andin response to receiving a request from a second device for a summary of a first one of the chat themes, retrieves a sample portion of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme from storage and transmits to the second device the sample portion of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme.
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Abstract
A chat space system is provided. The chat space system comprises at least one computer system and a chat space application that when executed on at least one computer system receives a plurality of audio recordings, at least some of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of a plurality of chat themes and the other audio recordings associated with one of the chat themes, converts a chat theme audio title contained in each of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of the chat themes to a chat theme text title and stores the audio recordings according to chat themes. In response to receiving a request from a first device for a list of chat themes, retrieves the chat theme text titles from storage and transmits the chat theme text titles to the first device. In response to receiving a request from a second device for a summary of a first one of the chat themes, retrieves an initial portion of a selection of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme from storage and transmits to the second device the initial portion of the selection of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme.
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20 Claims
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1. A chat space system, comprising:
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at least one computer system; and an audible chat space application for managing an audible chat space hosted on the at least one computer system that, when executed on the at least one computer system, receives a plurality of audio recordings, at least some of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of a plurality of chat themes and the other audio recordings associated with one of the chat themes, posts the plurality of audio recordings to the audible chat space; converts a chat theme audio title provided for each of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of the chat themes to a chat theme text title, stores the audio recordings according to chat themes, enables navigation of the chat themes by displaying a separate icon for each of the chat themes, signaling an activity level for each of the chat themes based on adjustable icon attributes, and presenting audio recordings posted for a chat theme in response to selection of a corresponding icon by a user, in response to receiving a request from a first device for a list of chat themes, retrieves the chat theme text titles from storage and transmits the chat theme text titles to the first device, and in response to receiving a request from a second device for a summary of a first one of the chat themes, retrieves a sample portion of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme from storage and transmits to the second device the sample portion of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing an audible chat space, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of voice chat messages, each of the voice chat messages including a chat title, each chat title identifying a discussion thread of the audible chat space; discarding voice chat messages that exceed a maximum file size; storing voice chat messages that do not exceed the maximum file size; posting the voice chat messages that do not exceed the maximum file size to the audible chat space; for each chat title, determining a popularity of the chat title based on analyzing the stored voice chat messages that include the chat title; upon entry of a first device to the audible chat space, transmitting to the first device a preview portion of the discussion threads of the audible chat space; upon selection of a list of discussion threads by the first device, transmitting to the first device a text list of chat titles; upon selection of a discussion thread by the first device, transmitting to the first device the stored voice chat messages having the chat title that identifies the selected discussion thread; and enabling navigation of the chat themes by displaying a separate icon for each of the chat themes, signaling an activity level for each of the chat themes based on adjustable icon attributes, and presenting audio recordings posted for a chat theme in response to selection of a corresponding icon by a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an audible chat space program for managing an audible chat space that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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receive a plurality of audio recordings, at least some of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of a plurality of chat themes and the other audio recordings associated with one of the chat themes, post the plurality of audio recordings to the audible chat space; enable navigation of the chat themes by displaying a separate icon for each of the chat themes, signaling an activity level for each of the chat themes based on adjustable icon attributes, and presenting audio recordings posted for a chat theme in response to selection of a corresponding icon by a user, convert a chat theme audio title provided for each of the audio recordings formatted to initiate one of the chat themes to a chat theme text title, in response to receiving a request from a first device for a list of chat themes, transmit to the first device the chat theme text titles, and in response to receiving a request from a second device for a summary of a first one of the chat themes, transmit to the second device a sample portion of the audio recording formatted to initiate the first one of the chat themes and the audio recordings associated with the first chat theme. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification