Private text chatting sessions
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1. A method for private text chatting, the method comprising:
- sending a request to a remote device to establish a private text chat session;
receiving, based on the sending, an acceptance from the remote device accepting the request;
initiating the private text chat session;
closing, in response to initiating the private text chat session or, other text chat sessions;
presenting, based on the receiving, a separate user interface to conduct the private text chat session;
exchanging private text chat messages in association with the private text chat session based on and subsequent to the receiving and the presenting; and
delaying, during the private text chat session, indications of reception of text chat messages associated with other text chat sessions.
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Abstract
A system and method for private text chatting. A request to a remote device to establish a private text chat session is either sent or received. Based on the sending or receiving, an acceptance from the remote device accepting the request is received. Based on the sending or receiving, a separate user interface to conduct the private text chat session is presented. Private text chat messages are exchanged in association with the private text chat session based on and subsequent to the receiving and the presenting.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for private text chatting, the method comprising:
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sending a request to a remote device to establish a private text chat session; receiving, based on the sending, an acceptance from the remote device accepting the request; initiating the private text chat session; closing, in response to initiating the private text chat session or, other text chat sessions; presenting, based on the receiving, a separate user interface to conduct the private text chat session; exchanging private text chat messages in association with the private text chat session based on and subsequent to the receiving and the presenting; and delaying, during the private text chat session, indications of reception of text chat messages associated with other text chat sessions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for:
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sending a request to a remote device to establish a private text chat session; receiving, based on the sending, an acceptance from the remote device accepting the request; initiating the private text chat session; closing, in response to initiating the private text chat session or, other text chat sessions; presenting, based on the receiving, a separate user interface to conduct the private text chat session; exchanging private text chat messages in association with the private text chat session based on and subsequent to the receiving and the presenting; and delaying, during the private text chat session, indications of reception of text chat messages associated with other text chat sessions.
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13. A method for private text chatting, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a receiving device, a request from a requesting device to establish a private-text chat session; closing, based on an indication at the receiving device of an acceptance of the request, other text chat sessions; presenting, based on the receiving, a separate user interface to conduct the private text chat session; exchanging private text chat messages in association with the private text chat session based on and subsequent to the closing and the presenting; and delaying, during the private text chat session, indications of reception of text chat messages associated with other text chat sessions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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