Topic categorized instant message communication
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- defining, for an online conference session, a plurality of pages based on information received from a moderating participant having administrative privileges for the conference session, each page corresponding to a discussion topic of a text-based communication;
selecting, by a request received from the moderating participant, one of the plurality of pages;
synchronizing the selected page, such that the selected page is displayed to the moderating participant and each of one or more other participants in the online conference session;
after selecting one of the plurality of pages, chronologically displaying, in the display of the selected page, an entirety of the text-based communication that is generated while the selected page remains selected until another page of the plurality of pages is selected; and
receiving, from the moderating participant, commands to manage the online conference session, the commands including a command to add a new page corresponding to a new discussion topic, a command to delete at least one page of the plurality of pages, a command to modify the selected page, a command to search for a specific page of the plurality of pages, and a command to close the selected page.
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Abstract
Techniques are presented for defining, for an online conference session, a plurality of pages, which may be preconfigured, based on information received from a moderating participant having administrative privileges for the conference session, each page corresponding to a discussion topic of a text-based conversation. A request is received from the moderating participant to select one of the plurality of pages. After a page has been selected, the selected page is synchronized such that the selected page is displayed to the moderating participant and each of the one or more other participants, and subsequent text-based communications are displayed in the display area of the selected page.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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defining, for an online conference session, a plurality of pages based on information received from a moderating participant having administrative privileges for the conference session, each page corresponding to a discussion topic of a text-based communication; selecting, by a request received from the moderating participant, one of the plurality of pages; synchronizing the selected page, such that the selected page is displayed to the moderating participant and each of one or more other participants in the online conference session; after selecting one of the plurality of pages, chronologically displaying, in the display of the selected page, an entirety of the text-based communication that is generated while the selected page remains selected until another page of the plurality of pages is selected; and receiving, from the moderating participant, commands to manage the online conference session, the commands including a command to add a new page corresponding to a new discussion topic, a command to delete at least one page of the plurality of pages, a command to modify the selected page, a command to search for a specific page of the plurality of pages, and a command to close the selected page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface unit configured to enable communications over a network; and a processor coupled to the network interface unit, and configured to; define, for an online conference session, a plurality of pages based on information received from a moderating participant having administrative privileges for the conference session, each page corresponding to a discussion topic of a text-based communication; select, based upon information received from a request from the moderating participant, one of the plurality of pages; synchronize the selected page, such that the selected page is displayed to the moderating participant and each of one or more other participants in the online conference session; after selecting one of the plurality of pages, chronologically display, in the display of the, selected page, an entirety of the text-based communication that is generated while the selected page remains selected until another page of the plurality of pages is selected; and receive, from the moderating participant, commands to manage the online conference session, the commands including a command to add a new page corresponding to a new discussion topic, a command to delete at least one page of the plurality of pages, a command to modify the selected page, a command to search for a specific page of the plurality of pages, and a command to close the selected page. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, are operable to:
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define, for an online conference session, a plurality of pages based on information received from a moderating participant having administrative privileges for the conference session, each page corresponding to a discussion topic of a text-based communication; select, based upon a request received from the moderating participant, one of the plurality of pages; synchronize the selected page, such that the selected page is displayed to the moderating participant and each of one or more other participants in the online conference session; after selecting one of the plurality of pages, chronologically display, in the display of the selected page, the entirety of the text-based communication that is generated while the selected page remains selected until another page of the plurality of pages is selected; and receive, from the moderating participant, commands to manage the online conference session, the commands including a command to add a new page corresponding to a new discussion topic, a command to delete at least one page of the plurality of pages, a command to modify the selected page, a command to search for a specific page of the plurality of pages, and a command to close the selected page. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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