Buddy Watch
First Claim
1. A method of managing communications over a network, comprising:
- receiving from a first user at least one user identifier associated with a second user;
receiving at least one session identifier correlating to a chat session on the network; and
responsive to the second user posting a chat in the chat session while the first user is not currently participating in the chat session;
alerting the first user via a client communicatively linked to the network that the second user has posted the chat; and
identifying the chat session.
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Abstract
A method and a system for managing communications over a network. The method can include receiving from a first user at least one user identifier associated with a second user and receiving at least one session identifier. The session identifier can correlate to a chat session on the network. Responsive to the second user posting a chat in the chat session while the first user is not currently participating in the chat session, a user notification can be generated to alert the first user that the second user has posted the chat, and to identify the chat session. The user notification can be presented to the first user via a client communicatively linked to the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing communications over a network, comprising:
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receiving from a first user at least one user identifier associated with a second user; receiving at least one session identifier correlating to a chat session on the network; and responsive to the second user posting a chat in the chat session while the first user is not currently participating in the chat session; alerting the first user via a client communicatively linked to the network that the second user has posted the chat; and identifying the chat session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections comprising:
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code for receiving from a first user at least one user identifier associated with a second user; code for receiving at least one session identifier correlating to a chat session on the network; and code for alerting the first user via a client communicatively linked to the network that the second user has posted the chat and identifying the chat session in response to the second user posting a chat in the chat session while the first user is not currently participating in the chat session. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing communications over a network, comprising:
a chat session monitor that receives from a first user at least one user identifier associated with a second user, receives at least one session identifier correlating to a chat session on the network and, responsive to the second user posting a chat in the chat session while the first user is not currently participating in the chat session, alerts the first user via a client communicatively linked to the network that the second user has posted the chat and identifies the chat session. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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