Chat sending method and chat system

• US 7,426,540 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2000
• Issued: 09/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Yasuhide, Murakami, Masahiko, Kihara, Hideto, Sasaki, Kenichi, Matsumoto, Tatsuro, Matsui, Kazuki, Ito, Hidenobu, Yamauchi, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs, LaShonda T
• Application Number:
  US09/563,389
• Time in Patent Office: 3,063 Days
• Field of Search: 709/205, 709/206, 709/203, 709/204, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/223, 709/224, 345/758
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission

Abstract

To conduct conversation without confusion in a virtual space while sharing a plurality of topics, send origin channel #CHOCOA, destination channel #meeting and message sending conditions are correlated and given to a chat server or chat client. If, for example, “USER1, USER3, USER4” are designated as sending conditions, only messages from designated users are sent from message origin channel #CHOCOA to destination channel #meeting. Meanwhile, messages from “USER1, USER3, USER4” can be displayed on message origin channel #CHOCOA or not displayed.

Claims

1. A chat sending method employed in a chat system for enabling a conference communication between users sharing an identical network, and for content display of chat on the network, the chat sending method comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in the chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

deciding based on the send conditions whether to forward a message to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

2. A chat system for a conference communication between information terminals sharing an identical network, and for content display of chat on the network, the chat system comprising:

a conditions table for correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in the chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

decision means for deciding based on contents of said conditions table whether a message on the first virtual space should be forwarded to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding means for forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content in the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

3. The chat system set forth in claim 2, further comprising setting means for accepting and recording in said conditions table condition settings on forwarding messages between the first user group and the second user group.

4. The chat system set forth in claim 2, wherein inclusion of designated keywords in the messages is a send condition.

5. The chat system set forth in claim 2, wherein there being messages from a designated information terminal is a send condition.

6. The chat system set forth in claim 2, wherein a holding score and a holding-score reduction value are set for messages on the networks, and a send condition is a fresh holding point a predetermined criterion value and above, found by reducing the holding points for a message by just the reduction value.

7. The chat system set forth in claim 2, wherein the send condition is there being a message within a designated time period.

8. The chat system set forth in claim 2, wherein a message send-origin and send-destination designation is included in the send conditions.

9. The chat system set forth in claim 2, further comprising:

a process conditions table for storing process conditions for forwarding messages from the first user group to the second user group; and

processing means for processing messages forwarded in accordance with the process conditions.

10. The chat system set forth in claim 2, further comprising process-setting means for accepting and recording in storage means settings on message process conditions.

11. The chat system set forth in claim 2, wherein said information terminal comprises output means for outputting conditions on forwarding messages in between the networks.

12. A signal distribution device for broadcasting messages from chat devices to enable a conference communication by sharing an identical network with one another and for content display of chat on the network, to other chat devices within the network, the signal distribution device comprising:

a conditions table for correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

decision means for deciding based on contents of said conditions table whether a message on the first virtual space should be forwarded to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding means for forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

13. A chat device to enable mutual conference communications by sharing an identical network and for content display of chat on the network, the chat device comprising:

a conditions table for correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

decision means for deciding, based on contents of said conditions table, whether a message on the first virtual space should be forwarded to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding means for forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communications.

14. A computer readable storage medium having a chat control program employed in signal distribution devices for broadcasting messages from chat devices to enable a conference communication by sharing an identical network with one another and for content display of chat on the network, to other chat devices within the network, the computer readable storage medium wherein is recorded a chat control program for executing:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

deciding based on contents of said conditions table whether a message on the first virtual space should be forwarded to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

15. A computer readable storage medium wherein is recorded a chat control program employed in chat devices to enable mutual conference communications by sharing an identical network and for content display of chat on the network, the computer readable storage medium wherein is recorded a chat control program for executing:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

deciding based on contents of said conditions table whether a message on the first virtual space should be forwarded to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communications.

16. A chat sending method in a chat system for selectively sending messages to enable a conference communication, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in the chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

deciding based on the send conditions whether to forward the message to the second virtual space shared by the second user group after the message is received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding the message received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space in accordance with the decision; and

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

17. A chat sending method of a chat system for selectively sending messages to enable a conference communication, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

determining whether messages received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group match send conditions for forwarding messages after the messages are received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding a message among said messages received in the first virtual space in the chat system to the second virtual space shared by the second user group in the chat system based on the determining;

wherein of the messages received via the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

18. A chat sending method for processing messages to enable a conference communication, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

determining whether messages received via a the first virtual space shared by the first user group match send conditions for forwarding the messages after the messages are received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding a message among said messages received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space shared by the second user group of a chat system based on the determining;

wherein of the messages received in the first virtual space only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space during the conference communication.

19. A chat sending method of a chat system for selectively sending messages to enable a conference communication, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in the chat system;

to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

filtering messages residing on the first virtual space shared by the first user group based on send conditions for forwarding the messages after the messages are received in the first virtual space, said filtering including determining whether to forward said messages; and

forwarding a message among said messages received in the first virtual space to the second virtual space shared by the second user group in accordance with the filtering;

wherein of the messages residing on the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space to enable the conference communication.

20. A chat sending method of a chat system for selectively sending messages in real-time, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in the chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

determining whether messages sent to the first virtual space shared by the first user group of the chat system match send conditions for forwarding the messages after the messages are received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group in the chat system; and

forwarding a message among said messages received in the first virtual space in real-time to the second virtual space shared by the second user group in accordance with the determination;

wherein of the messages sent to the first virtual space, only the message matching the send conditions is forwarded and displayed as chat content of the second virtual space.

21. A chat sending method of a chat system for selectively sharing messages related to conference communications, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in the chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

determining whether messages exchanged between participants using the first virtual space shared by the first user group match the send conditions for forwarding the messages, said messages being received in the first virtual space of the chat system; and

forwarding a message among said messages that match the send conditions to participants using the second virtual space shared by the second user group of the chat system, and displaying the message sent as chat content of the second virtual space.

22. A chat sending method for selectively sharing messages related to conference communications, comprising:

correlating and storing send conditions for filtering and forwarding instant messages in a first virtual space shared by a first user group in a chat system to a second virtual space shared by a second user group in the chat system;

filtering through instant messages received in the first virtual space shared by the first user group and determining whether an instant message among the instant messages on the first virtual space meets the send conditions for forwarding said instant message subsequent to transmission of the instant message to the first virtual space from an original sender; and

forwarding a copy of the instant message to the second virtual space shared by the second user group upon determining that the instant message meets the send conditions, where said copy of the instant message is forwarded and displayed as chat content on the second virtual space of a chat system to enable a conference communication.