Preventing the capture of chat session text

• US 7,966,376 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2004
• Issued: 06/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kelso, Scott Edwards, Waltermann, Rod David, Mese, John Carl, Weksler, Arnold S., Peterson, Nathan J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu; Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nooristany; Sulaiman
• Application Number:
  US10/927,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20060047748A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,490 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/206
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for disabling the capturing of chat session text. A chat session participant may store a profile for informing other chat session participants of preferences regarding the capture of chat session text. A chat session user may disable another user'"'"'s ability to capture text. A chat session user may request that another user not capture text.

Claims

1. A method for preventing a capture of chat session text, the method comprising:

logging into a chat session by a first client;

transmitting a first text message by a first chat application running on said first client to a second chat application running on a second client, wherein said second client is logged into said chat session;

accessing a profile of said first client regarding approval of capturing text by said second client; and

transmitting a request to said second chat application running on said second client to disable a text capturing feature of said second client to capture said first text message;

wherein said accessing of said profile of said first client occurs in response to an attempt by said second client to capture said first text message.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprises:

disabling said text capturing feature of said second client to capture said first text message if said first client does not authorize said second client to capture text messages transmitted by said first client.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein said disabling said text capturing feature of said second client comprises disabling an operating system'"'"'s copy, text-select, paste, and print screen features to capture text messages.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprises:

logging into said chat session by a third client;

accessing a profile of said third client regarding approval of capturing text by said first client and said second client;

disabling a text capturing feature of one or more of said first client and said second client if said profile indicates that one or more of said first client and said second client are not authorized to capture text messages transmitted by said third client.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said text capturing feature comprises one of the following:

a print screen feature for copying said first text message to a buffer, and highlighting said first text message and copying said first text message into a word processing document.

6. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for preventing a capture of chat session text, the computer program product comprises the programming instructions for:

logging into a chat session by a first client;

transmitting a first text message by a first chat application running on said first client to a second chat application running on a second client, wherein said second client is logged into said chat session;

accessing a profile of said first client regarding approval of capturing text by said second client; and

transmitting a request to said second chat application running on said second client to disable a text capturing feature of said second client to capture said first text message;

wherein the programming instruction for accessing said profile of said first client occurs in response to an attempt by said second client to capture said first text message.

7. The computer program product as recited in claim 6 further comprises the programming instructions for:

disabling said text capturing feature of said second client to capture said first text message if said first client does not authorize said second client to capture text messages transmitted by said first client.

8. The computer program product as recited in claim 7, wherein the programming instruction for disabling said text capturing feature of said second client comprises the programming instruction for disabling an operating system'"'"'s copy, text-select, paste, and print screen features to capture text messages.

9. The computer program product as recited in claim 6 further comprises the programming instructions for:

logging into said chat session by a third client;

accessing a profile of said third client regarding approval of capturing text by said first client and said second client;

disabling a text capturing feature of one or more of said first client and said second client if said profile indicates that one or more of said first client and said second client are not authorized to capture text messages transmitted by said third client.

10. The computer program product as recited in claim 6, wherein said text capturing feature comprises one of the following:

a print screen feature for copying said first text message to a buffer, and highlighting said first text message and copying said first text message into a word processing document.

11. A system, comprising:

a memory unit for storing a computer program for preventing a capture of chat session text; and

a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises;

circuitry for logging into a chat session by a first client;

circuitry for transmitting a first text message by a first chat application running on said first client to a second chat application running on a second client, wherein said second client is logged into said chat session;

circuitry for accessing a profile of said first client regarding approval of capturing text by said second client; and

circuitry for transmitting a request to said second chat application running on said second client to disable a text capturing feature of said second client to capture said first text message;

wherein said circuitry for accessing said profile of said first client occurs in response to an attempt by said second client to capture said first text message.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry for disabling said text capturing feature of said second client to capture said first text message if said first client does not authorize said second client to capture text messages transmitted by said first client.

13. The system as recited in claim 12, wherein said circuitry for disabling said text capturing feature of said second client comprises disabling an operating system'"'"'s copy, text-select, paste, and print screen features to capture text messages.

14. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said text capturing feature comprises one of the following:

a print screen feature for copying said first text message to a buffer, and highlighting said first text message and copying said first text message into a word processing document.