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Methods for interactive and synchronous display session

  • US 8,069,087 B2
  • Filed: 02/16/2010
  • Issued: 11/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for an interactive session between two or more user computers, wherein each of the user computers is operated by a user, the method comprising:

  • transmitting text data to at least some of the user computers, wherein at least some of the text data is displayed on the user computers by user client software; and

    synchronizing the display of at least some of the text data on the user computers, wherein synchronizing comprises;

    at one of the user computers, generating one or more Update Messages that describe a modification of the display of at least some of the text data;

    transmitting a corresponding one or more Update Messages to the remaining user computers;

    and at the remaining user computers, updating the display of at least some of the text data in response to the corresponding one or more Update Messages.

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