Communication promotion method and system

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing

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C709S207000, C715S706000, C715S753000, C715S758000

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07426536

ABSTRACT:
A communication promotion method is provided to appropriately support communication by a plurality of users in different environments. A character2, operable by an IRC client5, is linked to or installed in a user terminal8. An administration device3detects a specific event in a channel and sends a specific command to the IRC client5via IRC. Commands do not always have to be sent to all of the IRC client5, and may be different according to the IRC client5. The user terminal8detects the aforesaid command and sends it to the character2. Characters at each user terminal8operate as specified by the command.

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