Managing participants in an online session

Details Managing participants in an online session Managing participants in an online session

2006-04-13

2010-11-09

Blair, Douglas B (Department: 2442)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Cooperative computer processing

C709S209000, C463S062000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07831666

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an application that is configured to be operated in a multi-participant environment on a computer network. The application manages participants in an online session of a multi-user application so that if one of the participants exits the session, the session can continue without interruption. The application initiates an online session of the multi-user application, wherein the online session includes two or more participants comprised of network computers that are communicatively linked to a computer network. If the application detects that a first participant has disconnected from the online session, wherein the first participant is responsible for managing certain managerial functionality associated with the running of the multi-user application, then the application broadcasts a notification to existing participants of the online session over the communication network, thereby notifying the existing participants that the first participant has disconnected from the online session. The initiating application then re-assigns the functionality associated with the first participant to an existing participant of the online session. The participants can be communicating in a peer-to-peer arrangement or can be performing server duties in a client-server arrangement.

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