Method and apparatus for user moderation of online chat rooms

Details Method and apparatus for user moderation of online chat rooms Method and apparatus for user moderation of online chat rooms

2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Nguyen, Tammy T (Department: 2444)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S204000, C705S001100, C707S793000, C379S088170

Reexamination Certificate

active

07870209

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for user-moderation of an online chat room in which a plurality of users are exchanging messages includes providing the chat room and controlling a manner in which the users send and receive the messages in the chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to the messages. In one embodiment, the user feedback is received in the form of user chat profiles, which describe the respective users' participation in the chat room, and flags, which users may be given in response to messages that are deemed inappropriate for the chat room.

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