Multiple personalities

Details Multiple personalities Multiple personalities

2003-11-18

2009-12-22

Walsh, John B. (Department: 2451)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

C709S205000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07636751

ABSTRACT:
A computer implemented method enables perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session by identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed, and by enabling a first persona of a user to be projected to a first of the identities while concurrently enabling a second persona of the same user to be projected to a second of the identities.

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