Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Priority based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-01
2011-02-01
Chan, Wing F (Department: 2441)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Priority based messaging
C709S204000, C709S205000, C709S206000, C709S227000, C709S228000, C709S229000, C455S416000, C455S455000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07882194
ABSTRACT:
System, method and program product for managing a chat session. A server maintains an identity and list of member(s) of a group that can be added to a chat session, and a list of people authorized to request that the group of member(s) be added to the chat session. A person in a chat session at a workstation makes a request to add the group of member(s) to the chat session. In response, the workstation sends the request to the server. In response to the request, the server determines if the person is authorized to add the group to the chat session. If so, the server sends an invitation to the member(s) to join the chat session. If not, the server does not send an invitation to the member(s) to join the chat session. To make the request to add the group to the chat session, the person can enter in a chat session text field a character string that is a command to add the group to the chat session. A program at the workstation monitors the text field and determines that the character string is the command to add the group to the chat session.
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Lingafelt Charles S.
Merrill David P.
Moore, Jr. John E.
Chan Wing F
International Business Machines - Corporation
Samodovitz Arthur J.
Thieu Benjamin M
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