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| 20080209347 | Redirection of a Message to an Alternate Address - Presence information of a first user in a messaging system, such as an instant messaging system, is relayed to a second user. A first communications client of a first user detects a change in the presence status of a first user and sends an alert message to a second communications client of a second user. Moreover, systems and methods are provided for sending the alert message to an alternate address, including alternate instant messaging (IM) addresses, e-mail address, or telephone numbers, in the event that the intended recipient of the alert message is not accessible at his or her original IM address. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080215995 | Model based avatars for virtual presence - An image generating system for simultaneous visual representative display of multiple computer users is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes hardware, software, and a system for generating various images for one or more users of a connected computer system, and imposing them onto the systems and ultimately the visual display of each user's system. The images, which may be known as avatars, may be static images, animated 2D, and/or animated 3D images. The images are simultaneously displayed on the outputs of each user. Each user may react and interact with the images of the other users through their own image. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080222537 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE THAT IDENTIFIES THE REASONS FOR PUBLIC DISAGREEMENTS - A single place where all of us can meet on an equal basis 24/7 from anywhere we can reach to, and communicate back from, in the universe is now being built. The present invention is an interface for universal information exchange over a public data network (e.g., Internet). Explicit agreements to Rules of Response are used to cause its users to identify all possible questions and disagreements expressed with symbols through the interface. The result is a universal information exchange that can be used by all as a common meeting point from anywhere to exchange and verify information, answer questions, resolve disagreements, and exchange any combination of goods and services. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080270916 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIATING AN INSTANT MESSAGING CHAT SESSION BASED ON A CALENDAR ENTRY - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for automatically initiating an instant messaging (IM) chat session based on a calendar entry. A user's IM client receives instructions to initiate an IM chat session based on a scheduled entry in the calendaring system. These instructions may be received from the user's calendaring system or a continuously running service, such as a daemon, independent of the IM client. Upon receiving the instructions, the IM client may optionally alert the user to the impending chat session. The IM client then presents a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to the user at a time specified in the scheduled entry. Data associated with the scheduled entry in the calendaring system, such as notes or attachments related to the chat session, may also be displayed in the chat window. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090013265 | Instant messaging communication system and method - A method of providing instant messaging communication between a first user and at least one other user via a communication network. The method comprises: executing an instant messaging client at a user terminal of the first user, the instant messaging client having a user interface comprising a message composition region; the instant messaging client receiving a selection of media for insertion into the instant messaging communication from the first user; the instant messaging client generating a link comprising the address of the selected media at a network element and creating a selectable control with the link embedded therein; inserting the selectable control in the message composition region of the instant messaging client; the instant messaging client receiving user-viewable text entered by the first user into the message composition region in addition to the selectable control; and the instant messaging client transmitting the contents of the message composition region of the instant messaging client to the at least one other user over the communication network responsive to a command from the first user. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090019377 | Method to Enable Selection of Segments in an Instant Messaging Application for Integration in Other Applications - A Segment Interface Program (SIP) is disclosed that enables a user to choose locations in other applications to receive segments, and to mark segments for manual or automatic transmission to those applications. The SIP comprises an Application Interface Program (AIP), a Segment Creator Program (SCP), a Segment Queue Program (SQP), and a Segment Delivery Program (SDP). The SIP accesses a Rules database, a codes database, and a queue database. The AIP enables a user to select a location in an application and assign an application code and a location code to the location. The SCP enables a user to select a segment in a chat transcript, assign an application code and a location code to the segment, and send the segment to the SQP. The SQP receives the segment, assigns a queue number, and places the segment in a queue table. The SDP reads the user code, the application code and, when the application is active, sends the segment to the location in the application with the corresponding code. A single segment may be inserted into an application in multiple locations by creating additional codes for multiple instances of a location. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090031223 | CHAT SYSTEM, CHAT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF CHAT SERVER, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are a chat system for achieving good communication among users, a control method for a chat device and devices in a chat server, and an information storage medium. A message transfer unit ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090063996 | METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS FOR SUPPRESSING DE-FOCUSING ACTIVITIES DURING SELECTIVE SCHEDULED MEETINGS - Within exemplary embodiments of the present invention repeating calendar event scheduling application options are implemented to support the implementation of a distraction-free meeting event. This aspect is accomplished by the calendar event invitation specifically stating that the meeting is expected to be distraction free, and as such, the acceptance of a meeting invitation would require that the meeting invitee submit to the computing system suspension requirements that are necessitated to initiate a distraction-free meeting. This meeting policy is enforced by the calendar event scheduling application being configured to effectively suspend the local activity of a computing system or incoming and outgoing communication requests that are received at the computing system. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090070688 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERACTIONS - A method and apparatus for managing interactions between participants of a shared virtual environment is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a communication session by a first participant of the shared virtual environment with a second participant of the shared virtual environment. A data stream is received by the first participant located at a first location from the second participant located at a second location. Using the received data stream, a view of the shared virtual environment for the first participant is generated. An audio of the received data stream is controlled by the first participant. A text of the controlled audio is generated and the generated text is displayed in the view of the shared virtual environment of the first participant. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090077476 | System and Method for Preventing Screen-Scrapers From Extracting User Screen Names - Graphic screen names are used instead of using text screen names in a Web chat room or an instant messaging system so that screen scrapers cannot generate an e-mail list for spam by extracting the screen names from the Web chat room or instant messaging system. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090094536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING MEMBERS TO CHAT GROUPS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF CHAT CONTENT - A system, method, and program product is provided that selects an instant messaging message that includes one or more words in a text area. The instant message is a communication with an instant messaging participant that corresponds to an instant messaging participant identifier. A count is kept of the words that match keywords that are associated with a selected instant messaging group data store that is stored in a nonvolatile data area. If the count exceeds a particular threshold, the instant messaging participant identifier is added to the selected instant messaging group. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094537 | METHOD FOR ALLOWING USERS OF A DOCUMENT TO PASS MESSAGES TO EACH OTHER IN A CONTEXT-SPECIFIC MANNER - This invention relates to digital reading applications—specifically the ability to discuss documents contextually, in real time or asynchronously, in a virtual space within a document. The preferred embodiment of this method allows for discussions to take place inline, in parallel, or in any fashion wherein user conversations can be tied to the user's location within a document. This method has two possible core modules: a program that allows a free-flowing real-time conversation between people filtered according to relationship between the portion of the document they are looking at and the portion others are looking at (one embodiment of this could be an instant messaging program), and a context-based comment and response system linked to selections or parts or elements of the document (and taking place in real-time or archived formats), with the ability to make those comments visible relative to a user's motion through the document. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090113315 | Multimedia Enhanced Instant Messaging Engine - A method to provide additional media objects for two or more users intercommunicating over a network is described. The intercommunication messages are analyzed to determine additional related media objects available on the network, and one or more best related media objects are transmitted to the intercommunicating users. The additional media objects are rendered within the context of the network intercommunication. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090113316 | SYSTEM & METHOD FOR TELEPHONE CONFERENCE BASED COMMUNICATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND ADVERTISING PLATFORM WITH ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONALITY - This invention enables people from the at-home viewing or listening audience of any television or radio broadcast to talk with each other to discuss the program's content on the telephone at any time before, during or after a show. In addition to discussion forums based on broadcast and print media content, the system provides premium priced telephone access to people with specific expertise, e.g., sports stars, politicians and a host of other specialists. Income is earned on a per-minute or flat-rate basis and billed to the caller primarily via credit card or their phone bill. Revenue can be derived from the sale of advertisement, e.g., mentions of the sponsor over the telephone during the initial greeting and within conferences, as well as from the licensing of the service to media networks as a value added service. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090119606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING INSTANT MESSAGING WITH EMAIL IN ONE CLIENT INTERFACE - A system and method for seamlessly merging chats and email into one user interface is provided. The system and method of the present invention does not require that all users have access to the technology. Users of the technology can continue to communicate with others who may use email or their instant messaging system, although some of the minor features require that all users have the same technology. Terms used to describe the invention are “ChatMail” and “ChatThread”. ChatMail suggests the blend of chat and email while ChatThread suggests a blend of chat and an email “thread” which is a common semi-technical term that means a series of emails that share a common subject. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090138808 | Method and apparatus for providing attributes of a collaboration system in an operating system folder-based file system - A conventional operating system folder or directory based file system is implemented with, or enhanced to provide, attributes of shared collaborative workspaces. In particular, the conventional file system is connected to either a server based or a distributed collaboration system and the user interface of the operating system file system is augmented to allow it to control aspects of the collaboration system. Each folder or directory can be synchronized and treated as a “workspace” that can be viewed and shared with other users or groups of users. Folder can also be provided with “awareness” information that indicates collaborators that are present and those that are sharing the workspace. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138809 | System and method for an instant messaging interface - Computer-implemented systems and methods for a simplified instant messaging interface are provided for allowing users to initiate and engage in instant messaging conversations. In various embodiments, the systems and methods reduce the overhead involved in initiating and/or engaging in instant messaging conversations. In some embodiments, the simplified instant messaging interface allows users to initiate and or engage in conversations without having to open a separate standard messaging window for every conversation. In some embodiments, the simplified instant messaging interface may be used in conjunction with a standard instant messaging interface. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090150803 | INSTANT MESSAGING INTERFACE HAVING MULTIPLE RESPONSE WINDOWS - The present invention is directed to an instant messaging interface having multiple response windows. An instant messaging (IM) interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a chat window for displaying a chat between a plurality of IM users; a current response window for displaying response data for inclusion in the chat; a next response window; and a move element for: clearing the response data displayed in the current response window and sending the response data to, and displaying the response data in, the next response window; and sending the response data displayed in the next response window back to the current response window. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150804 | CONTRACT AMENDMENT MECHANISM IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - A method for amending a contract in a virtual world may include presenting an online chat option in response to another user's avatar coming within a predetermined proximity range of an avatar of the user and in response to the other user's avatar and the user's avatar having previously entered into a contract in the virtual world. The method may also include recording the online chat between the users to define an amendment to the contract in response to the online chat option being selected. The method may further include appending the amendment to contracting terms in a contract object in response to acceptance of the amendment by the users. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090158176 | SHARING OF CONTENT AND HOP DISTANCE OVER A SOCIAL NETWORK - A method, system, and apparatus are directed to sharing information over a network. A drag-and-drop of a selection of a portion of content may be received at a sharing area. A sharing message may be generated based on a type of the portion. If the type of the portion indicates storage, the sharing message may comprise a hyperlink to a storage. The sharing message may be useable for providing the portion on at least one client device associated with at least one of a plurality of members of a social network. Sharing over the network of the portion between an originating sharing member and the plurality of members of the social network may be enabled. The portion may be shared for a customizable project. A hop distance may be provided for the shared portion. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090177981 | Portable Electronic Device for Instant Messaging Multiple Recipients - A portable electronic device with a touch screen display displays a list of instant messaging conversations including a group conversation. The group conversation includes a first multi-recipient identifier and a group conversation indicia. In response to detecting a user selection of the group conversation, the device displays a set of outgoing messages from a user of the device to multiple recipients in a chronological order and a second multi-recipient identifier. The device receives a new outgoing message for the group conversation entered by the user of the device through the touch screen display, and responds to detecting a user request to send the new outgoing message to the multiple recipients by sending the new outgoing message to the multiple recipients in the group conversation. The new outgoing message is appended to the set of outgoing messages displayed on the touch screen display. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090187834 | Method and system for implementing a single user computer application in a multi-user session - There is provided a method of implementing a single user computer application in a multi-user session comprising receiving a request to access the single user computer application, opening a first multi-user session, tolling a pre-run phase of the first multi-user session, and initiating a run phase during which concurrent running of the single user computer application by each user in a multi-user pool is monitored and data corresponding to a performance of every user is provided to each user. A system for implementing a single user computer application in a multi-user session comprises a multi-user implementation server, a single user computer application database including the single user computer application, a multi-user shell application configured to provide an interface between the single user computer application and a multi-user control application capable of coordinating concurrently running the single user computer application by every user in a multi-user pool. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090187835 | INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatuses for processing an instant message from a source wireless communication device to a destination device are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes receiving the instant message from the source wireless communication device, the instant message having a source wireless communication identifier, a destination instant messenger identifier, and data contents; extracting the source wireless communication identifier, the destination instant messenger identifier and the data contents from the instant message; retrieving a source instant messenger identifier corresponding to the source wireless communication identifier; binding the source instant messenger identifier with the source wireless communication identifier; and transmitting the data contents with the source instant messenger identifier to the destination device over a communication network, based on the destination instant messenger identifier. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090199111 | CHAT SOFTWARE - Provided is a display method for visually distinguishing an avatar which speaks actively from another avatar which does not speak so actively. A server scores each avatar depending on whether messages are old or new and on frequency to speak, and sends the score to terminals. The terminal which received the score sent from the server arranges an avatar with a higher score at a position easily seen by an operator of the terminal, so that the operator understands the ranking of the avatars at a glance. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090249228 | COMPUTER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSISTING PIECES OF A VIRTUAL WORLD GROUP CONVERSATION - Computer method and apparatus persists portions of group conversations in a virtual environment. A group conversation is formed of group member communications. Indications or illustrations, such as chat bubbles, are displayed to end users to represent the group member communications. The invention system enables a user to persist a portion of the group conversation by selecting respective indicators (e.g., chat bubbles) corresponding to one or more of the group member communications. The processor (persist engine) also enables any user to interact with persisted conversation portions. Interactions supported include moving, arranging, tagging with metadata and saving snapshots of the persisted conversation portions, in the virtual environment. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090265643 | Instant messaging reception indication - An instant message device provides an instant messaging reception indication by displaying an instant message sent by the instant message device, along with a visual indication of the current state of the instant message. The current state of the instant message reflects whether the instant message has been visibly displayed on the receiving device and the user is active on the device. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090271716 | System and method for real-time scheduling - A system and method for dynamically scheduling a meeting time in association with an instant messaging client. The system includes a chat server, a grid scheduling server, a local instant messaging client, a remote instant messaging client, and a grid scheduling client. The instant messaging client facilitates a chat session in conjunction with the chat server. The grid scheduling server generates a representation of scheduling information from a scheduling matrix including a list of times arranged transversely to a list of participants to the meeting. The grid scheduling client in conjunction with the grid scheduling server hosts a grid scheduling session in real-time on the local and remote instant messaging clients and schedules the meeting time according to real-time input from participants on the local and remote instant messaging clients. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090307612 | INITIATING A SUPPORT CHAT SESSION IN RESPONSE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF A SUPPORT EVENT WITH TRANSMISSION OF DETAILED EVENT INFORMATION - Technologies are described herein for launching an online support chat session in response to an occurrence of a support event on a personal computer and transmitting detailed event information via the chat session for display to support personnel. When an error or other event occurs on a computer, an online support chat session is established using an online support chat client associated with the error or event. The pertinent information about the error or event along with additional data regarding the computer and the user are transmitted via the online support chat session for display to the support personnel. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090307613 | CATEGORIZING ELECTRONIC MESSAGING COMMUNICATIONS - Electronic messaging communications, including Instant Messaging messages, are organized into particular categories, as selected by the users providing the messages. This enables messages of a particular category to be displayed at a recipient of the messages, while other messages are masked from view. It also facilitates the capturing of certain related messages to the exclusion of others. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090307614 | MEDIA CONTENT AND CHAT INTEGRATION - In various embodiments, a method includes receiving a request to initiate recording of media content of an event. The method also includes controlling capturing of the media content by a capture machine in response to the received request. The method includes opening a chat session among one or more persons that are listeners or viewers of the event being captured, wherein the opening is in response to the request to initiate recording of the media content. The chat session comprises one or more entries that include a chat input from the one or more persons and a timecode of the chat input. The method includes receiving a request to stop recording of the media content of the event. The method also includes combining at least a subset of the one or more entries of the chat session with the media content using the time code of the one or more entries. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100005402 | System and Apparatus for Whispering in Group Chats - A method, system and program storage device are provided for allowing chat room participants to communicate with other participants privately without requiring general chat “friends” or “buddies” pre-authorization. All chatting dialog including private and public chats are consolidated into a unified group chat dialog window that requires no special handling by a user to see public and private chats. The private and public chat messages are displayed chronologically in a single chat message log within the chat group window. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100037153 | CHAT AND WEB PAGE INTEGRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system and method for providing chat on a Web page, whereby the chat text and the Web page content are displayed together in the same viewable area within a Web browser, the Web page content that is beneath the Chat text remains viewable, and the Chat text remains viewable even as a user scrolls the Web page or navigates to a new Web page. To prevent Chat boxes from obstructing Web content while Chat is being displayed, the boxes can automatically move to another location when a user moves his or her mouse nearby the area containing the Chat boxes. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100050095 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN INSTANT MESSAGE - A method, system and apparatus for displaying an instant message are provided in embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: receiving a message task file, obtaining the message metadata carried in the message task file; generating a message display page file according to the message metadata, generating an instant message, and delivering the message display page file and the instant message so that the message display apparatus displays the message display page file. The embodiments of the present invention enable real-time display of the instant message without interrupting play of the TV program or deteriorating the effect of watching the TV program, and fulfill the purpose of advertisement. As regards system construction, only a few devices need to be added and deployed simply, almost without affecting the existing Internet Protocol Television IPTV system. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100058202 | METHOD SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING ENABLING AN INTERACTIVE AND SOCIAL SEARCH ENGINE - A system for an interactive and social search engine includes a search component responding to a user's search request for generating a listing of search results including site addresses. A display component displays the listing along with a rating control for each site address in the listing. A rating component accepts inputs from the rating control to affect an order of the listing where a change in a rating of a site address dynamically controls the displaying of the listing and subsequent search requests. A browsing control component scrolls through and vies content of each site address in the listing. A chat component conducts organized communication sessions between users of the system. A communication component conducts communication between users of the system in real-time. A detection component detects concurrent users of the system requesting substantially similar searches and establishes communication between the concurrent users. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100083141 | ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DIALOG USING SEQUENCED DIGITAL IMAGES STORED IN AN IMAGE DICTIONARY - A system and method for an electronic communications dialog between a plurality of users using digital images via a web portal. The user selects a template for entering a plurality of words and associated images that constitute an initial electronic message. The user then enters a plurality of words into the template corresponding to the initial electronic message. A plurality of images are selected having a direct correspondence with the plurality of words entered into the template. Each image is inserted into the template in a sequence corresponding to the initial electronic message. When the initial template is complete, the initial electronic message containing the sequenced images is sent to at least one other user via the web portal. A visual dictionary can be created for each user using a facility which takes images from any electronic source and allows users to apply naming tags to store the images for subsequent retrieval. A visual library can be created for each user to save completed and partially completed templates that can be retrieved for further editing or use. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083142 | Presence Change Alert - An apparatus and a method for monitoring availability of a contact are described. The apparatus includes an interface module for receiving a selection from a user that indicates the contact to be monitored. The apparatus also includes a presence change alert manager that is coupled to the interface module and is coupled to a network. The presence changer alert manager is configured to determine at least one relevant type of availability for the contact and to determine if availability information obtained from the network corresponds to a change in a relevant type of availability for the contact. The apparatus further includes a notification manager coupled to the presence change alert manager. If the presence change alert manager determines that the obtained availability information corresponds to a change of a relevant type of availability for the contact, the notification manager generates a notification alerting the user of the change. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083143 | Internet banner system with live interaction - The present invention comprises a means to conduct interactive communication, including text chat, audio chat, and video chat, from within an internet banner context. Text chat, audio chat, and video chat are provided without the need to launch an additional application, or pop-up browser window. A comprehensive list of transactional data is available to administrators to analyze the effectiveness of internet banner advertisements and customer service transactions. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100122185 | SYSTEM FOR MESSAGING AND COLLABORATING IN AN INTRANET ENVIRONMENT - A messaging system and associated computer program product. The messaging system includes a plurality of browsers connected through a common server. The server includes a message engine for receiving from a first user browser a request to enter chat mode with a second user browser; then receiving asynchronously from the second user browser a request to download any content from the common server or any other intranet or Internet server; and responding to the request from the second user browser with content modified to instantiate a chat session between the first and second user browsers. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100125801 | TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a chatting window of a chatting counterpart having sent a chatting content can be automatically activated if the chatting content is received in the course of having a chat with a plurality of counterparts individually. The present invention includes a display module configured to display a messenger for performing chatting with at least one or more chatting counterparts, a wireless communication unit configured to transmit a user-written message to the chatting counterparts, the wireless communication unit configured to receive messages from the chatting counterparts, and a controller configured to individually display chatting windows with the chatting counterparts on a screen of the messenger, if the message is received from a first chatting counterpart among the chatting counterparts, the controller configured to display the received message by activating the corresponding chatting window for performing the chatting with the first chatting counterpart. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100131866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEB-BASED TELECONFERENCING - A system enables web-based teleconferencing. The system uses a voice services router connected to phone devices associated with respective web browser clients. The system also uses an application server connected to the voice services router for receiving conference call events for a conference call from the voice services router and for transmitting the conference call events to a message server. The application server is furthermore connected to the web browser clients associated with the phone devices for receiving conference commands from the web browser clients and for transmitting the conference commands received from the web browser clients to the voice services router. The message server is connected to both the application server and the web browser clients to thereby act as a message broker for receiving messages from the application server for the conference call and for communicating the messages for the conference call to the web browser clients. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131867 | System and method for expert service providers to provide one on one chat advice services through unique empowered independent agents to consumers - The present invention provides techniques for managing, supporting and empowering Independent Agents to offer a method for enabling expert Service Providers to deliver, and charge for, advice to consumers, by connecting two parties in real time in an online chat. The present invention also provides the method and techniques for expert Service Providers, in turn, to provide their service through a multiplicity of Independent Agent channels without the potential for communication device conflict; thereby ensuring successful connections for consumers. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100138756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZED AUTHORING AND ACCESS OF CHAT AND GRAPHICS - A system and method for communication in an online electronic chat environment having multiple communication devices connected to each other in a communication network is provided. Displayed on a display screen of an electronic communication device of the multiple communication devices, is a chat region configured to hold text, and a graphics region to hold graphic objects. The chat region and the graphics region are positioned on a common electronic canvas of the display screen. Text from the chat region can be moved to the graphics region, and graphic objects in the graphics region may be moved to the chat region. The design allows for the mixing of chat and graphics in a common window when material is moved between the two modalities. In additional embodiments, the text in the chat region and the graphics in the graphics region are synchronized whereby movement of one causes action in the other. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100153861 | INTERACTIVE EVENTS - An interactive event allows clients to provide feedback to the performing artist and/or producers relative to the event being observed. Feedback options include shout outs, emotapplause, and voting. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100162138 | CONVERSATION BUBBLES INCLUDING VISUAL CUES FOR THREADED MESSAGING APPLICATIONS - The claimed subject matter provides for systems, devices, and methods employing one or more visual cues to conversation bubbles in a threaded messaging environment. As used herein, a threaded messaging environment can include “texting” and other messaging protocols. The visual cues can include indexed conversation bubble tails, color drop-shadow effects, and dynamic adaptive conversation bubble footprints. These visual cues can facilitate rapid visual user comprehension of messages related to particular conversants, the extents of a message, or combinations thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100169801 | MULTIPLE AVATAR PERSONALITIES - Perception of multiple online personas is enabled in an instant messaging communications session. At least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed are identified. A first persona of a user is enabled to be projected to a first of the identities while a second persona of the same user is enabled to be concurrently projected to a second of the identities. The first and second personas each include an avatar capable of being animated, and the first persona and the second persona differ. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100175003 | Management of Virtual Discussion Threads in a Synchronous Conferencing System - A mechanism is provided for defining and managing virtual discussion threads in a generic synchronous conferencing system. A chat server and chat client define a virtual discussion thread (VDT) entity that includes a group of chat entries or parts of chat entries. The chat entries in a VDT logically belong to the same “hidden” discussion within a chat session. Use of the VDT enables a chat system to support a user in understanding existing discussions by showing VDTs available in the overall list of chat entries and evidencing the chat entries in a VDT. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100175004 | VIRTUAL MEETING BOOTH - In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining, at a first location, a request to initiate a web conference. The request is obtained from a first party. The method also includes communicating with a second location configured to create the web conference based on the request, and determining when the web conference is created by the second location. If it is determined that the web conference is created by the second location, the method further includes issuing an invitation to at least a second party to invite the second party to participate in the web conference with the first party. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100180217 | LIVE SEARCH CHAT ROOM - One embodiment provides a system of exchanging information between a first party and a second party over a network. The system includes an interface module to prompt a query from a first party by a first key word search and to prompt a query from a second party by a second key word search in the network, a key word comparator module to compare the first and second key word searches, and a chat room admission module to automatically admit the first and second parties to a chat room if the first and second key word searches have substantial similarity. The chat room is embedded into a search result web page. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100185960 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Information During an Instant Messaging Session - A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling a graphical user interface to display information related to a communication session. Information relating to data produced by a first participant to the communication session is displayed on a first display unit, wherein the information produced by the first participant is displayed at a first position on the first display unit. Data is received from a second participant to the communication session, and information relating to the data received from the second participant is displayed on the first display unit, wherein the information received from the second participant is displayed at a second position on the first display unit. The first and second positions are horizontally spaced apart. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100205544 | GENERATING A LIVE CHAT SESSION IN RESPONSE TO SELECTION OF A CONTEXTUAL SHORTCUT - Embodiments are directed to identifying entities in content, highlighting the identified entities, and displaying an interactive chat session based on a selected entity. The interactive chat session and the content may be displayed in the same browser window. The interactive chat session may be overlaid on top of the content, inserted inline into the content, or otherwise embedded within the content. The content and the interactive chat session may both remain active in the browser window, enabling a user to conveniently read and chat about the content. The topic of the interactive chat session may be automatically selected from a hierarchical taxonomy of chat session topics, or the user may select the topic from one or more provided taxonomies. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STANDARDIZED VISUAL INDICATORS IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA - Methods and systems for associating a standardized electronic icon with a user and displaying the icon with electronic communications of the user are disclosed. A computer implemented method includes: determining one or more icons to associate with an individual when the individual creates an electronic message; and at least one of selectively and automatically appending at least one of the one or more icons that are associated with the individual to the electronic message. The at least one of the one or more icons is subsequently displayed with the electronic message to a recipient to provide information about the individual to the recipient. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205546 | ORGANIZING ENTRIES IN PARTICIPANT LISTS BASED ON COMMUNICATIONS STRENGTHS - Organizing a participant list includes maintaining a participant list of users of an electronic communications system to be used by a first user of the electronic communications system. Communications strengths between the first user and each of the users included in the participant list are determined. The users included in the participant list are organized based on the corresponding communications strengths. Communications strengths may be determined for users included in a group within a participant list, and the users within the group may be organized within the group based on communications strength. An additional group in the participant list in which some or all of the users included in the participant list are organized based on communications strength may be provided. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100251141 | Method of Sharing Information Associated with a Webpage - The invention discloses a method of sharing webpages between users. Webpages are shared by uploading information to a database as users browse the web. The information is then disseminated to other users visiting the webpage. The invention also discloses customized method of displaying information related to the webpage, including by methods of displaying comments by user and on set locations of the webpage. The invention also includes a method of finding new friends with similar interests, and a method of finding new friends based on the similarity of interests between users. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSISTENT MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING SERVICES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing a virtual meeting room communication session. The method includes establishing a persistent virtual meeting room communication session, the virtual meeting room communication session including shared resources available to virtual meeting room communication session participants, displaying to meeting participants a set of connected graphical elements representing a structure of the virtual meeting room communication session via a graphical user interface (GUI), receiving from one of the meeting participants input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the input having an action associated with the virtual meeting room communication session, and performing the action based on received user input. The virtual meeting room communication session can persist when no participants are in the communication session. The persistent virtual meeting room can record changes in session context such as a record of session control events, resource changes, and participant listings. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100281399 | Linked Information System - A method of providing an interactive expert link within a linked information system configured to obtain a set of media content related to at least one tracked theme or topic within a field and to generate a set of links between media content from the set of media content as a function of a relevance to the at least one tracked theme or topic, the method including the steps of identifying a new development within a topic from the at least one tracked theme or topic, obtaining a set of independent expert inputs related to the new development from a set of experts, wherein an expert meets a set of predefined expert criteria related to the field or topic, providing access to the set of independent expert inputs to the set of experts, enabling experts to provide expert commentary to one or more independent expert inputs from the set of independent expert inputs and providing access to the expert commentary to the set of experts. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100293478 | Interactive learning software - Disclosed is a fully interactive, Web-based, distance learning software application which helps professionals to prepare for the oral examinations necessary to attain board certification or to achieve other advancement in fields such as medical specialties including anesthesiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, general surgery, radiology, psychiatry and others. The browser-based technology requires no software installation on subscribers' computers, mobile platforms, televisions or set-top boxes; and, gives site-users, by the foregoing means, access from distant and remote locations, to several interactive functions including, but not restricted to, subscriber-to-subscriber (peer-to-peer) live and interactive practice examinations with video-chat capability; subscriber-to-examiner (peer-to-examiner) live and interactive mock examinations with video-chat capability, that can be recorded, stored and downloaded to computers, mobile devices, televisions and set-top boxes at remote and distant locations for later review; subscriber self-test examinations, which allow the subscriber to interactively self-test against a pre-recorded examiner; videos of successful oral exam performances in a mock examination setting, with an onscreen notepad and video controls that allow the subscriber to type in notes and store them; and instructional videos that provide guidelines and insight into various aspects of personal preparation and behavior for oral examinations. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100306676 | DYNAMIC COLLABORATIVE TECHNIQUES - Techniques for dynamic collaboration are provided. A main collaboration session having multiple interacting parties proceeds in a sequential and linear fashion. An element of the main collaboration session, where the element is not a last or most recent element of the main collaboration session, is acted upon and a sub communication session is initiated. The main collaboration session and the sub communication session proceed independent of one another but remained linked and can be later re-integrated with one another. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110004832 | AIRCRAFT CREW USER INTERFACE FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - Provided is a system and method for displaying a graphic on a crew user interface. The system comprises a crew user interface comprising an input and an output, a server accessed by the crew user interface comprising a display application program that retrieves screen configuration data stored in a non-volatile memory of a database connected to the server and an aircraft entertainment system connected to the crew user interface. The output comprises the graphic that is produced during run-time by the application program interpreting the screen configuration data. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110029898 | Merging Instant Messaging (IM) Chat Sessions - The present disclosure provides for merging of instant messaging (IM) chat sessions. In some embodiments, two separate IM chat sessions are merged into a single IM chat session. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110035687 | BROWSER ENABLED COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING CONVERSATIONS IN EITHER A REAL-TIME MODE, A TIME-SHIFTED MODE, AND WITH THE ABILITY TO SEAMLESSLY SHIFT THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE TWO MODES - A browser enabled communication device capable of conducting conversations, including multiple media types, in either a real-time or a time-shifted mode, with the ability to seamlessly transition between the two modes. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110047487 | TELEVISION CHAT SYSTEM - A television chat system is provided that allows television viewers to engage in real-time communications in chat groups with other television viewers while watching television. Users of the television chat system may engage in real-time communications with other users who are currently watching the same television program or channel. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110055735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING AND MANAGING CHAT SESSIONS - Method and apparatus for initiating and managing a chat session are described herein. According to one embodiment, user activities with respect to the data processing system are monitored, including user activities that are unrelated to chat services. In response to a request to initiate a chat session between a local user and a remote user, a first chat service account is selected from a list of chat service accounts associated with the remote user based on the monitored user activities. A chat session is initiated using the selected first chat service account of the remote user and a second chat service account selected for the local user. Certain information is displayed within a chat window indicating that the chat session is conducted between the first and second chat service accounts. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110119599 | IM Conversation Management - A method and apparatus for managing IM conversations is provided. In response to idle time and, preferably, read message status, particular current conversations are removed from a list of current conversations. The removed conversations may be moved to an archive which may be automatically maintained in response to size constraints. An archive interface is facilitated to review conversations, save all or portions thereof, delete, etc. The archived conversations are preferably associated with the contact for the conversation to show a history of conversations. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110126132 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF GENERATING SOCIAL NETWORKS IN VIRTUAL SPACE - A system and method of generating social networks within a virtual space, wherein the virtual space may be defined by the geographic location of the user or a metric based on a user attribute. The present invention permits a user to establish the outermost geographic boundaries of a virtual space, in which the user may establish a communication link for the purposes of social networking. The present invention allows for fixed and user-defined virtual space in which both permanent and terminable social networks may be created. Permanent virtual spaces provide the convenience of archiving and searchable review. The present invention allows for a user to be assigned to an existing virtual space based on a metric, or for a new virtual space to be created for a user based on a metric. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110154224 | Methods, Systems and Platform Devices for Aggregating Together Users of a TVand/or an Interconnected Network - Described herein are methods, systems, and devices comprising or utilizing a digital processing device comprising an operating system that is configured to read executable instructions for creating at least one contextual-based chatroom that is focused on a topic of interest that is in common between at least a first user (including e.g., a pulled or pushed user) and at least a second user (including e.g., a pulled or pushed user) of an interconnected network. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110161839 | INTERCOM AND CHAT FOR HOME MEDIA NETWORK - A media client presents a menu interface for a media client intercom and receives, via the menu interface, a signal from a user to initiate an intercom message. The media client receives a message input from the user, where the message input is provided through the human interface device, and converts the message input into a digital format to create a digitized message. The digitized message is sent, exclusively via a home media network, to another media client within the home media network. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110167359 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ONLINE CHAT - The present disclosure relates generally to digital conferencing. A chat server causes a chat user interface to appear as a popup window hovering over a web page. In response to a first event, the chat server causes the chat user interface to appear as part of the web page. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110191696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE BROWSING ON THE TELECOM WEB - Embodiments of the invention broadly contemplate systems, methods, apparatuses and program products providing collaborative browsing on the World Wide Telecom Web (WWTW) via a collaborative WWTW browser. According to embodiments of the invention, collaborative usage of the WWTW is enabled via connecting users and VoiceSites together. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191697 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERY OF LOCAL ACTIVITIES BASED ON AUTONOMOUS SUGGESTION FOR DISCOVERY OF LOCAL ACTIVITIES - A computer-implemented method and system for autonomously suggesting an activity to a user of a locality platform application, based on a range of locality factors. The method comprises accessing a locality platform application at the user interface of the client device, determining a location of the client device, computing at least one influencer factor based on the determined location, compiling at least one suggestion for the locality-related activity, the compiled suggestion at least partly based on the at least one influencer factor, and providing, at the user interface of the client device, the at least one suggestion. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110214073 | Providing a modified Non-Communication application interface for presenting a message - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining which of a plurality of end users are to be presented with a message, the plurality of end users having access to one or more non-communication applications through one or more non-communication application interfaces; and providing a modified non-communication application interface for accessing at least one of the one or more non-communication applications to one or more end users who have been determined to be presented with the message, the modified non-communication application interface including at least a channel to access the message. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110214074 | TEMPLATING AND PROVISIONING OF COLLABORATIVE FACILITIES FOR A DATA-AGNOSTIC COLLABORATION SERVICE - Various embodiments herein include one or more of systems, methods, software, and/or data structures to create collaboration enabled client applications. In some embodiments, web services are provided on one or more servers that may be called by processes within client applications to facilitate collaboration within a workspace. These web services, in some such embodiments, may be properly called by an authorized user. Virtual meeting places referred to as rooms may be created dynamically and may each include one or more collaborative services. To facilitate the dynamic creation of new rooms, room templates may be provided which allow new rooms to be easily and automatically created. The room templates may store state information for the pre-existing rooms from which they are based. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110246910 | CONVERSATIONAL QUESTION AND ANSWER - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating online conversation. In one aspect, a method includes determining that a user has submitted a question to be viewed by trusted participants of an online conversation, wherein the trusted participants include the user, one or more advertisers and one or more social network friends of the user, obtaining a reply to the question from one of the trusted participants, and providing the reply to the trusted participants. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110271213 | EVENT BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION - A method and apparatus are provided for event-based sharing of audio/video in real-time along with chat text by anyone capturing or viewing the shared video. An IMS-based server acts as a hub for the shared audio/video and chat text, which is then distributed to all participants. The chat text is conveyed in the data stream associated with the ISO transport stream carrying the audio and video streams. The audio and video streams and the chat text are recorded using a Network Digital Video Recorder, and can be viewed later by a user. During playback of a recorded event, the user can also switch between different recordings of the same event if available, as the IMS server maintains synchronization information for different recorded streams of the event. The method and apparatus provide improved social networking. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110276903 | Integrated Multi-Modal Chat - Solutions for providing context-driven communications mode determinations. Some such solutions use a communications hub located in a home (e.g., a user supersystem) to facilitate context-driven, multi-modal communications. For example, a tablet system may be used as a graphical communications hub in a family's home, used by the family to communicate to and from the home via multiple communications modes (e.g., family chat, family activities, user-based messaging, etc.) over one or more communications channels. Determination of an appropriate mode for communications may be driven by contextual (rather that channel-based) factors relating to the communications. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276904 | DOODLE-IN-CHAT-CONTEXT - Solutions for providing integrated media services, e.g., in the context of communications services offered through a user supersystem configured as an interactive graphical communications hub. For example, interactions with a messaging interface may provide access to media creation functionality, including doodle functionality, in the context of the messaging and/or in the context of other media. In one implementation, the communications interface allows a user to doodle in the context of an image file (e.g., a photo) while in the context of a chat application. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276905 | COLLABORATION SYSTEM - A method and controller are provided for use in a communication system including a plurality of user terminals in communication with each other and the controller via a plurality of communication channels. The method includes receiving, by the controller from a sender user terminal, a message designated to be communicated to a recipient associated with a recipient user terminal. Additionally, the method includes posting, by the controller via a dashboard interface, the message to a discussion to which it pertains. Finally, the method includes distributing, by the controller, the message to the recipient user terminal based on a preferred communication channel, availability, and workload for the recipient associated with the recipient user terminal. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110296320 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND GROUP CHAT CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and group chat controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a chat content transceived in an performed group chat after a join-impossible state can be received in the course of performing the group chat if impossible to join the group chat. The present invention includes performing a group chat with a plurality of counterparts, displaying a chat window of the performed group chat, if the mobile terminal is impossible to join the group chat (i.e., if the mobile terminal enters a join-impossible state) in the course of performing the group chat, receiving chat contents transceived among a plurality of the counterparts in the performed group chat after the join-impossible state, and displaying the received chat contents. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110307807 | Game Invitations Through Peer-to-Peer Chat - A web-server engagement invitation system operates from a computerized internet-connected server having a plurality of clients, and serves content as web pages or presentations to individual ones of the clients through software executing from a machine-readable medium. A chat system operable by the server through the software provides chat communication between individual ones of the clients online. An invitation system operable through the chat system, enables a first client engaged in or entering one of the pages or presentations to issue an invitation to one or more other receiving clients to enter the same page or presentation, the invitation served as a chat message through the chat system. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120011454 | Method and system for intelligently mining data during communication streams to present context-sensitive advertisements using background substitution - The present invention mines or extracts data present during interaction between at least two participants, for example in a chat session, a video session, etc. via the Internet. The data, which can include participant web camera generated video, audio, keyboard typed information, handwriting recognized information, is analyzed. Based upon the analysis, content-dependent information is determined and may be displayed to one or more participants in the chat session. In one aspect, a video foreground based upon a participant's generated video is combined with a customized computer generated background that is based upon data mined from the chat session. The customized background preferably is melded seamlessly with the participant's foreground data, preferably via background substitution that combines RGB video with depth data that predicts what background may substituted with new imagery. Content-based targeted information can include advertisement(s). | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120023419 | SLIDER AND HISTORY FIELD FOR SMART CHAT SESSIONS - A context sensitive slider content area provides a slide out mechanism that is automatically actuated when additional information is needed during a chat session between an agent and a visitor, e.g. where a pre-chat and/or exit form is to be completed. The context sensitive slide out content area also provides problem resolution information to the visitor to help in solving problems, e.g. the top five problems; and also provides a self-service step-by-step wizard. A history section is provided with which the visitor can track back all previous steps carried out within the smart client. A history bar provides an iconic representation of all previous activities. A technique is also disclosed for executing various actions, such as form filling or requests for additional services, in a chat session. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023420 | Graphical User Interface for Messaging System - A method, system and graphical user interface for a chat room system is disclosed. One aspect of certain embodiments includes sending messages that originate from a user's current chat room as well as messages that originate from nearby chat rooms to the user. Both types of messages are displayed in a single context to the user. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120060106 | Conversational Question and Answer - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating online conversation. In one aspect, a method includes determining that a user has submitted a question to be viewed by trusted participants of an online conversation, wherein the trusted participants include the user, one or more advertisers and one or more social network friends of the user, obtaining a reply to the question from one of the trusted participants, and providing the reply to the trusted participants. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120110479 | PARTY CHAT SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR PARTY CHAT SYSTEM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - [Task] The present invention aims at providing a chat system capable of suitably displaying text information for which player requires in such a form that operability of the game is not damaged and in a form having reality. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120151384 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MEDIA CONNECTIONS - A method of connecting consumers with third parties includes providing one or more widgets adjacent a plurality of directory listings of third parties on webpage, with each widget being associated with one of the third parties. An indication can be received that a consumer has executed one of the widgets. The consumer and third party can be connected in a live chat session in response to the execution of the widget. The live chat session can be configured to allow direct communication between the consumer and the third party. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151385 | LIVE SEARCH CHAT ROOM - One embodiment provides a system of exchanging information between at least two parties over a network. The system includes a social media generator module, executed by one or more processors, to receive a comparison result between an existing first key word search from a first party and a subsequent second key word search from a second party via a network, and to generate a new social media embedded into a search result web page associated with the second party, when the comparison result indicates no substantial similarity between the first key word search and the second key word search. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120159354 | Automated Real-Time Data Stream Switching in a Shared Virtual Area Communication Environment - Switching real-time data stream connections between network nodes sharing a virtual area is described. In one aspect, the switching involves storing a virtual area specification. The virtual area specification includes a description of one or more switching rules each defining a respective connection between sources of a respective real-time data stream type and sinks of the real-time data stream type in terms of positions in the virtual area. Real-time data stream connections are established between network nodes associated with respective objects each of which is associated with at least one of a source and a sink of one or more of the real-time data stream types. The real-time data stream connections are established based on the one or more switching rules, the respective sources and sinks associated with the objects, and respective positions of the objects in the virtual area. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120198359 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIRTUAL INTERACTION BETWEEN USERS OF A VIRTUAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT - A method of displaying a graphical representation of a first user in a virtual social environment includes providing an avatar representing the first user. The avatar is stored on a first database. An identifying image of the first user is provided and the identifying image is stored on a second database. The avatar is spatially coordinated with the identifying image such that the avatar and the identifying image are in fixed relationship to one another within the virtual social environment. The avatar is displayed in fixed relationship to the identifying image within the virtual social environment on a display screen. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120198360 | SPINNING OFF CHAT THREADS - A solution for providing an instant messaging (IM) space, such as for a chat session, is provided, which includes provisions for spinning off of chat threads. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of providing an IM space, the method comprising: providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) space for an IM conversation; obtaining a selected portion of the IM conversation represented on the first GUI; and creating a second GUI space for a second IM conversation based on the portion selected. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120240062 | Text-based messaging application cloud - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing an application services cloud based on text-based messaging that hosts a plurality of application services that enables applications to be designed and delivered in a simple, productive, and extensible user experience. The present disclosure transforms any device equipped with text-based messaging into a cloud computer, a thin client with connected access to cloud-hosted applications. The disclosure overcomes heretofore unsolved platform design and implementation challenges for text-based messaging applications such as issues of user interface constraints, security, service discovery, information filtering and tracking, platform integration and extensibility, and architectural scalability. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120254774 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A LOCAL MESSAGING PLATFORM - A method for managing a chat room by a computer, including assigning an identifier to a user device in response to receiving a user device location from the user device; associating the identifier with a chat room having a coverage area encompassing the location of the user device; facilitating user interaction with the chat room through the identifier; and terminating the association between the user device and the identifier in response to a change in location of the user device. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120284651 | PERSISTENT PARTY ROOMS - Using persistent party rooms, including: initializing, via a computing device, a global array according to a hierarchical server architecture; determining, via the computing device, whether or not to create a new persistent party room or to join a previously bookmarked persistent party room; creating, via the computing device, the new persistent party room within a position indexed in the global array; and joining, via the computing device, the previously bookmarked persistent party room by searching for the previously bookmarked party room utilizing the global array. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120290952 | ENABLING CHAT SESSIONS - Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses for enabling chat sessions are presented. In response to detecting that a first user is viewing a first program, a chat invitation may be automatically transmitted to a second user. The chat invitation may identify the first user and the first program, and further may invite the second user to initiate a chat session with the first user. An updated chat invitation may be automatically transmitted in response to detecting that the first user has changed to viewing a second program, and a chat session that has been initiated may subsequently be transferred to another device. Content prioritization settings may be accounted for in transmitting one or more chat invitations, and before a chat invitation is transmitted, it may be determined that a sufficient amount of time has elapsed to suggest that the user will continue viewing the first program. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290953 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL NETWORKING VIA A MEDIA DEVICE - Techniques for facilitating social networking via a media device are described. Some embodiments provide a social networking facilitator (“SNF”) as part of a media device, such as a set-top box that is configured to receive media content events from a broadcast system, such as a satellite broadcast system. As the media device presents a media content event, a user can share, via the SNF, information about the presented media content event with members of his social network. In particular, the SNF prepares a message that includes information about or from the presented media content event, such as a title, a channel, a summary, rating, video clip, or the like. This message can then be edited by the user, such as by adding a comment or rating, before being transmitted by the SNF a social networking system, to be forwarded as a notification to members of the user's social network. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290954 | SHARING DATA WITHIN AN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSION - Sharing data within an instant messaging session is described. A user participating in an instant messaging session may request a data access key. The key, which provides access to data associated with the user, may then be transmitted via the instant messaging session to one or more other participants in the instant messaging session. The other instant messaging session participants can then use the key to access, via the instant messaging session, the data associated with the user. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120297321 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS - Described are systems and methods for managing a display of chat windows. A user electronic device receives an incoming communication from a remote electronic device. A chat session is established between the user electronic device and the remote electronic device in response to receiving the incoming communication. A period of time is input to the user electronic device during which a display of all incoming communications are prevented from being displayed in chat windows in the user electronic device. At least one of a display of new chat windows and the chat session is suspended during the period of time. An electronic notification is generated that indicates that a user of the user electronic device is temporarily unavailable. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120297322 | Merging Instant Messaging (IM) Chat Sessions - The present disclosure provides for merging of instant messaging (IM) chat sessions. In one embodiment, a method for automatically replying to an IM message from a first IM sender when a recipient is engaged in an IM session with a second IM sender is provided. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides a method for forwarding IM messages to a recipient at different IM clients. In still another embodiment, a method for transferring IM messages to a different recipient is provided. In some embodiments, two separate IM chat sessions are merged into a single IM chat session. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120297323 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSIGNING A RESPONDER TO A REQUESTER IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and program product for assigning a resource to a client in a collaborative environment. The method includes defining, using a tool, a threshold value for collaborative attributes for each resource responding to one or more clients and calculating on a periodic basis, using the tool, an updated value for the collaborative attributes for each resource. The method further includes comparing, upon receipt of a collaboration request, the updated value with the threshold value defined for collaborative attributes for a first resource and, if the updated value is less than the threshold value for the first resource, connecting the client to the first resource for establishing a collaborative session. If not, repeating comparing the updated value with the threshold value for the collaborative attributes defined for a next resource and connecting the client to the next resource whose updated value is less than the threshold value. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120304079 | PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION AND ENABLING GROUP COMMUNICATION FOR PARTICIPANTS IN A CONVERSATION - Configurations for providing a widget that displays participants involved in the conversation thread and provides different graphical elements (e.g., buttons) to initiate one click actions to start a group chat, create a meeting on each participant's calendar, or start a new conversation thread. In the case of the group chat, the subject technology can include the contents of the group chat session as an additional electronic message in the conversation thread. In one example, the widget is implemented as a floating toolbar that can be positioned in the user interface while in the conversation thread view. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120304080 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTANT MESSAGING CONVERSATION SECURITY - A method for securing an instant messaging (“IM”) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising: receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120331405 | GROUP CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF PARTICIPANTS - A system and method for presenting a group conversation on an electronic device of a user, via displaying, on a graphical user interface of the device, a group of contacts with which the user can communicate, the group of contacts comprising one or more individual contacts and one or more social circles which define a preset collection of contacts associated with one another. User input is received via the graphical user interface, the user input specifying a selection of participants from the group of contacts for a group conversation. The group conversation provides for sharing communication messages among the participants. A conversation window is presented on the graphical user interface. The conversation window displays a collection of contact icons with each contact icon respectively corresponding to one of the selected participants of the group conversation, and a conversation thread with the shared communication messages. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130007639 | INSTANT MESSAGING ASSOCIATION TO REMOTE DESKTOPS - A remote desktop capability includes a message area on the agent's remote desktop display. Incoming instant messages on an instant messaging application on the agent's primary desktop are passed through to the message area on the remote desktop display. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130007640 | TRACKING INTERACTIVE TEXT-MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS - Internet or networked communication message items are selectively synchronized and tracked. An interactive communication application presents a message entry interface enabling a user to select a discrete question for tracking, creating tracking thread. The message is presented by visually distinguishing the tracked question from a remainder of message items, and the thread is updated in response to a reply message comprising a linked answer. A secondary tracking display interface presents thread pluralities and enables a user to select and resend an unanswered question or an unacknowledged answer. An answer may be automatically or explicitly linked to a question. Selecting or linking a question or answer may be effected through a cursor routine or special text string inputs, and the special text string inputs may be user defined. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130007641 | IM Contact List Entry as a Game in Progress Designate - A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130014035 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit transceiving a chat content with at least one counterpart terminal, a controller controlling at least one chat window respectively corresponding to the at least one counterpart terminal, each of the at least one chat window displaying the chat content transceived with a specific counterpart terminal corresponding to the corresponding chat window among the at least one counterpart terminal, and a touchscreen displaying the at least one chat window and one input window for receiving an input of the chat content, wherein if entire region corresponding to the at least one chat window is bigger than a display region of the touch screen, the controller controls the touchscreen to display partial region belonging to the display region of the touchscreen among the entire region corresponding to the at least one chat window. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130024789 | Mobile Application For Organizing and Conducting Group Discussions and Activities - A mobile application for facilitating the organization and conduction of group discussions and activities. The mobile application comprises a predefined menu having a predefined set of menu options which have data fields for a master user to input the desired parameters. The mobile application sends commands which divide a group into subgroups based on predefined parameters. The mobile application is accessed by participants of subgroups. The mobile application sends topics and prompts, which comprise any sort of input, participation or contribution by the participants of the subgroups desired by the master user. The mobile application provides a reporting menu to a participant of each subgroup for reporting on the subgroup's activities or discussions at the conclusion of a session. The mobile application provides evaluation menus to the participants of the subgroups to allow them to evaluate aspects of the group session, and send the evaluations to the master user. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130042187 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING SUBJECTS IN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method are provided that incorporate subjects or subject lines into instant messaging sessions or conversations on a mobile device. During an instant messaging session, the user is provided with an option to specify a subject for at least the current portion of the session or for the entire session. The subject is proposed to the other users in the session, who can accept, ignore or modify the subject at their end. Multiple subjects can be specified for a single conversation if desired, and the subjects can be displayed with the contact in a message list. The instant messaging sessions may then be searched using search tools that are typically used for search email and other data messages. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130047099 | SOFT-SENDING CHAT MESSAGES - Techniques are disclosed for supplying users in an online environment with a safe and effective chat facility. The chat facility is “safe” in the sense that the ability of users to compose inappropriate messages is greatly restricted, while “effective” in the sense that users are still allowed a broad range of expressivity in composing and exchanging chat messages. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130055112 | Computerized System And Method Supporting Message-Based Group Communication Sessions - A system for conducting chat sessions on a screen, the system comprising apparatus for displaying, on a screen, a plurality of stationary avatars respectively representing a plurality of chat participants over time; and apparatus for displaying, on the screen, a temporal sequence of chat events including a processor operative to utilize stored metadata characterizing each event's position in the temporal sequence and each event's logical association with a respective one of the plurality of avatars to generate a visual representation of the temporal sequence in which both of the following are visually represented simultaneously: each event's position in the temporal sequence; and at least one logical association between each event and a respective one of the plurality of avatars. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130055113 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCREENSHARING - A user engaged in an online chat session with one or more other users can start a screen sharing session with the other users without having to leave the context of the online chat session. In an implementation, a chat window for the chat session includes a screen sharing button. The screen sharing button can be clicked to start a screen sharing session with the other chat participants. A system generated message is displayed within the chat windows of the other chat participants inviting them to view the remote screen. Upon accepting the invite, a viewer is launched to show the information being displayed on the remote screen. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130073989 | Dynamic Content Feed Filtering - Dynamic filtering of content in a content feed may be provided. A user interface may be displayed on a computer for presenting different views of content. The user interface may include a title bar for switching between the different views and for displaying notifications. The different views may include content generated by users of the content feed. Content in the different views may be filtered based on a type and a priority of the content during the presentation of each of the views in the user interface. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073990 | METHOD OF UPDATING SCROLL BAR IN SCREEN OF USER TERMINAL AND USER TERMINAL FOR UPDATING SCROLL BAR IN SCREEN - A method of updating a scroll bar in a screen of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may include displaying a chat window including at least a portion of a chat history among users in a first display area of a touch display, displaying a scroll bar in a second display area of the touch display, storing the new chat message in a temporary memory temporarily upon receipt of the new chatting message, adding the new chat message into the chat history in response to a touch event of the user on the touch display, and updating the scroll bar in response to the new chat message being added into the chat history. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130080927 | Multiple personalities in chat communications - The same user is able to project different personalities while visiting different chat rooms. The personalities are tailored to the chat room being visited. Different personalization items (e.g., an icon or avatar, wallpaper, sounds, a smiley set, and text style) are provided based upon the chat room that the user is visiting. The personalization items may be customized based upon the identity of the chat room (such as a particular chat room, the type of chat room, or the content of the chat room). The personalization items may be host based and may leverage instant messaging (“IM”) personalization items. The personalization items may be user selected or user provided. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080928 | EMBEDDABLE CONTEXT SENSITIVE CHAT SYSTEM - A system and method including a networked processor with a chat management engine operative to embed one or more context sensitive chat widgets in a web page and receive chat messages from the widgets, wherein the messages are associated with a web page context. The system may be further operable to exchange those messages among a plurality of users and determine a sentiment value for those chat messages. In some embodiments a promo engine may modify a web page in response to the sentiment value. For example and without limitation, altering the price for a product or service, adding a product or service, or removing a product or service. Dynamic demographic congregations may be formed that allow for trigger based advertising at a predetermined sentiment value, times or event. Some embodiments provide for coupling to social networks. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130091443 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a user is enabled to quickly recognize chat contents (e.g., speakers, chat subjects, chat contexts, etc.) of a chat with counterparts in a manner of partitioning a chat content display window into regions per counterpart belonging to a chat group and then arranging and displaying the chat contents of the chat with the corresponding counterparts on the partitioned regions per time line, respectively. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130132865 | Social Networking Methods And Apparatus For Use In Facilitating Participation In User-Relevant Social Groups - The A mobile device is associated with a user profile which includes one or more user interests. The device sends a request for identifying social groups in a mobile geographic location. In response to the request, the device receives data identifying a plurality of social group profiles corresponding to a plurality of social groups in the mobile geographic location. The mobile device presents a list of the social groups based on the received data, ranked in accordance with similarity scores. Each similarity score is produced based on both a proximity identified between the mobile and social group geographic locations, and similarities identified between the one or more user and group interests. In response to receiving a user input, the device may enter into the social group and present a chat session interface for a chat session for the selected social group. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GLOBAL GOAL BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING - The present invention provides a method and system for a Global Internet Goal based Social Networking Platform—Linkagoal. The Linkagoal provides an organized online forum for setting goals and finding solution by mutually sharing knowledge, expertise and experience with the like-minded goal oriented other Linkagoal user. The user links one or more goals and the corresponding action items on the Linkagoal platform. The user completes specific actions required to complete his goals. The Linkagoal forum is configured to have features including, but not limited to, a Linkagoal Goal Meter, a Linkagoal Chat' Aura, that further includes a Chat' Aura Integrated, a Chat' Aura Station, and a Chat' Aura Mobile. These features facilitate the Linkagoal users to achieve their goals efficiently, and successfully. The utility of the present invention extends to numerous commercial and non-commercial applications. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130145289 | REAL-TIME DUPLICATION OF A CHAT TRANSCRIPT BETWEEN A PERSON OF INTEREST AND A CORRESPONDENT OF THE PERSON OF INTEREST FOR USE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT - Systems and methods of automatic notification, collection and real-time replication of online chat conversations between a POI and a correspondent of the POI are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method may include automatically notifying an analyst when an online chat conversation associated with the POI has commenced. The method may also include generating a real-time viewable version of the online chat conversation in a duplicate transcript. The method may further include screening and organizing a set of online chat conversations associated with the POI based on a set of predetermined screening criteria. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130151993 | System and Method for Sharing Electronic News Items - A system and method are provided for sending a first message to a recipient using a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news article provided by a data channel; receiving a second message from the recipient over the messaging channel, the second message having been composed in a news application; and displaying the second message in association with the electronic news article in the news application. A system and method are also provided for receiving a first message from a sender over a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news article provided by a data channel; obtaining the electronic news article using the data channel; enabling a second message to be composed in a news application displaying the electronic news article; and sending the second message to the sender using the messaging channel. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130174060 | ENHANCED BUDDY LIST USING MOBILE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS - A graphical user interface on a display device of a computer enables communications using a computer service. The graphical user interface includes a list of potential message recipients selected by a user as significant to the user. The graphical user interface also includes a mobile device identifier associated with one or more of the listed potential message recipients and a user account identifier associated with one or more of the listed potential message recipients. At least one of the listed potential recipients includes a mobile device identifier as the only available conduit for data delivery to the potential message recipient using the computer service. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130174061 | Facilitating Consumers to Connect with Suitable Providers on World Wide Web (WWW) - An aspect of the present invention provides a convenient mechanism for connecting consumers with providers. In an embodiment, a server system receives a search phrase from a consumer specifying a set of requirements, and identifies a suitable provider matching the requirements. The server system creates a chat room as a response to receiving the search query, and facilitates both of the provider and the consumer to participate in created chat room. As the chat room is created automatically without additional (i.e., other than receiving search phrase) interactions with the consumer, the provided interfaces are convenient. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130185659 | STANDARDIZED VISUAL INDICATORS IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA - Methods and systems for associating a standardized electronic icon with a user and displaying the icon with electronic communications of the user are disclosed. A computer implemented method includes: determining one or more icons to associate with an individual when the individual creates an electronic message; and at least one of selectively and automatically appending at least one of the one or more icons that are associated with the individual to the electronic message. The at least one of the one or more icons is subsequently displayed with the electronic message to a recipient to provide information about the individual to the recipient. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130198656 | Event Management/Production of an Online Event Using Event Analytics - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for producing an online event. One embodiment is a method comprising: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between one or more speakers and a plurality of listen-only viewers accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting an event production user interface to an event producer, the event production user interface configured to enable the event producer to selectively control a viewer user interface presented to the listen-only viewers during the online event; obtaining analytics data associated with the online event; and during the online event, providing a production recommendation to the event producer in the event production user interface based on the analytics data. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198657 | Integrated Public/Private Online Conference - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing an integrated public/private online conference. One embodiment is computer program embodied in a computer readable medium and executable by a processor for providing an online conference. One such computer program comprises: logic configured to establish an audio conference between a plurality of participants operating corresponding computing devices connected via a communication network; logic configured to designate at least one of the participants as a private participant that participates in the audio conference in a private mode and a remaining portion of the participants that participant in the audio conference in a public mode; and logic configured to present the audio conference to the public participants via a public conference interface that visually identifies only the public participants. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130205229 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR USING A MESSAGING PROGRAM ACROSS A MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT - A method for using a messaging program across a multiple applications and communications environment includes engaging a multiple applications and communications environment. The multiple applications and communications environment comprises at least one primary application and at least one secondary application. The at least one primary application is associated with a primary work product object and the at least one secondary application is associated with a secondary work product object. The primary work product object and the secondary work product object are associated with a work product matter. The method further includes configuring a messaging program to establish a first chat instance within the primary work product object and a second chat instance within the secondary work product object. The first chat instance and the second chat instance are determined by a set of permissions related to the primary work product object. Another method has the at least one primary application being a web application, a file manager application or an email application and the at least one secondary application being a web application, a file manager application or an email application. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130205230 | ESTABLISHING A CHAT SESSION BETWEEN USERS IN A NETWORK SYSTEM - A method and system for establishing a chat session between users in a network system. A request is received, from a first user at a first browser, to enter a chat session with a second user at a second browser. A request for information from a server specified by the second user is received asynchronously from the second user at the second browser, wherein the second browser has not received notice of the request from the first user to enter the chat session. The server is accessed to receive the information. The received information is modified by addition to the received information of a chat user interface to open a browser window at the second browser. Content of the browser window causes a chat applet instance to be downloaded for execution at the second browser to instantiate the chat session between the first user and the second user. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130227439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHATTING SERVICE - An approach is provided to facilitate chatting services. A friend list page is displayed via a user terminal, the friend list page including an area configured to present a status message associated with a friend. A message page is displayed in response to selection of the status message, the message page including a list of status messages associated with the friend. A chat room page is displayed in response to selection of at least one of the listed status messages, the chat room page being configured to facilitate chatting, the chat room page being displayed including the at least one selected status message automatically inserted into an input area of the chat room page. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130263022 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INSTANT MESSAGE ON TERMINAL - The present invention discloses a method for displaying an instant message on a terminal. The method comprises: receiving a message sent from a message server; determining a location of the received message on a timeline indicating a way of displaying a list of messages in chronological order based on a message length of the received message; determining a display offset of the terminal based on the determined location of the received message on the timeline; and displaying the received message based on the display offset of the terminal. When the terminal acquires a new message sent by the message server, the message displayed on the screen is the same as the message displayed on the display screen before the terminal acquires message sent by the instant message server, thus avoiding changing the location of displayed message on the display screen when the terminal receives the new message. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130311906 | Methods of Sharing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and a URL Sharing Utility and Social Network Facilitating Group Chat about Shared Links - A URL sharing utility and social network facilitates group discussions about shared links. Unlike conventional applications, this service enables live discussions about specific URLs, so people who join the discussion already share an interest in a particular topic. The sharing mechanism preferably enables many people around the world to see the discussion topic and join if they are interested. Sharing a URL together with a second URL reserved for a live discussion of the first URL preferably enables users to promote the discussion in a less socially risky way. A one-to-one correspondence between one URL and a second, predictable network address for the discussion of the original URL allows everyone who shares an interest in a URL to be funneled into a single discussion about that URL. Users preferably specify explicit social and professional networking policies so that every discussion with others carries the promise of a beneficial, lasting connection. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311907 | SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a social networking platform. The social networking platform may provide hosted events where audience members can comment on the events. A rating system may select comments that are positively rated for display to all audience members. Audience members may have a Volume rating that affects whether their comments are seen. Hosts may spotlight comments, enabling all audience members to view the comment and also increasing the rating of the user posting the comment. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130326375 | Method and System for Engaging Real-Time-Human Interaction into Media Presented Online - This disclosure presents methods, systems, computer-readable media, for directing a communications campaign so as to exploit capabilities and information sources provided by social-networking. The techniques generally involve displaying a, tracking user interactions with the fan page, predicting user responsiveness to various types of communications, and selecting and targeting communications to users in a manner predicted to be most beneficial for the campaign. Users may be provided with an interactive application download which enables user web-browsing activities to be tracked in greater detail, and enables users to be selectively chosen to receive communications from an agent. User behavior is modeled and strategies for communicating with users are continuously evaluated for potential use based on the models. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130346885 | MULTIMEDIA COLLABORATION IN LIVE CHAT - A system may initiate a chat session between a first user device and a second user device, may receive a desired attribute associated with a multimedia item, and may provide information associated with multimedia items based on the desired attribute. The system may receive a selection of information associated with a multimedia item, may provide the multimedia item to the first user device based on the selection, and may enable the first user device to share the multimedia item with the second user device via the chat session. The system may receive an annotation to the multimedia item to generate an annotated multimedia item, and may enable the first user device and the second user device to share the annotated multimedia item via the chat session. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346886 | Method and Apparatus for Live Chat Integration - A Live Chat (LC) system, apparatus, and method combine virtual agent (VA) and LC in a manner enabling a user to receive resolution of a contact request at a reduced cost and enhancing both the user and LC operator's experience. VAs may source response content for easier or more frequent user queries, whereas VAs may transfer a user query to an LC operator whenever a user query becomes too complicated, enabling the LC to source the response content. From the user's point of view, escalation from the VA to the LC operator happens in the very same user screen view used to contact the VA, enhancing the user's experience by providing seamless escalation. Conversation history between the user and the VA or formatted data related thereto may be provided to the LC operator, expediting the LC operator's response time and reducing a number of interactions needed to resolve the user's query. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346887 | System and Method for Air Traffic Management Coordination Portal - A server, a device, and a system includes functionalities for an air traffic management coordination portal. The server includes a processor executing a chat application. The processor receives a request from a first electronic device of a first user to perform a first chat session utilizing the chat application with a first representative utilizing a second electronic device. The first user is an aviation industry professional and the first representative having access to field condition report data related to an aviation industry. The first chat session is viewable by the first user and a second user such that the first and second users receive the field condition report data concurrently. The server includes a transceiver receiving first input data from the first user and second input data from the first representative. The first and second input data are first text to be shown in the first chat session. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140006977 | INTEGRATED SOCIAL NETWORK INTERNET OPERATING SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT INTERFACE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140013248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A CONVERSATION - A system and method for associating a conversation with one or more events is provided. Conversations are allowed to take place around newly created events within a social network environment. This conversation is associated to the event and modifies the event the moment the association takes place. Each conversation is threaded within the event and each event is placed in time sequence and reordered each time the event or the conversation is modified. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140013249 | CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A conversation management system is configured to provide a conversation user interface to a third party content provider. The third party content provider could present the conversation user interface to its users on a platform of its choosing while controlling aspects of the conversation user interface through a conversation management platform provided by the system. The conversation user interface could then be used by the third party content provider to enable a full spectrum of conversation functionality within the content provider's existing infrastructure. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140019884 | ENHANCED SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL FOR INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS - A system for enabling interactive communications between participants is described. The system includes a website, a first web-browser client, a second web-browser client, a synchronous communication channel, a spontaneous transmit message and a spontaneous receive message. The first web-browser client corresponds to a first participant accessing the website and receiving computer instructions from a first participant. The second web-browser client corresponds to a second participant accessing the website and receiving computer instructions from a second participant. The synchronous communication channel between the first browser client and the second browser client is configured to enable near real-time communications between the first participant and the second participant. The spontaneous transmit message is transmitted from the first web-browser client and the spontaneous transmit message received by the second browser client. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019885 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to display a keypad including keys for inputting and sending a chat content to at least one chat counterpart; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate the chat content with the at least one chat counterpart; and a controller configured to receive a touch action on a specific key of the keypad, determine if the touch action corresponds to a preset touch manner that is different than a single short touch action on the specific key, send or input the chat content if the touch action is the single short touch action on the specific key, and provide an editing function of the chat content rather than sending or inputting the chat content if the touch action corresponds to the preset touch manner that is different than the single short touch action. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019886 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING CUSTOMER SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE CHANNELS - A method and apparatus for a computer-implemented technique for maximizing customer satisfaction and first call resolution, including converting telephone calls into online chats, while minimizing cost is provided. Techniques for incorporating analytics as applied to customer data into particular strategies for call deflection, targeting particular individuals to increase chat acceptance rate, and computing a customer's wait time are also provided. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140026079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHATTING IN A VIRTUAL FORUM - A system and method for debating in a virtual forum, such as an on-line chat room. A user may select one competitor to support. The competitor selected may be one of the competitors in a specific competitive event, such as a game, or one of the competitors in an association of competitors, such as a sports league. A plurality of virtual chat rooms may be created for debate over a competitive event. The populations of users in each of the plurality of virtual chat rooms may be based on the selection of competitors by the users. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140040784 | MULTI-USER CHAT - A method for providing a multi-user chat includes: receiving a request from a first participant to initiate a first live chat with a second participant; receiving a request from the first or second participants to invite a third participant to the first live chat; establishing the first live chat having multiple participants including at least the first, second, and third participants; receiving from one of the multiple participants a selection of one of the other participants in the first live chat from a participant indicator field after establishing the first live chat among the multiple participants; and displaying a live chat area separate from a displayed area for the first live chat that allows the participant who made the selection and the participant who was identified by the selection to chat between themselves in a second live chat that is not displayed to other participants of the first live chat. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140047358 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for editing a message in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window; detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages, and performing an editing operation according to an editing method for the selected message. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140068467 | METHOD OF PROVIDING INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE AND MULTIPLE SERVICES EXPANDED FROM INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE - Provided is a method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method including displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service, receiving a touch event input by a user on the chat window, selecting one service among a plurality of services expanded from the instant messaging service in response to the touch event, and displaying a window related to the selected service. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140068468 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SUBGROUP OF CONVERSATION GROUP - A new interface specialized in a group conversation and/or a group chatting, a user interface apparatus, and a method for efficiently generating a new conversation window during a group conversation using a subgroup of a conversation group are provided. A method includes displaying a group conversation window on a display screen of an apparatus, the group conversation window being associated with a plurality of participants, in response to receiving a selection input, selecting a subgroup from among the plurality of participants, the selection input being received when at least part of the group conversation window is displayed on the display screen, and displaying a subgroup conversation window associated with the selected subgroup. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140101572 | UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY IN CONDENSED VIEWS - A unified communications application is described herein. The unified communications application is displayable in one of two views: a full view and a condensed view. When displayed in the condensed view, which consumes less than fifty percent of a display screen, the unified communications application is employable by a user thereof to participate in real-time conversations/meetings with contacts of the user. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140137003 | CONVERSATION GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) - A conversation GUI may include a canvas, a feed section, and a process section. The canvas may present icons associated with documents uploaded by members of a conversation associated with the GUI, the members including a local user of the local computing system and remote users of remote computing systems, the canvas being located in a fixed section of the conversation GUI. The feed section may present messages sent by the local user and by the remote members. The process may be separate from the canvas and the feed section and include at least a first task and a second task associated with a specified process. A computing system may, upon completion of the first task, send a message to the local user indicating that the first task is complete and the second task is to be performed. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140149891 | USING CUSTOM RTF COMMANDS TO EXTEND CHAT FUNCTIONALITY - A device identifies a location for a custom RFT command in a message. The custom RTF command is stored in the identified location of the message. The device also receives such messages and detects the custom RTF command in the message and acts upon the detected RTF command. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140157153 | Select User Avatar on Detected Emotion - In one embodiment, a computing device receives input from a user participating in a message session. The computing device determines an emotion state of the user based on contents of the received input and identifies an avatar image corresponding to the determined emotion state. The computing device accesses the identified avatar image corresponding to the determined emotion state and displays the identified avatar image. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140173466 | TRANSITIONS WITHIN VIEWS OF CONVERSATION ENVIRONMENTS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating conversation environments. In an implementation, a view of a conversation environment is presented that includes a conversation component within which to present communications exchanged during a conversation between a participants in the conversation. In response to a participant list gesture, the view is modified to include a list component presented over a portion of the conversation component. The list component may include contacts associated with the participants in the conversation. In response to a contact gesture corresponding to one of the contacts, the view is modified again to replace the list component with a contact component associated with the one of the contacts. In some implementations the view is a single window view within which the components are arranged. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140173467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT SHARING AND DISCOVERY - A method for chat room facilitation, the chat room including a plurality of chat groups each including one or more participants, the method including determining a chat group priority for each of a plurality of chat groups, simultaneously presenting audio and video streams of the plurality of chat groups on a user device based on the respective chat group priority, and adjusting a chat group priority in response to a user action. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140173468 | REPRESENTATION OF ONLINE DISCUSSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRIMARY VISUAL CONTENT - A method of representing online discussions in conjunction with primary visual content is presented. In the method, the primary visual content is transmitted to a visual display for presentation to a user. A statement of an online discussion is received. In response to receiving the statement, a representation of the statement and an icon representing a source of the statement are transmitted in conjunction with the primary visual content for presentation on the visual display. The icon and the statement are coupled graphically on the visual display, and are placed near a periphery of the visual display. After a period of time while the icon and statement are presented on the display, presuming a second statement is not received from the source, the icon and the statement are removed from the display while the primary visual content is maintained on the display. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140181697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN USERS OF A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE - Computer systems and methods, according to various embodiments, allow users with shared access to a shared file or folder to communicate with one another via online chat. In particular embodiments, the system is configured to facilitate a chat session among all users that have shared access to a particular file or folder in response to a particular user selecting a “chat” button (or other suitable chat initiation element) associated with the shared file or folder. After a chat session is complete, the system may archive the chat session for later viewing and use. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140181698 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display configured to display a chat window and to display input conversation content in the chat window, a communication unit configured to receive direction information and distance information of one or more other users, and a controller configured to control display of an object indicating location information including at least one of direction information and distance information of the one or more other users in the chat window. Accordingly, it is possible to increase user convenience. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140195933 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SWITCHING BETWEEN CHAT WINDOWS - The disclosure herein describes a chat system for intelligent automatic switching between multiple chat windows. During operation, the system monitors activities occurring within the multiple chat windows and determines whether a window-switching operation is needed based on the monitored activities. In response to determining that the window-switching operation is needed, the system automatically performs the window-switching operation without the need for a user of the chat application to perform the window-switching operation manually. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195934 | AUTOMATED DISCOVERY AND SWITCH OF A PRIMARY OUTPUT DISPLAY FROM A FIRST DISPLAY OF A MOBILE DEVICE TO A SECOND DISPLAY OF A NETWORKED MEDIA DEVICE THROUGH AN OPERATING SYSTEM OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - A method, apparatus and/or system related to automated discovery and switch of a primary output display from a first display of a mobile device to a second display of a networked media device through an operating system of the mobile device is disclosed. In one aspect, a method of a mobile device includes accessing a multicast capability of an operating system responsive to a user interacting with an indicator on a menu bar of an operating system of the mobile device, determining if there is a pairable application locally stored on a networked media device that is compatible with the operating system on the mobile device when a multicast message is broadcast from the operating system to the networked media device communicatively coupled to the mobile device through a local area network, and communicating a mirror sequence from the operating system to the pairable application. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140215361 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SENDING CONTENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGH A PLURALITY OF CHATTING WINDOWS OF A MESSENGER SERVICE - A messenger server includes a messenger processing module which creates a chatting window in accordance with a request of a user terminal, and transmits and receives a message which is input through the chatting window; and a multiplex transmitting module which simultaneously multiplex transmits contents selected by a user terminal to at least two chatting rooms which are selected from a plurality of chatting rooms in which a user of the user terminal joins. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140237394 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MESSENGER IN TERMINAL - An apparatus for controlling a messenger in a terminal is provided. A display displays an answer phrase to a specific chat phrase among a plurality of chat phrases in a messenger chat window. Upon receiving an answer phrase to a specific chat phrase which is not displayed in a display area of the messenger chat window, a controller notifies of the reception of the answer phrase, and if ‘View Answer Phrase’ is selected, the controller moves to a position area where the specific chat phrase is displayed, and displays the specific chat phrase and the answer phrase. The controller manages the plurality of chat phrases using index information indicating a position for each of the plurality of chat phrases. If an answer phrase to the specific chat phrase is sent, the controller generates index information of the answer phrase associated to the index information of the specific chat phrase. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140282114 | Interactive Elements with Labels in a User Interface - In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation a first user interface including a first interactive element. The computing device receives first user input selecting the first interactive element and, in response to the first user input, provides for presentation multiple second interactive elements, each of the second interactive elements being presented with an associated label. The computing device receives a second user input selecting one of the second interactive elements and, in response to the second user input, provides for presentation a second user interface. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140298210 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVATE CHAT IN GROUP CHAT - An apparatus and a method for providing a private chat in a group chat without having to switch between respective display screens. In the method, at least one group chat participant selected from group chat counterparts is designated as a private chat participant, identification information regarding the private chat participant is displayed in a message input window of a group chat window which is commonly used in a group chat and a private chat. Moreover, a group chat participant corresponding to the motion, such as a drag motion or tap motion is designated as a private chat participant, when a drag motion from a chat log of at least one group chat counterpart displayed in a chat log window to the message input window is detected. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140310617 | DYNAMICALLY SCALED MESSAGING CONTENT - Dynamic scaling of messaging content is facilitated. Messaging content can include visual content other than the actual textual content of a message body for a messaging environment. In an aspect dynamic scaling of messaging content can allow message content such as pictures, images, emoticons, movies, maps, and the like to be presented to a user in a manner that facilities efficient comprehension of the message content. The tokens can be dynamically scaled as the messaging environment changes to maintain high levels of comprehension. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140317534 | SPLIT TRANSCRIPT VIEW FOR BUSINESS OBJECT INTEGRATION INTO MESSAGING - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for business object integration with messaging. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for messaging integration of a business object can be provided. The method can include embedding a business object in message text in a chat session provided by a messenger, and applying an action to the business object from within the messaging session of the instant messenger. The method further can include generating a message transcript for the messaging session with a split view of the message text and the business object and applied action. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317535 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL NETWORKING VIA A MEDIA DEVICE - Techniques for facilitating social networking via a media device are described. Some embodiments provide a social networking facilitator (“SNF”) as part of a media device, such as a set-top box that is configured to receive media content events from a broadcast system, such as a satellite broadcast system. As the media device presents a media content event, a user can share, via the SNF, information about the presented media content event with members of his social network. In particular, the SNF prepares a message that includes information about or from the presented media content event, such as a title, a channel, a summary, rating, video clip, or the like. This message can then be edited by the user, such as by adding a comment or rating, before being transmitted by the SNF a social networking system, to be forwarded as a notification to members of the user's social network. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140325397 | Multi-Conversation Instant Messaging - A method for facilitating multiple simultaneous instant messaging conversations includes: receiving a first online instant message from a first instant messaging conversation, where the user is a participant in the first instant messaging conversation; receiving a second online instant message from a second instant messaging conversation, in which the user is also a participant; integrating the first online instant message and the second online instant message into a sequence of instant messages; and displaying the sequence of instant messages such that the more recently received instant messages are displayed either below or above less recently received instant messages. If the user directs input at the displayed sequence of messages, a second sequence of messages primarily comprising messages from the first instant messaging conversation is displayed. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140331150 | VOICE AND TEXT GROUP CHAT DISPLAY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS MOBILE TERMINALS - A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user's buddies when displayed on the user's mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140344726 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD OF IM APPLICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM, IM APPLICATION DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention discloses an information processing method of IM application device and system, an IM application device, a terminal, and a storage medium, which all belong to the computer technologies. The method comprises: an IM application device at the sending terminal acquires text information to be sent; sends the text information to the receiving terminal; and displays an animation corresponding to the text information in a chat window of the sending terminal. The IM application device at the receiving terminal receives text information sent by a sending terminal; acquiring an icon of an animation corresponding to the text information taken as a keyword sentence according to a correspondence relationship between the icon of the animation and the keyword sentence; and displays the text information and the animation corresponding to the text information in a chat window of the receiving terminal. In the technical solution of the present invention, the text information can be transferred between the IM application devices at the sending terminal and the receiving terminal, and the animation corresponding to the text information can be displayed at the same time, when a user on the receiving side is unfamiliar with the meaning expressed by the image information or the displayed image can't be seen clearly due to the small region displaying the image, the meaning expressed by the image can still be acquired correctly, which leads to the improved efficiency of transferring image information between IM applications. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140351720 | METHOD, USER TERMINAL AND SERVER FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN COMMUNICATIONS - A method and an apparatus for exchanging interactive information between communicating parties. A sending user acts upon an avatar of the receiving user displayed on the sending user's terminal. The sending user's terminal monitors the acts, determines a playable message according to the detected interactive touch behavior, and plays the playable message on the sending user's terminal. The sending user's terminal sends related information to allow the receiving user's terminal to determine a second playable message in reaction to the touch behavior of the sending user. Both playable messages are related to the avatar and have a correspondence with the interactive touch behavior of the sending user in order to mimic a real life physical interaction between the two communicating parties. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140359487 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING GROUP CHATTING IN PORTABLE DEVICE AND PORTABLE DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of controlling group chatting in a portable device, and a portable device performing the same, which are capable of extracting and displaying a dialog of a certain conversation partner on a sub-chatting window are provided. The method includes detecting a request for an extraction of a dialog for at least one certain conversation partner from conversation partners in the group chat, extracting the dialog of the at least one certain conversation partner from one or more dialogs in the group chat, and displaying the extracted dialog on a sub-chatting window. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140365921 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING PARTICIPATION IN A WEB CONFERENCE AS A VIRTUAL PARTICIPANT - A computer implemented method and apparatus for enabling participation in a web conference as a virtual participant. The method comprises establishing a web conference comprising at least one virtual participant; receiving at least one message via a web conference user interface; displaying the message in the web conference user interface; and sending the message to the at least one virtual participant via a selected method of message delivery for the at least one virtual participant. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365922 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICES THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a method for providing a service thereof are provided. The method for providing the service of the electronic apparatus includes: executing an interactive application which integrates a plurality of services and provides the plurality of services, in response to selection of at least one of the plurality of services, performing a first displaying operation to display a chatting screen for chatting with the at least one selected service, and in response to input of a user message through the chatting screen, analyzing the user message according to the at least one selected service and performing a function of the at least one selected service corresponding to the user message. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365923 | HOME SCREEN SHARING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A home screen sharing method and apparatus are provided. The method includes generating a home screen including a private area including private data, and a shared area including shared data; displaying the home screen including the private area and the shared area; sharing the shared area with a cloud server; detecting changes to the shared area; and storing the changes to the shared area in the cloud server. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A CHAT ROOM - Methods and apparatus for accessing a chat room are provided. A shortcut of the chat room to be accessed can be detected. When that a user clicks on the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed is detected, a room identification of the chat room to be accessed and protocol name information of a protocol used by a voice client can be obtained from the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed. The chat room to be accessed can then be accessed according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed and the protocol name information. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140380198 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SESSION BASED ON GESTURE - A method for processing includes detecting a gesture operation to a session in a current session interface, determining whether the gesture operation is identified, and performing a corresponding processing to the session in the current session interface according to the gesture operation if the gesture operation is identified. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150012848 | Occasionally-Connected Computing Interface - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for allowing a user to switch between interfacing with a service through a network or through short message service (SMS). A chat service is executed through which a first user at a first computer can communicate directly with a second user at a second computer. A request is received from the first computer to enable the first user to interface with the chat service through a mobile device of the first user using SMS instead of through the network using the first computer. The chat service is configured to interface with the mobile device through SMS, including communicating chat information through SMS to the first user's mobile device, and communicating control information through SMS to the first user's mobile device such that the first user can control a full functionality of the chat service using SMS. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150026604 | ENHANCED CHAT FEATURES FOR AN ENTERPRISE LEVEL BUSINESS INFORMATION NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - Systems, apparatus, and methods for implementing enterprise level social and business information networking are provided. Users can receive relevant information about a database system and its users at an appropriate time. Users can then use this relevant information to reduce errors and limit redundant efforts. For example, an update of a record in the database can be identified, and a story created automatically about the update and sent to the users that are following the record. Other events besides updating of records can also be tracked. A variety of enhanced features and functions are also presented in the context of an enterprise level social and business information networking environment. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026605 | Multi-Modal Participant Lists - An instant messaging user may use a buddy list that includes a user-selected list of potential instant messaging recipients (“buddies”) to identify another instant messaging user with whom instant messages are to be exchanged. An instant messaging user also may use a buddy list for other purposes, such as to initiate playing of an on-line game or to invite participants to play an on-line game. Techniques are provided to transform a buddy list from one messaging-mode to another messaging-mode. The transformation may include, for example, substitution or re-ordering of groups of buddies, substitution of buddy icons associated with buddies, substitution of information displayed about buddies, and substitution of controls for directing operation of the buddy list. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150033155 | CONVERSATION-INTEGRATED ACTION ITEMS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS - A device and a method are disclosed including Conversation-Integrated Action System (CIAS) having networking facilities to allow multiple remote users of a social network to enter into a social conversation. CIAS is further configured to allow specific and relevant actions to be presented to achieve specific and definite results. Such integrated actions may include, but are not limited to, marking the status of the conversation, marking a part of the conversation as a decision with which the users agree, deleting the conversation, managing the conversation, editing the conversation, granting various action permissions to various users, opening or closing the conversation, concluding the conversation, saving the conversation, searching for previous conversations, generating statistical and measured data based on the conversation, starting another related conversation, triggering actions by a third party work flow system, and the like. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150040037 | MANAGING CHAT SESSIONS - Computer system, method and program product for managing a chat session having a plurality of participants. A server sends to each participant in the chat session, a current local time of each other participant in the chat session. A workstation of each participant in the chat session displays an identity and current local time of each other participant in the chat session. The current local time of each other participant in the chat session can be represented by a graphical representation of the current local time of each other participant in the chat session. The server also sends to each participant in the chat session a current date of each other participant in the chat session. The workstation of each participant in the chat session displays the current date of each other participant in the chat session. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150058757 | CONTENT OWNER MODULES - In one embodiment, a method includes providing a show page for display on a display device of a user in response to a selection by the user of an entry in a programming guide displayed on the display device, determining that the show page has previously been claimed by a content owner, accessing a content-owner module provided by the content owner, and providing the content-owner module for display on the show page. The show page includes a plurality of modules, and the show page is associated with particular media content. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058758 | PLATFORM SHOW PAGES - In one embodiment, a method includes determining available shows from one or more content sources, providing at least a portion of the available shows for display in a programming guide on a display device of a user, receiving a selection by the user of a particular entry in the programming guide, determining a plurality of modules for the particular show, and providing a show page that includes the determined modules for display on the display device in response to the selection by the user. The entries of the programming guide are each associated with one of the available shows. At least one of the determined modules includes social content from a social graph of the social-networking system. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150067545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VISUAL MEETING PATH - An example method is provided and includes causing display of a visual representation of calendar information that comprises at least one meeting indicator, determining a visual meeting path that comprises at least one visual meeting path node that corresponds to the meeting indicator, determining an attendance status of the meeting, such that the attendance status corresponds with the visual meeting path node, and causing communication of the attendance status of the meeting to an organizer of the meeting. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150074560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE - A system and method for providing an enhanced second screen experience is provided includes a content-rich second screen user interface with information relative to an event and event participants as well as social media aspects relative to the event and event participants. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150095809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MICRO-BLOG MESSAGE, MICRO-BLOG TERMINAL AND SERVER - The present disclosure relates to a system for displaying micro-blog messages, which includes: when the users look up the list roster, the micro-blog terminal sends an obtaining request to the micro-blog server, receives and display the list roster fed back by the micro-blog server; when any one of the micro-blog list is selected from the list roster, the micro-blog terminal writes a name of the chosen micro-blog list into a new displaying page, and sending a message list request to the micro-blog server; the micro-blog terminal receives the message list of the chosen micro-blog list that is fed back from the micro-blog server, and displaying the message list of the chosen micro-blog list on the new message displaying page. It is disclosed a micro-blog terminal, server thereof. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150113447 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Plan Making Functionality Enabling A User To Execute From A Social Networking Service Feature Currently In Use - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to provide, to a user, network based functionality enabling the user to make a plan from a social networking service feature the user is currently utilizing. One example embodiment may include a method for providing a social networking service feature comprising a visual link, the selection of the visual link configured for enabling plan making functionality, the visual link associated with at least one of a second user, a group of users, a destination, or an event, detecting activation of the visual link, and providing plan making functionality, the plan making functionality configured to provide functionality for inviting one or more other users, and receiving information indicative of at least one of one or more users invited to attend, a date or time, and an intent of the plan by use of tags or selected from one or more destinations or events. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150121255 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING MESSAGE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of displaying a message on a chat window is provided. The method includes selecting a cartoon image group including a plurality of cartoon cut images, receiving a chat content, selecting a cartoon cut image from the selected cartoon cut image group, and displaying the selected cartoon cut image including the received chat content in some areas of the selected cartoon cut image on a messenger chat window. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150121256 | MOBILE CHAT SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING CARTOON STORY-STYLE COMMUNICATION ON WEBPAGE - Provided is a mobile chatting system for allowing cartoon story-type chatting between chatting users of a mobile terminal on which a cartoon-type chatting application is installed and a mobile terminal on which the cartoon-type chatting application is not installed, which includes: a first mobile terminal on which a cartoon-type chatting application is installed; a second mobile terminal for allowing chatting in a cartoon story form through a web page; a chatting server for relaying chatting between the first and second mobile terminals; and a chatting web server for, when a chatting message is input from the second mobile terminal, displaying the message and the user of the second mobile terminal with a cartoon character on the chatting web page. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150143264 | CHAT INTERFACE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPARING FREE TIME BETWEEN INSTANT MESSAGE CHAT MEMBERS - Under the present disclosure, a chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members in order to schedule an upcoming event are provided. One approach includes: storing individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat; initiating a free time comparison; and combining the individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat into a free time summary calendar, wherein the free time summary calendar indicates at least one of free time periods that are simultaneously available to all of the members of the chat and conflict time periods during which at least two chat members simultaneously have an event scheduled. The free time summary calendar may be viewed in day, week, and month view formats. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150302103 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CHAT ENABLED ONLINE SEARCH - A method includes receiving, by an alert module, a first keyword indicative of a first topic of interest via a graphical user interface associated with an initiating user; receiving, by the alert module, a second keyword indicative of a second topic of interest from the graphical user interface; receiving, by a search engine module communicably coupled to the alert module, a search query from a second user; determining, by the alert module, that the search query is substantially similar to at least one of the first and second keywords; and responsive to the determination, providing, by the alert module, an alert regarding the determination to the initiating user, wherein the alert is configured to at least one of notify the initiating user of search activity surrounding the first keyword and facilitate an initiation of an interactive chat session between the first and second users regarding the second keyword. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150341291 | PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION AND ENABLING GROUP COMMUNICATION FOR PARTICIPANTS IN A CONVERSATION - Configurations for providing a widget that displays participants involved in the conversation thread and provides different graphical elements (e.g., buttons) to initiate one click actions to start a group chat, create a meeting on each participant's calendar, or start a new conversation thread. In the case of the group chat, the subject technology can include the contents of the group chat session as an additional electronic message in the conversation thread. In one example, the widget is implemented as a floating toolbar that can be positioned in the user interface while in the conversation thread view. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150350128 | EXTENSIBLE CHAT ROOMS IN A HOSTED CHAT ENVIRONMENT - A method for extensible chat rooms in a hosted chat environment includes providing multiple different chat rooms, each executing in a separate process address space of at least one computing device. Each of the chat rooms includes a textual transcript of chat postings and a video feed of a subject. A catalog of extensions available for provisioning in connection with the different ones of the chat rooms is displayed to different moderators of the different ones of the chat rooms. Thereafter, in response to a selection of one of the extensions by one of the moderators, the selected one of the extensions is provisioned for use in connection with processing a particular event in a corresponding one of the chat rooms. Specifically, the extension pre-processes the particular event as the particular event occurs in the chat room before permitting the chat room to process the particular event. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350261 | INTERLEAVING PRIMARY AND PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS - A system and method for interleaving primary and private messages includes establishing, with a processor, a primary conversation among a primary group of users, receiving a command from at least one of the users to establish a private group including some but not all of the users of the primary group, establishing, with the processor, the private conversation among the private group, and causing a user interface to display the private conversation only to the private group, the private conversation being interleaved on the user interface with the primary conversation. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150365364 | METHODS FOR INTERACTIVELY EXCHANGING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS BETWEEN NETWORKED USERS - A networking system may comprise a web site serviced by a web server assembly. The web site may generally comprise a combination of the following components: a crediting system, a chat bidding system, a performance bidding system, a telephony switching system, a media interaction system, a display system, a photo management system, and a messaging system. An exemplary embodiment of the chat bidding system may comprise a plurality of common user accounts, a queue, and a featured user account. Common users of the common user accounts may pose tasks to the featured user, and may make a pledge for each task. The tasks may be stored in, and sorted by, the queue based on their pledges. A featured user of the featured user account may be presented with a highest ranked task in the queue, and may choose to respond to the task or to skip the task. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150372965 | METHOD OF INVITING OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO CHAT ROOM BY USING INFORMATION ON ACCESS POINT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A first electronic device is provided. The first electronic device includes a user input reception device configured to receive a user input to request the first electronic device to generate a chat room. The first electronic device also includes a processor configured to generate the chat room for use by a plurality of electronic devices. The first electronic device further includes a transmitter configured to broadcast information to provide a notification that the chat room is generated and to transmit the information to notify that the chat room is generated to an access point (AP) connected with the first electronic device. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160014231 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING A STATUS OF PRESENCE OF A GROUP OF USERS IN A VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION SPACE PROVIDED BY A COMMUNICATION SERVER ON A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160018954 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The operating method includes selecting an object displayed in a window and calling another window corresponding to the object on the basis of the selected object. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160043974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING A CHAT FUNCTION INTO AN E-READER APPLICATION - An e-reader communication platform for integrating a chat function into an e-reader application is provided. The e-reader communication platform includes a processor programmed to upload, to a first client device associated with a first user, an e-book. The processor is also programmed to transmit a first IP chat message to a second client device associated with a second user to form a chat group including the first and second users. The processor is further programmed to receive a second IP chat message from the user interface of the e-reader application on the first client device, and embed the second IP chat message into the e-book to produce an embedded IP chat message. The embedded IP chat message is overlaid on the user interface of the e-reader application. The processor is further programmed to facilitate display of the embedded IP chat message to the chat group within the e-reader application. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160103571 | ENABLING PARTICIPATION IN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY USING VISUAL MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A facility for coordinating an online discussion is described. The facility receives an indication that a user has captured a machine-readable symbol encoding an identifier that identifies a particular online discussion. In response, the facility incorporates into an online forum that hosts this online discussion an indication that this user captured a symbol encoding an identifier that identifies this online discussion. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103602 | Method and system for text messaging without engaging keypad or keybord - The present invention provides a method and system for text messaging or chatting, ChatAura Application, using smart mobile and touch screen devices including laptops, and desktops without engaging the keypad or keyboard. The user writes or scribes the text message on the touch screen using her finger or a pen. The ability to write with a finger or pen on the touch screen facilitates the user when it is not feasible to focus on writing on an interface using keypad or keyboard of the device. A small keypad or keyboard may be cumbersome or inconvenient to use, especially for the elderly, or for people with disabilities who do not feel comfortable using the keypad or keyboard. The utility of the present invention extends to multiple languages and styles. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160110071 | Conversation User Interface - A conversation user interface enables users to better understand their interactions with computing devices, particularly when speech input is involved. The conversation user interface conveys a visual representation of a conversation between the computing device, or virtual assistant thereon, and a user. The conversation user interface presents a series of dialog representations that show input from a user (verbal or otherwise) and responses from the device or virtual assistant. Associated with one or more of the dialog representations are one or more graphical elements to convey assumptions made to interpret the user input and derive an associated response. The conversation user interface enables the user to see the assumptions upon which the response was based, and to optionally change the assumption(s). Upon change of an assumption, the conversation GUI is refreshed to present a modified dialog representation of a new response derived from the altered set of assumptions. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE APPLICATION PREVIEW - An interactive demonstration application can be used to test and experience the use of overlay elements (e.g., application add-ons, such as an interactive chat overlay) on a graphical interface (e.g., of a website or a computer application) before fully integrating the overlay elements into the graphical interface. The interactive demonstration application can also be used to demonstrate and update the live settings of a live overlay element used on a live webpage. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160127282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADDING AN ANONYMOUS PARTICIPANT TO A CHAT SESSION - A system provides the ability for a chat or IM participant to add another participant invisibly and chat with the added participant without the knowledge of the other participants of the original chat session. A first user and a second, employing at least two devices, begin a chat or IM session. A second user initiates a side chat session with a third user. During the side chat session, the third user can selectively receive IM messages being exchanged between the first user and the second user without the knowledge of the first user. Further, the third user and second user may exchange messages that are not provided to the first user. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160163070 | LOCATING COMMUNICANTS IN A MULTI-LOCATION VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS ENVIROMENT - In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas each of which is associated with its own respective set of communicant members, a graphical user interface is provided in connection with the user's network node. The graphical user interface includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment. Based on user input in connection with the graphical user interface, a presence is established for the user in a selected one of the virtual areas, realtime communications are administered between the user and one or more communicants who are present in the selected virtual area, and a visualization that shows graphical representations, locations of presence, and realtime activities of communicants across respective ones of the virtual areas is displayed. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160188555 | METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMS PROVIDING CHAT SERVICE - A method of providing a chat service includes: sequentially displaying, on a display unit of a first device, a plurality of visual signs according to at least one of transmission and reception times of the plurality of visual signs, the plurality of visual signs being included in a conversation between the first device and one or more second devices, and being transmitted between the first device and the one or more second devices; receiving an edit mode entry command to enter an edit mode in which the plurality of visual signs are editable; receiving a visual sign selection command selecting one or more of the plurality of visual signs; and changing a display order of the plurality of visual signs by moving the selected one or more of the plurality of visual signs. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160202889 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160255022 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Image | 09-01-2016 |
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