Collecting messages from a group chat window that mention a specific user

A computer system for collecting a plurality of online group chat messages, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• determining a received message satisfies at least one of a plurality of message collection rules;
• recording the received message to at least one of a plurality of message tables based on each of a plurality of chat participants mentioned in the received message;
• determining a first chat participant within the plurality of chat participants chooses to open a private chat session with a second chat participant within the plurality of chat participants;
• and
• identifying a plurality of recorded messages within the plurality of message tables where the first chat participant typed a screen name or a given name for the second chat participant and where the second chat participant typed a screen name or a given name of the first chat participant.

A computer program product for collecting a plurality of online group chat messages, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
• determining a received message satisfies at least one of a plurality of message collection rules;
• recording the received message to at least one of a plurality of message tables based on each of a plurality of chat participants mentioned in the received message;
• determining a first chat participant within the plurality of chat participants chooses to open a private chat session with a second chat participant within the plurality of chat participants;
• and
• identifying a plurality of recorded messages within the plurality of message tables where the first chat participant typed a screen name or a given name for the second chat participant and where the second chat participant typed a screen name or a given name of the first chat participant.