Dynamically mapping chat session invitation history
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSusann Keohane, Gerald McBrearty, Jessica Murillo, Johnny Shieh
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Abstract
A method, system, and program are provided for dynamically mapping chat session invitation history. A chat controller for facilitating a chat session enables chat participants to invite additional users to join in the chat session. The chat controller dynamically generates a mapping of the chat participants to graphically represent a separate correspondence between each invited additional user and each inviting chat participant. The mapping is displayed within a user interface of a current participant or an invited additional user. Further, the displayed mapping is dynamically updated to reflect additional invitation history as the chat session continues.
Claims20
A method, at at least one computer system for facilitating a chat session enabling chat participants to invite additional users to join in the chat session, for mapping the invitations to the chat session, comprising:
- dynamically generating a mapping of the chat participants to graphically represent a separate correspondence between each invited additional user and each inviting chat participant;
- and
- displaying the mapping within a user interface.
A system for mapping the invitations to a chat session, comprising:
- at least one computing system for facilitating a chat session enabling chat participants to invite additional users to join in the chat session;
- said at least one computing system further comprising:
- means for dynamically generating a mapping of the chat participants to graphically represent a separate correspondence between each invited additional user and each inviting chat participant;
- and
- means for displaying the mapping within a user interface.
A program for mapping the invitations to the chat session, said program embodied in a computer-readable medium, said program comprising computer-executable instructions which cause a computer to perform the steps of:
- enabling chat participants to a chat session to invite at least one additional user to join in the chat session;
- controlling generation of a mapping of the chat participants to graphically represent a separate correspondence between each invited additional user and each inviting chat participant;
- and
- controlling display of the mapping within a user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.