Method and apparatus for user moderation of online chat rooms
OwnerJason Brochu, Peter Cipriano +2inventors
InventorsJason Brochu, Peter Cipriano, Raymond Jennings, Jason LaVoie
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for user-moderation of an online chat room in which a plurality of users are exchanging messages includes providing the chat room and controlling a manner in which the users send and receive the messages in the chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to the messages. In one embodiment, the user feedback is received in the form of user chat profiles, which describe the respective users' participation in the chat room, and flags, which users may be given in response to messages that are deemed inappropriate for the chat room.
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A method for moderating an online chat room in which a plurality of users exchange messages, the method comprising:
- providing said chat room;
- and
- controlling an ability of said plurality of users to send and receive said messages in said chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to said messages.
A computer readable medium containing an executable program for administering an online chat room in which a plurality of users exchange messages, where the program performs the steps of:
- providing said chat room;
- and
- controlling an ability of said plurality of users to send and receive said messages in said chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to said messages.
Apparatus for administering an online chat room in which a plurality of users exchange messages, said apparatus comprising:
- means for providing said chat room;
- and
- means for controlling an ability of said plurality of users to send and receive said messages in said chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to said messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.