Chat marking and synchronization
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsYen-Fu Chen, John Hans Handy-Bosma, Mei Yang Selvage, Keith Raymond Walker
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsYen-Fu Chen, John Hans Handy-Bosma, Mei Yang Selvage, Keith Raymond Walker
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The invention is a demand-based messaging system that enables a user to mark any location in a message and share the mark with a second user. The invention comprises a messaging program operable on a plurality of computers connected by one or more communications media. The program configures a first computer to accept message data, including markers and links, from a user. A marker identifies a specific location within message data, and a link refers to a specific marker within message data. The program further configures the first computer to transfer message data to a second computer. The program further configures the second computer to display the message data as it is received, and to synchronize the display with a marker when a user activates a link that refers to the marker.
A method of sharing a marker with at least one participant in an electronic chat between a plurality of users, the method comprising:
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