Nec Infrontia Corporation

Ryouichi Ochi

Yoshikazu Kobayashi

Hidehiko Fujiwara

A chat system comprises editorwhich includes an input area for chatting and an output area where chat conversation is written; information converterwhich is capable of reading an inputted character string written into the editorand detecting a specific input, and outputting an input to an input area in the editor, and reads a character string existing in the editor, converts the character string to a code and add to control information for a chat; transmitterwhich transmits information outputted from the information converterto a chat communication partner; receiverwhich receives information sent from the chat partner; and information analyzer/converterwhich analyzes and converts a code to a character string, outputs the character string onto the output area in the editor, and performs an operation in accordance with the control information.

Chat apparatus transmitting/receiving information indicating switching of chat

Voice clauses are divided and transmitted as packet data in divided clause units in a transmission side. The voice data is outputted as voice based on the received packet data in clause units in a receipt side. Thus, the meaning of speech is even able to be recognized in a deteriorated communication path environment.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Ryouichi Ochi