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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1998
Youji Kohda, Kobe, JP;
Kazuki Matsui, Akashi, JP;
Kenichi Sasaki, Akashi, JP;
Ryuichi Matsukura, Kobe, JP;
Yasuhide Matsumoto, Akashi, JP;
Iwao Otsuka, Akashi, JP;
Akihiko Obata, Kobe, JP;
Makoto Okada, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoshi Okuyama, Kobe, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A plurality of user terminals regularly accessing Internet Relay Chat (IRC) services are also in communication with a service selecting host. The service selecting host is configured to collect data from the plurality of user terminals. The collected data includes information about the users at the user terminals and information about the user terminals activity in the accessing of the IRC services. The service selecting host compiles and sorts the collected data concerning IRC services to produce information provided to the user terminals. The information provided to the user terminals allows users at the user terminals to more easily select sorted IRC services.