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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Emmanuel Yashchin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Daniel A. Oblinger, New York, NY (US);
Emmanuel Yashchin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Daniel A. Oblinger, New York, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus improve the synchronization and presentation of an exchange of messages between two or more users during an on-line Internet messaging session. This method and apparatus discriminate which messages from a sender correspond to replies from a recipient and presents these messages in an orderly, time-sequenced fashion using color schemes or separate presentation windows which improves the overall readability and efficiency of the communication. Additionally, the method and apparatus provide a level of identity security. As a user enters messages, the typing style, speech patterns, or biometrics of all the users are monitored and will issue warnings whenever a change is detected, possibly indicating someone other then the original user is now sending messages. Alternatively, or in addition, a user may be asked a series of random questions and another user will evaluate answers provided to those questions to determine whether a user's identity is false.