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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1996
Andrew T. Busey, Austin, TX (US);
Gerald H. Weghorst, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Andrew T. Busey, Austin, TX (US);
Gerald H. Weghorst, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A real time chat server () not only maintains the chat session but also synchronizes the browse and chat functions by dynamically linking the browser and chat applications to allow the contents of the browser window and the chat window to change in a coordinated manner. The chat server is built from a number of core software objects, namely user objects (), connection objects, and room objects (). In this way, multiple users' browsers may be connected into one powerful distributed chat/HTTP server and all such users are able to fully interact with one another in a coordinated manner via type-written messages, HTML web documents, and file transfers. The usefulness of chat is enhanced by embedding the chat functions into the browser window.