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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Arthur R. Francis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Arthur R. Francis, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for managing chat histories of online discussions includes a computer terminal including software. The software, when executed, causes the system to generate a transcript of an electronic discussion between at least two participants, and selectively save the transcript on the computer terminal of one of the participants. The computer terminal of the participant upon which the transcript is saved establishes a local computer terminal and the computer terminal of the other participant establishes a remote computer terminal. The system then prompts the participant saving the transcript to provide a tag. The tag is designated as either a public tag or a private tag. The public tag is associated with the local computer terminal and the remote computer terminal while the private tag is associated with only the local computer terminal. The software, when executed, then causes the system to incorporate the tag into the transcript.