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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A message exchange method can realize a chat easily in an interface with users who are on-line using a chat window. First status information of a receiving client that will receive a message is confirmed. Then, when the receiving client is connected to a message server, a sender is asked whether chat should be carried out. A chat window is displayed in accordance with a chat instruction received from the sender, and then, the message is stored in a message log, displayed on the chat window and sent to the receiving client.