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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Mark T. Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric Klein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Timothy D. Twerdahl, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Kammer, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark T. Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric Klein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Timothy D. Twerdahl, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Kammer, Seattle, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for collaborative chatting on a plurality of hand held computer systems are disclosed. A Bluetooth communication may be established among several hand held computer systems. A participants list may be cached from previous sessions, eliminating a typical step of discovery. Collaborative chatting software may be automatically initiated on the hand held systems in the group. Information entered by any member of the group may be displayed in substantially real time on all hand held computer systems. Information may be color coded to identify its source. In this novel manner, collaborative chatting on a plurality of hand held computer systems may occur, resulting in richer, more efficient and more secure communication between group members.