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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Viktors Berstis, Austin, TX (US);
Randolph M. Forlenza, Austin, TX (US);
Viktors Berstis, Austin, TX (US);
Randolph M. Forlenza, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and arrangements to communicate aurally during a chat conference are contemplated. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to communicate aurally during a chat conference by receiving through a user interface for the chat conference the designation of a participant in the chat conference, receiving through the user interface for the chat conference a command to capture audio, capturing audio, and transmitting the captured audio to the participant based upon the designation of the participant. In some embodiments, a participant may be designated by a mouse click on a name representing the participant. In some embodiments, the command to capture audio may be expressed by holding down a mouse button. In alternate embodiments, the command to capture audio may be expressed by a pop-up menu. In further embodiments, the captured audio may be stored and transmitted to additional participants.