Regina S Mcauley

US Patent:

20080046512, Feb 21, 2008

Filed:

Aug 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/465016

Inventors:

Angela Richards Jones - Durham NC, US
Kalena C. Kelly - Raleigh NC, US
Regina S. McAuley - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204, 709207

Abstract:

A method for providing enhanced participation in a chat application is disclosed. The chat application allows an inviter to invite a guest, via a guest chat client, to participate in a conversation between the inviter via an inviter chat client and at least one participant via a participant chat client, the method including making available to the guest, by request of the inviter, a real-time view of the conversation from a perspective of the inviter. The real-time view of the conversation, from the perspective of the inviter, via the inviter chat client, comprises a connection absent the participant chat client. The making available to the guest the real-time view of the conversation from the perspective of the inviter comprises forwarding the conversation from the inviter chat client to the guest chat client.