130 results about "Online chat" patented technology

A prepaid messaging solution which uses open networking standards (e.g., TCP / IP) and which supports pre-payment of enhanced Internet messaging services. The disclosed prepaid architectures and methods accurately determine if a subscriber has sufficient account balance to deliver a complete short message, prior to delivery of the message. The short message may be prevented from being delivered (either at the source end or at the destination end) if insufficient funds are in the subscriber's account. A prepaid tariff engine is preferably extensible over a TCP / IP network, and supports remote interaction with the SMSC and web chat servers for the purpose of applying a real-time billing charge for each message. A service provider may create subscriber classes of service that define and uniquely identify subscriber rate and / or tariffing plans used to apply real-time billing charges for sending or receiving of messages. The prepaid short message tariff engine determines the appropriate message billing based upon, e.g., flat rate per message, message count (e.g., 10 messages @ $ 5.00), character count (e.g., $0.01 / char.), Time of Day, Day of Week (i.e., peak & non-peak hours), type of message, and / or mobile location (i.e., network point code). The prepaid short messaging service preferably supports Internet web page access to subscriber's relating to their short messaging account balances and status maintained in the prepaid short messaging database of the prepaid messaging server.

An apparatus and method for identifying digital communications, or analog communications which have been converted to digital, having content considered to be abnormal, undesirable or otherwise inappropriate. The use of specific words are analyzed in the context in which they were used. Digital communications may be monitored and continuously updated to reflect the likelihood that the originator of the message or message stream is engaged in inappropriate communications. Monitoring may be directed to online chat room conversations, email messages or messages posted to an online bulletin board. The level of digital conversation may be correlated to a color scheme indicative of the normality of the conversation. This color scheme may then be used to determine if the ability of a particular user to continue to provide messages should be limited. In this manner, a single individual performing a monitoring function may easily monitor a plurality of text-based conversations. Various embodiments are described.

A dialogue analyzer configured to identify online communications relating to lewd, predatory, hostile, and / or otherwise inappropriate subject matter is disclosed. Identified communications include those occurring via social networks, instant messaging, online chat rooms, computer in-game chat, email and the like. The communications of a monitored computer user are scanned to identify those communications that match predetermined lexical rules. The rules comprise sets of word-concepts that may be associated based on spelling, sound, meaning, appearance or probability of appearance in a text string, etc. Various numbers and configurations of word concepts may be implemented in a rule in order to more accurately scan the online communication data for a potential match. When a match is found, a copy of the communication, along with contextual information, is presented to a parent or guardian user. This information is presented at a central website and via an email notification to the parent or guardian. Various embodiments are described.

A system and method are provided for extracting a set of data from a system user descriptive of the complete health snapshot of the user's to interact with a database of numerous other users so as to generate a cluster of similar user's exhibiting a similar (within some system defined distance metric) health snapshot. The system guides the user to present his or her data via a complex questionnaire based upon a novel descriptive taxonomy, based upon the principles of “cyberhealth” as opposed to the standard medical “disease oriented” singular cause and effect model. The system generates the cluster of similar users, analyzes the cluster to obtain a ranked list of possible remedies or therapies to assist the user in dealing with health problems. The system further creates a computer networked virtual community of users with common health problems / interests, facilitates online chat, discussion groups, and the trading of health information. Additionally, the system provides listings of and links to health care providers and medical testing laboratories who are able to assist users of the system.

During an online chat, meeting, or other collaboration session among many participants, identification data items associated with a new participant are received and stored into a multi-field contact record in a local contact list. Storage of the new record triggers automatic extraction of a search key value for each data item of the contact record, including at least an email address value for the new participant. The extracted search key value is used to search a trusted administered contact information store for corresponding data items; and the contact record is automatically modified to include the corresponding data item from the trusted administered contact information data store.

The present disclosure relates generally to digital conferencing. A chat server causes a chat user interface to appear as a popup window hovering over a web page. In response to a first event, the chat server causes the chat user interface to appear as part of the web page.

A method and apparatus for a computer-implemented technique for maximizing customer satisfaction and first call resolution, including converting telephone calls into online chats, while minimizing cost is provided. Techniques for incorporating analytics as applied to customer data into particular strategies for call deflection, targeting particular individuals to increase chat acceptance rate, and computing a customer's wait time are also provided.

A user engaged in an online chat session with one or more other users can start a screen sharing session with the other users without having to leave the context of the online chat session. In an implementation, a chat window for the chat session includes a screen sharing button. The screen sharing button can be clicked to start a screen sharing session with the other chat participants. A system generated message is displayed within the chat windows of the other chat participants inviting them to view the remote screen. Upon accepting the invite, a viewer is launched to show the information being displayed on the remote screen. A variety of enhanced features and functions are also presented in the context of screen sharing in an information networking environment.

The invention provides a chatting method, device and system used for the network. The method comprises the steps of switching to an automatic chatting mode on the preset condition, automatically generating chatting information for a user according to feature information of a user and / or feature information of a chatting object in the automatic chatting mode, and sending the chatting information to the chatting object. On the preset condition, the chatting device is switched to the automatic chatting mode from a manual chatting mode, the chatting information is automatically generated according to the feature information of the user and / or the feature information of the chatting object, and the chatting information is sent to the chatting object, so that the chatting device continuously sends chatting information conforming to the user feature after the user leaves a human-computer interface, it is ensured that the user constantly chats with the chatting object, the understanding depth between the user and the chatting object is enhanced, and experience interest of the user is improved in the network chatting process.

A method for expressing a feeling and so on included in a speech of a player, more plainly, when the player has a chat through a network. The method for providing an electronic chat between a first apparatus controlling a first own player character and a second apparatus controlling a second own player character, through a network, comprises: inputting a speech data to the first apparatus; inputting a motion pattern of the first own player character to the first apparatus; sending a chat data including the speech data and the motion pattern to the second apparatus; receiving a chat data sent from the second apparatus; outputting a speech data included in the chat data received from the second apparatus; and moving and displaying the second own player character on the basis of a motion pattern included in the chat data received from the second apparatus.

A method is disclosed for evaluating a chat message sent between users of an online environment. The method may include associating each word in the chat message with metadata. The metadata identifies a word type and usage for each word in the chat message. This method may also include identifying one or more safety rules associated with the metadata. Each safety rule identifies an ordered sequence of one or more sets of words. This method may also include applying the safety rule to the chat message to determine whether a sequence of words in the chat message present in the ordered sequence of sets of words. Upon determining a word, from each set of words in the ordered sequence of sets of words, matches a respective one of the words in the chat message, the chat message is blocked from being sent to a message recipient.