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"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
David Sarnoff, American radio pioneer ; 1921
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7559021 | Folding text An example of a solution provided here comprises receiving a text definition signal, defining a first portion of text for folding, receiving a signal for hiding, and in response to the signal for hiding, displaying to at least one user a text view without the first ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7548951 | Minute file creation method, minute file management method, conference server, and network conference system In a server-client network conference system having a conference server 100 and a plurality of conference terminals 140a to 140n through a network 130, a conference data storage section 120 creates a real-time confere... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548950 | Data-processing device, system thereof, method thereof, program thereof, and recording medium storing the program A first data-recording device (400) includes a network interface, a recording unit, and a group recording reservation notifying unit. The network interface acquires a group recording reservation instruction containing a recording reservation data and requesti... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546343 | System and method for supporting virtual conferences A system for supporting virtual conferences includes a switching center, a virtual conference database and a virtual conference bridge. The virtual conference database stores virtual conference information comprising, for example, images associated with a room type,... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7546344 | Collaborative browsing of the internet The present invention is directed to a technique for collaborative browsing among users at two or more different PCs. In an illustrative system in accordance with the present invention, copies of selected URLs are shared among collaborating PCs, each of which uses t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543022 | Method for managing elements of a peer-group For the creation and self-organization of peer-groups the JXTA protocol may be used, which includes messages such as peer or peer-group advertisements and services such as the discovery service. Conventional peer-groups of this type are static and need restart after... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7543021 | Network conference system It is assumed that a presenter A makes an important statement at a scene 2 in a real-time conference. Participants B and C press a chapter insertion button at times t4 and t5 respectively (steps S1-1 and S1-2). A conf... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533145 | System and method for providing enhanced persistent communications A system and method for providing persistent communications between users is disclosed whereby users can communicate in a real time fashion and/or in an offline or asynchronous manner within a persistent communications session without having to initiate a new sessio... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529794 | Method and system for mediating published message streams for selective distribution A computer implemented method for delivering published messages to at least one subscriber in a publish-subscribe messaging system. The method for delivering published messages to a subscriber includes receiving a plurality of message streams and analyzing at least ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529797 | User created tags for online social networking The present invention provides a social networking system and method by which customized tags can be created by a registered user in an online social networking environment and distributed to facilitate social networking. The tags represent personal characteristics ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529798 | System and method for record and playback of collaborative web browsing session A system, method and computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing a first computer to control a browser application of at least a second computer, thereby enabling a collaborative web browsing session with at least said second computer, receiving aud... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529796 | File sharing using near real time messaging A system and method for providing file sharing using an instant messaging application are described herein. In one embodiment, a communication channel is established via an instant messaging application between a local device and a remote device over a network. In a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529795 | Message board aggregator Web content representing a first message is displayed in a window of a computer program. The first message is one of a plurality of messages posted to an online forum. A plurality of message summaries are displayed in the same window of the computer program, contemp... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526524 | Network conferencing using method for distributed computing and/or distributed objects Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conducting a peer to peer conference amongst remote participants. During the conference, a synchronization command is communicated from a host communications device to an upstream participant device and communicated t... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526523 | Timer-based feedback in multicast communication A multicast system is described in which a mechanism for suppressing feedback involves the receivers using an optimized timer function for selecting a backoff delay time before sending feedback, and canceling their feedback if in the meantime they detect that anothe... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526525 | Method for efficiently distributing and remotely managing meeting presentations A mechanism is provided for efficiently distributing and remotely managing meeting presentations. Participants download presentation documents to local storage ahead of time. The presentation then runs in an environment that allows the meeting host to send events to... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523163 | Distributed network system architecture for collaborative computing A distributed collaborative computer system is provided that comprises a plurality of server computers interconnected via a high-speed link. Client computers can connect to any available server computer and start or join a conference hosted on either the server comp... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523161 | Control of software interface with information input to access window A method is disclosed for controlling the software interface of a user's computing device to display information on a display in proximity to the physical location of the user's computing device. The interface is operable to display to a user on the display at least... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523160 | Information provision exchange service system and method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program An information provision exchange service system that can securely prevent the transmission of information that can be used to identify a user to another party and enable users to provide and exchange information between themselves free from confidentiality concerns... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523162 | Web-based groupware system The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a communication network. The system comprises a ‘network-connected server having input and access capabilities, a site builder, a transmitter, a communicator, and memory. The site-builder receives ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519659 | Dynamic media content for collaborators Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators. Embodiments include providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content includes a grammar and a structured doc... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519661 | Adjunct use of instant messenger software to enable communications to or between chatterbots or other software agents A user's chatterbot participates in a chat session with other users and the other users' chatterbots. The originator of an incoming instant message is identified to such a degree that a buddy on a buddy list is able to determine that the instant message was sent by ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519660 | Controlling instant messaging settings based on calendar application entries A method for adjusting an instant messaging control mechanism can include the steps of determining a control setting for an instant messaging control mechanism based upon a calendar application entry, and responsive to the determining step, automatically adjusting t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519663 | System for recalling declined meetings A calendar system enables a user to display both accepted and declined invitations to events in a same or any time slot. Declined invitations can be later recalled and have their status changed to accepted. To recall a previously declined invitation for acceptance, ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519662 | System and method for converting requests between different multicast protocols in a communication network The invention provides a system and method for generating and evaluating a request in a protocol from another request formed in another protocol. Therein, the request relates to a change of membership to a group and the group relates a service to a host of the servi... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516179 | Control unit operations in a real-time collaboration server In a real-time collaboration server, a control unit manages a collaboration mode. The control unit operates a virtual client that maintains a virtual screen reflecting the status of the collaboration (e.g., the contents of a shared desktop or whiteboard). The virtua... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512653 | System and method for dynamically grouping messaging buddies in an electronic network A system and method for dynamically grouping messaging buddies in an electronic network may include a user device that communicates with a server device in the electronic network for transmitting message information to one or more selected buddy devices in the elect... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512654 | System and method for facilitating user input by providing dynamically generated completion information The system and method of the present invention automatically provides dynamically generated completion information for facilitating user input of email addresses or contact information. This completion information is developed from a “data store” comprised of mu... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512652 | Passive personalization of buddy lists Personalizing communications for a first communication platform includes accessing status information for communication sessions by a communication identity that leverage a first communication platform other than an instant messaging platform. A participant list ass... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506027 | Method and system for using workplace collaboration tools to reserve and track the usage of resources A collaborative working application employing an instant messaging service allows a group of members to track the usage of a resource by dynamically creating an arbitrary resource name representing a resource of any type or representing a group of existing resource ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7499972 | B2B service center communications using locate collaborate transact methodology An apparatus and method for providing a locate, collaborate, and transact (LCT) communications platform for a business-to-business exchange service center. The LCT communications platform enables the needed human communications between buyers and sellers to take pla... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496625 | System and method for communicating messages between a text-based client and a voice-based client A system for communicating messages comprises a session server and a messaging server. The session server receives a call from a first client. The call is intended for a second client. The messaging server is coupled to the session server and receives the call from ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7496626 | System and method for role pen based messaging in a synchronous collaborative environment A system and method for role pen based messaging in a collaborative environment is presented. Online users utilize clients and a server to collaborate in a distributed presentation. One of the users is a presentation leader and sends presentation content to the serv... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7496627 | Automation control system having digital logging A convergence and automation system includes (a) an internet-protocol based network, (b) hardware implemented with a web service for devices (WSD) protocol, wherein the hardware includes a plurality of devices connected to the network, each device being configured t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493363 | Peer-to-peer group management and method for maintaining peer-to-peer graphs A system and method of serverless peer-to-peer group management and maintenance is presented. Group formation and discovery of private, public, and enumerated groups are provided, as is a method of joining such a peer-to-peer group. Group information management prov... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7493364 | Service retrieval apparatus and service retrieval method A service retrieval apparatus stores service data items, each including two words as input and output items and expression as condition, receives request data item including word as input item and expression as condition, acquires first word set which is set of word... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7493365 | Chat interface with haptic feedback functionality A chat interface allowing a user to exchange haptic chat messages with other users in a chat session over a computer network. A chat interface can be displayed by a local computer and receives input data from a user of the local computer, such as text characters or ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490125 | Multimodal system and method The invention relates to a system and method for coordinating multiple session multimodal interaction. The system and method includes a capability discovery module adapted to discover multimodal capability between at least one client and a multimodal device. The sys... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487210 | Method for managing real-time communications A method of communication that includes causing user identifiers to be displayed in a group or panel that has been previously created by the first user by selecting user identifiers of potential callees from a list, and further including user identifier information ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487208 | Differential dynamic content delivery to alternate display device locations Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; identifying a recording period within a presentation session; recording, durin... | 02/03/2009 |
