System and method for correlating questions and answers in an instant messaging environment

摘要

A system and method for correlating questions and answers in an instant messaging environment. First creating an instant messaging client at least two zones, each zone of the at least two zones corresponding to a unique end user, each zone of further comprising at least one textbox. After creating the instant messaging client, providing the instant messaging client to each end user of at least two end users. Receiving a message from an end user, the message comprising a first value and a second value and text. Finally, sending the text received in the message to each instant messaging client not being controlled by the sending end user, the text therein being displayed in a textbox having the second value and being located in a zone corresponding to the sending end user.

主权项

1. A method for correlating questions and answers in an instant messaging environment, the method comprising:
creating an instant messaging client in association with each respective end user of at least two end users, each instant messaging client in association with its respective end user comprising at least two zones, each zone of said at least two zones corresponding exclusively to a unique end user of said at least two end users, each zone of said at least two zones comprising a plurality of textboxes contiguously distributed within each zone; configuring said at least two zones comprised by each instant messaging client to include a write-only zone specific to the respective end user and a read-only zone specific to each end user of all other end users of the at least two end users exclusive of the respective end user, each textbox of the plurality of textboxes of the write-only zone configured to include messages originating from only the respective end user, each textbox of the plurality of textboxes of each read-only zone configured to include messages originating from only the other end user to which each read-only zone is specific; after said configuring, providing each instant messaging client to each respective end user of said at least two end users; after said providing each instant messaging client to each respective end user, a processor of a computer system receiving, from a first end user of said at least two end users at a first instant messaging client to which the first end user is associated and to which the processor is operationally coupled within the computer system, a first message comprising a first value and a second value and first text, said first value identifying said first end user, said second value identifying a first textbox of the plurality of textboxes located in the write-only zone comprised by the first instant messaging client; after said receiving the first message from the first end user, said processor writing the first text into the first textbox; and said processor sending said first message to each receiving instant messaging client associated with the respective end user of the at least two end users exclusive of the first end user, each receiving instant messaging client configured to utilize the first value and the second value in the first message to ascertain a second textbox of the plurality of textboxes located in the read-only zone specific to the first end user and comprised by each receiving instant messaging client, each receiving instant messaging client further configured to write the first text in the first message into the second textbox comprised by each receiving instant messaging client in response to having ascertained the second textbox.