发明名称 Method of and system for providing enhanced user control of computer chat
摘要 A method of and system for providing enhanced user control of computer chat minimize a chat window in response to user input and then restore the chat window in response to receipt of a message from a sender, in which the message has a predetermined characteristic. The user input may include activation of an intelligent or smart minimize function. An example of a predetermined characteristic that may cause the chat window to be restored in the intelligent minimized mode is the presence of the user's name in a chat message. Other examples of predetermined characteristics that may cause the chat window to be restored include the text of the message being in a bold font or otherwise marked as being urgent, the sender of the message being on an exception list or occupying a management position with respect to the recipient. Embodiments may include a shout function by which a sender can override the intelligent mode. Embodiments include informing the other chat participants when a participant is in intelligent minimize mode.
申请公布号 US7890595(B2) 申请公布日期 2011.02.15
申请号 US20070844017 申请日期 2007.08.23
申请人 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 发明人 HAYNES THOMAS R.;SUN LIN
分类号 G06F15/16 主分类号 G06F15/16
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