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US6400381B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for promoting social interaction among computer users displaying similar historical activities on the World Wide Web, based not on a single document access or on a predefined grouping, but on the activities of the users. A history of a group of documents accessed, or a pattern of document access, or the frequency of terms in queries, are gathered and communicated to a place server module. When the histories of two or more computers match each other in accordance with match criteria, a communication group is established by the place server module and communicated to a chat server. The chat server then automatically establishes a chat room for members of the communication group. Each client computer displays a chat window including moving icons representing other members of the group.
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