Method, apparatus and computer program product implementing a chat application proxy and a chat application wrapper in a chat system
US7987275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1818
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement a chat proxy component and a chat wrapper component. The chat proxy component controls interactions with a chat application by external users. The chat proxy component receives chat requests from external users and initiates a chat session only if a user is validated as a valid user. User validation may be performed by a chat payment application that validates a user only if payment is received for chat services, or by an external user validation system that validates users as, for example, employees authorized to use the chat application. Once a chat session is established, chat operations are managed on a session-specific basis. The chat wrapper component manages communication between the chat proxy component and the chat application. The chat wrapper component also permits the user-facing chat application to be situated on a remote computer.
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