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Multi-user conversation topic change

US8375308B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Omri Fuchs · Ramat Gan, IL
Michal Jacovi · Rakefet, IL
Elad Shahar · Nes Ziona, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2008
Grant date	Feb 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/5036
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for changing a conversation topic between one or more users via a user-interface are provided. A request to change the conversation topic is obtained from the one or more users via the user-interface. An indicator is presented to the one or more users notifying the one or more users, via the user-interface, of the request to change the conversation topic. The conversation topic between the one or more users is changed in response to an affirmative act by at least one of a moderator, the one or more users, and a predefined condition.

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