US 6,434,599 Claim Chart
US 6,434,599 (Porter)
1.pre An on-line chatting method
comprising:
1.a. facilitating visit by a first on-
line user to an information page
of an information site;
1.b. facilitating dynamic
formation of a chat session
unaffiliated with any pre-
established chat room for said
first on-line user and a second on-
line user to chat with each other;
and
1.c. facilitating said chat session
through which said first and
second on-line users chat with
each other.
19.pre An information server
comprising:
19.a. a plurality of information
pages to be selectively provided
to a client computer responsive to
the client computer's request; and
19.b. a first script/applet to be
included with a responsive
information page to enable the
client computer to initiate
dynamic formation of a chat
session unaffiliated with any pre-
established chat room for a user
of the client computer to chat with
a second user of interest, also
visiting the information server.
US 6,442,590 (Inala)
Discloses clients’ use of a “URL for WEB page” to
communicate, including chatting. See 9:2,10, 19.
Discloses a valve or information page that indicates other
current users. “A chat button in this embodiment provided
in control panel 41 allows a client to view a list of other
clients viewing valve page 51 who are engaged in active
chat, if any.” See 9:21-23.
Discloses clients viewing the same page having the ability
to initiate a chat session in that if “there are clients viewing
the same page but no active chat session, any of the
viewing clients may request a chat session, and the others
will then be notified by some convention, and may enter a
newly activated chat session.” See 9:34-37.
Discloses users with specific IDs ability to interact with
each other in the chat environment in that “[f]or a chat
session a chat dialog box 47 appears allowing text chat
with, in this instance, clients Joe D and Jane S. Names (or
more general IDs) of clients will, of course, appear and
disappear from windows 43 and 45 according to how they
operate in the chat environment.” See 9:40-44.
Discloses an information server connecting clients stating
that “in preferred embodiments the service-control server
initiates a chat session among client platforms having a
connection to the first WAN-connected site as reported by
respective enhanced browser extensions at the client
platforms. The server may be connected to multiple chat
servers for organization and control of chat sessions.” See
4:10-16.
Discloses a client’s computer being notified of new chat
session activation. See supra Claim 1.b.
Discloses information that varies depending on clients’
interaction. See Claim 1.c.
Further discloses enabling a client to initiate a new chat
session. See Claim 1.b.
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24.pre A client computer Discloses a server interacting with client computers. See
comprising: Claim 1.b.
24.a. a first script/applet to enable Discloses communication between client computers. See
the client computer to monitor Claim 1.b.
and report to a third party chat
server visits by the client
computer to information servers;
24.b. a second script/applet to Discloses noting which clients are available for chat
enable the client computer to depending on his/her interest. See supra Claim 1.c.
initiate dynamic formation of a
chat session unaffiliated with any Further discloses the initiation of a chat session. See supra
pre-established chat rooms for a Claim 1.b.
user of the client computer to chat
with a second user of interest
visiting one of the information
servers.

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