US Patent No: 6,557,027

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System and method for managing on-line discussion having multiple topics in a collaborative data processing environment

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Abstract

A data processing system that manages operator intercommunication in a collaborative data processing environment is capable of receiving first and second messages and respectively associated first and second sub-topic identifiers from a discussion forum, displaying each message associated with the first sub-topic identifier in a message window utilizing a first presentation format, and displaying each message associated with the second sub-topic identifier in the message window utilizing a second presentation format. In an illustrative embodiment, each message associated with the first sub-topic identifier is displayed in a first column in the message window and each message associated with the second sub-topic identifier is displayed in a second column in the message window.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONARMONK, NY68180

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cragun, Brian John Rochester, MN 92 2834

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Patent Citation Ranking

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (22)
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7,305,444 Method and system for controlling delivery of information in a forum 0 2002
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7,702,735 Method and system for controlling delivery of information in a forum 0 2007
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