Patent ID: 9679292
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for utilizing an instant messaging environment, said method comprising: creating, by a processor of a computer system, an instant messaging client in association with each respective end user of at least two end users, each instant messaging client in association with its respective end user comprising at least two zones, each zone of the at least two zones corresponding exclusively to a unique end user of the at least two end users, each zone of the at least two zones comprising a plurality of textboxes contiguously distributed within each zone; said processor configuring the at least two zones comprised by each instant messaging client to include a write-only zone specific to the respective end user and a read-only zone specific to each end user of all other end users of the at least two end users exclusive of the respective end user, each textbox of the plurality of textboxes of the write-only zone configured to include messages originating from only the respective end user, each textbox of the plurality of textboxes of each read-only zone configured to include messages originating from only the other end user to which each read-only zone is specific; and after said configuring, said processor providing each instant messaging client to each respective end user of the at least two end users.