Patent ID: 7908324
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: limiting communication between users in a multi-user communication environment to a menu-driven system until an authenticated relationship is established between the users, wherein the menu-driven system is limited to exchange of chat messages selected from a pre-prepared library of chat messages; receiving a request for a unique code by a first user at the multi-user communication environment; generating the unique code by the multi-user communication environment; providing the unique code generated by the multi-user communication environment to the first user in the multi-user communication environment; responsive to transmission of the unique code from the first user to a second user via a communication path outside of multi-user communication environment: receiving the unique code from the second user at the multi-user communication environment; establishing the authenticated relationship between the first user and the second user in response to receipt by the multi-user communication environment of the unique code from the second user; and enabling free form communication between the first user and the second user in response to establishing the authenticated relationship between the first user and the second user, wherein the free form communication is not restricted to the pre-prepared library of chat messages, and the free form communication acts as private chat between users having an authenticated relationship only.