Patent ID: 6898631
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring real-time communication on a computer network between at least two client computers connected by the network comprising: providing a database of keywords, each of said keywords linked to a predefined rating; monitoring real-time communication on a computer network between at least two client computers connected by the network; detecting said keywords in the real-time communication; determining for the real-time communication a rating level based upon the predefined rating of said keywords; connecting at least one additional client computer to the network without establishing real-time communication with said at least two client computers, wherein the rating level of the real time communication is conveyed to the at least one additional client computer; and connecting the at least one additional client computer to the real-time communication based upon the rating level, wherein the at least one additional client computer receives the real time communication.