Patent ID: 7269793
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for sending messages in a duplex messaging system, the method comprising: detecting commencement of entry of a new message at a first messaging station; while the new message is being entered, and until the new message is sent, monitoring for an incoming message from a second messaging station; and if the incoming message is detected during the monitoring, alerting a user of the first messaging station to the incoming message, wherein a message server is disposed intermediate the first and second messaging stations and the method further comprises assigning a reference to each message by the message server; logging received messages with respective references at the message server; comparing the reference of a particular received message with the reference of the last logged message; and if the reference of the particular received message and the last logged message are not substantially identical, marking the particular received message as crossover.