Patent ID: 7979489
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, in a particular client system from among a plurality of clients systems enabled to communicate with one another in a messaging session facilitated by a messaging server through at least one instant messaging channel via a network, for participating in a messaging session facilitated through a particular instant messaging channel, said method comprising the steps of: controlling output in a window of a user interface at said particular client system to a user participating in said messaging session of entries associated with said messaging session received via said messaging server from a plurality of users participating in said messaging session; in response to receiving a recording indicator for said messaging session from said messaging server indicating a recording request by a first user from among the plurality of users, adjusting said output in said window of said user interface at said particular client system to graphically distinguish a first selection of entries from among said plurality of message entries within said window which are being recorded into a separate log by said messaging server from a second selection of entries from among said plurality of message entries within said window not recorded into the separate log by applying a first textual attribute to only the first selection of entries from among the plurality of message entries, such that each separate user participating in said messaging session is notified of which message entries posted by said plurality of users are being recorded within said window containing all of said plurality of message entries.