Patent ID: 7765261

Claim:
A method for supporting multiple-party communications in a computer network including a first server, at least a first client computer in communication with the first server, and a second server, the method comprising: receiving a first input message at a network interface input of the first server, said first input message including information representing user input received at the first client computer; causing a processor circuit of the first server to produce a first output message in response to receiving said first input message, said first output message including said information representing said user input provided by said first input message; storing a client identification of each of the first client computer and the second server in a first client table associated with the multiple-party communication; and causing a network interface output of the first server to transmit said first output message to the first client computer and to the second server, said client identification being operable to indicate to the first server that output messages associated with the multiple-party communication should be transmitted to the first client computer and the second server.