Patent ID: 7930350

Claim:
A method for enabling real-time sharing and discussing of photographic images, the method comprising: launching at least a first real-time chat client; displaying a plurality of photographic images in a window of the at least first real-time chat client after launching the at least first real-time chat client, wherein the plurality of photographic images is available to be shared with another real-time chat client; selecting at least the plurality of photographic images displayed in the window to be shared with at least a second real-time chat client; initiating a chat session between the at least first real-time chat client and at least the at least second real-time chat client after selection of the plurality of photographic images displayed in the window; sharing the plurality of photographic images between the at least first real-time chat client and at least the at least second real-time chat client via the chat session; and displaying the plurality of photographic images in a window of the at least second real-time chat client, wherein the plurality of photographic images is displayed for the duration of the chat session.