Patent Document ID: 20040103152
Application ID: 10721343
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1 ) A method of real-time communication between a plurality of users each with respective communication devices having associated displays, the method comprising: (a) providing each of the plurality of users with collaboration initiation software at their communication devices; (b) allowing at least first and second users to connect to at least one communication network by logging in at their respective communication devices; (c) maintaining service records for at least the first and second logged in users, the service records including user identification information and an associated location where each user is logged in no matter where they are located; (d) causing display of a user identifier for at least the second user on the display of at least a first user's communication device; (e) allowing the user to select the displayed second user's identifier; (f) retrieving necessary addressing information of the second user; and (g) establishing a connection between the first and second users, thereby enabling real-time communication displayed on the display of the first and second users.