Abstract: When a chat client receives a message including a nickname 201 of a sender, a statement 202, a user ID 203, and a balloon form number 204, retrieves a color table 301 based on the user ID and retrieves a form table 302 based on the balloon form number. The chat client displays the nickname and the statement in the balloon form with the retrieved color.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 19, 1999
Date of Patent:
August 13, 2002
Assignee:
Network Community Creation, Inc.
Inventors:
Katsutoshi Harada, Hiroki Moriya, Shoichi Sato