EP1207694A3

Method and apparatus for joining an electronic conference

Abstract

According to the present invention, even while a chat opening process is in progress, users can join chats by means of a simple procedure from a video game machine. Once a chat has been opened, an invitation signal can further be transmitted to other chat guests. A video game machine of an expected guest receiving the invitation signal displays a screen prompting the guest to enter the chat room, and the expected guest can join the chat by transmitting an enter room signal to a database. At this time, a chat answer signal indicating that the expected guest accepts the invitation from a chairman is transmitted from the expected guest to the chairman.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0898424A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-10
US5574934A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-10
US5854898A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-10
COBBLEY D A: "MULTIPOINT LAN CONFERENCING", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPRING COMPUTER SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. (COMPCON). SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 22 - 26, 1993, LOS ALAMITOS, IEEE COMP. SOC. PRESS, US, vol. CONF. 38, 22 February 1993 (1993-02-22), pages 502 - 506, XP000379085, ISBN: 0-7803-1294-5	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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2000351911	Japan	A	2000-11-17
2000351911	Japan	–	2000-11-17
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JP20000351911	–	–	–

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EP1207694A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2002-05-22
US2002062348A1	United States of America	A1	2002-05-23
JP2002157206A	Japan	A	2002-05-31
EP1207694A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2003-06-04
EP1207694B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2006-05-31
DE60120084D1	Germany	D1	2006-07-06
DE60120084T2	Germany	T2	2006-11-02
US8554842B2	United States of America	B2	2013-10-08
US2013304838A1	United States of America	A1	2013-11-14
US9246855B2	United States of America	B2	2016-01-26
US2016112353A1	United States of America	A1	2016-04-21
US9610508B2	United States of America	B2	2017-04-04
US2017180434A1	United States of America	A1	2017-06-22
US9866600B2	United States of America	B2	2018-01-09

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2021-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-04-21	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2021-03-29	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2020-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2006-05-31	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
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Method and apparatus for joining an electronic conference

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