(54) COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING NETWORK COMMUNICATION USING SPONSORED CHAT LINKS
(76) Inventor: Peter Warren, 600 Beach St., Ashland, OR (US) 97520
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 264 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/359,337
(22) Filed: Feb. 22, 2006
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 11/292,605, filed on Dec. 1, 2005.
(51) Int. CI.
G06F 7/00 (2006.01)
G06F17/30 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 707/771; 707/780; 705/14.54
(58) Field of Classification Search None
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