IP Library Granted Patent US 6,499,053
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US 6,499,053 · App. 09/345,183

Master/slave architecture for a distributed chat application in a bandwidth constrained network

Inventors: Brian Marquette, Mark B. Stevens, Michael L. Williams, John D. Wilson
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Granted: Dec 24, 2002 Filed: Jun 30, 1999
Inventors
Brian Marquette
Mark B. Stevens
Michael L. Williams
John D. Wilson
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,499,053
App. No.
09/345,183
Filed
1999-06-30
Granted
2002-12-24
Kind
B1