Live search chat room

Abstract

One embodiment provides a system of exchanging information between at least two parties over a network. The system includes a chat room generator module, executed by one or more processors, to receive a comparison result between an first key word search from a first party and a second key word used in a search query from a second party via a network, and to generate a chat room embedded into a search result web page associated with the search query, when the comparison result indicates no substantial similarity between the first key word and the second key word. A chat room admission module may then admit a third party into the chat room based on a comparison result that indicates substantial similarity between the second key word and a third key word used in a search query by the third party via the network.

1 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a chat room generator module, executed by the one or more processors, configured to receive a comparison result between a first key word from a first party and a second key word used in a search query from a second party via a network, and to generate a chat room embedded into a search result web page associated with the search query, when the comparison result indicates no substantial similarity between the first key word and the second key word.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a chat room admission module configured to automatically admit a third party into the chat room based on a comparison result that indicates substantial similarity between the second key word and a third key word used in a search query by the third party via the network.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a passing through window control module configured to display a passing through window in the chat room, the passing through window including a name of the third party being temporarily displayed and the name of the third party being selectable by the second party to invite the third party into the chat room before the name of the third party disappears.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a key word comparator module configured to:
 compare the first key word and the second key word and generate the comparison result; and 
 compare the second key word and the third key word and generate the comparison result. 
   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a messenger module configured to enable the second party and the third party to exchange information within the chat room.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the comparison result indicates no substantial similarity based on a number of characters that the first key word and second key word have in common being less than a specified threshold. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the comparison result indicates substantial similarity based on a number of characters that are not common to both the first key word and second key word being less than a specified threshold. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the comparison result indicates substantial similarity based on the first key word and second key word being alternate spellings or the first key word and second key word being synonyms. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 prompting a first party to enter a first key word;   prompting a second party to enter a second key word in a search query;   comparing the first keyword and the second keyword; and   based on the comparison result that indicates no substantial similarity between the first key word and the second key word, creating a chat room embedded into a search result web page associated with the search query.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 prompting a third party to enter a third key word in a search query;   comparing the second keyword and the third keyword; and   admitting the third party into the chat room based on a comparison result that indicates substantial similarity between the second key word and the third key word.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising displaying a passing through window in the chat room, the passing through window including a name of the third party being temporarily displayed and the name of the third party being selectable by the second party to invite the third party into the chat room before the name of the third party disappears. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the comparison result indicates no substantial similarity based on a number of characters that the first key word and second key word have in common being less than a specified threshold. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the comparison result indicates substantial similarity based on a number of characters that are not common to both the first key word and second key word being less than a specified threshold. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the comparison result indicates substantial similarity based on the first key word and second key word being alternate spellings or the first key word and second key word being synonyms. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors, cause the machine to perform the following operations:
 prompting a first party to enter a first key word;   prompting a second party to enter a second key word in a search query;   comparing the first keyword and the second keyword; and   based on the comparison result that indicates no substantial similarity between the first key word and the second key word, creating a chat room embedded into a search result web page associated with the search query.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 prompting a third party to enter a third key word in a search query;   comparing the second keyword and the third keyword; and   admitting the third party into the chat room based on a comparison result that indicates substantial similarity between the second key word and the third key word.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising displaying a passing through window in the chat room, the passing through window including a name of the third party being temporarily displayed and the name of the third party being selectable by the second party to invite the third party into the chat room before the name of the third party disappears. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the comparison result indicates no substantial similarity based on a number of characters that the first key word and second key word have in common being less than a specified threshold. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the comparison result indicates substantial similarity based on a number of characters that are not common to both the first key word and second key word being less than a specified threshold. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the comparison result indicates substantial similarity based on the first key word and second key word being alternate spellings or the first key word and second key word being synonyms.