A user's chatterbot participates in a chat session with other users and the other users' chatterbots. The originator of an incoming instant message is identified to such a degree that a buddy on a buddy list is able to determine that the instant message was sent by a user's chatterbot (e.g., "Jackie's...http://www.google.de/patents/US20010033298?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010033298 - Adjunct use of instant messenger software to enable communications to or between chatterbots or other software agents
