Patent attributes
A method of facilitating electronic communication of a message between a plurality of accounts including a first account and a plurality of outside accounts may include determining if a number of the plurality of accounts or a ratio of the plurality accounts that approve an anonymous mode is greater than or equal to a first reference value based on first voting information received from the plurality of accounts, converting the mode of a chat room to the anonymous mode by matching each of a plurality of temporary accounts with a respective one of the plurality of accounts, if the determining determines that the number of the plurality of accounts or the ratio of the plurality accounts is greater than or equal to the first reference value; and displaying the message from an account in the chat room with an indication of the temporary account associated with the account.