Systems and methods for presenting messages in a communications system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device having one or more processors, a display, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;
obtaining a plurality of messages in a communication system, the plurality of messages including one or more target messages authored by a particular user account associated with the electronic device;
obtaining a determination as to whether the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, the at least one priority message having an advertising content type distinct from a second content type of the one or more target messages; and
in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, displaying on the display a user interface for the communication system, including;
displaying within the user interface at least a subset of the one or more target messages authored by the particular user account;
displaying within the user interface the at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, including displaying the at least one priority message with a first display attribute that differs from second display attributes of the one or more target messages; and
displaying within the user interface feedback for the at least one priority message, the feedback indicating a popularity of the at least one priority message.
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Abstract
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for relaying messages in a communications system. In one aspect, a method is performed at an electronic device. The method includes: (1) obtaining a plurality of messages, including one or more target messages authored by a particular user account; (2) obtaining a determination as to whether the messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account; and (3) in accordance with a determination that the messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, displaying a user interface including: (a) at least a subset of the one or more target messages; (b) the at least one priority message; and (c) feedback for the at least one priority message, the feedback indicating a popularity of the at least one priority message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device having one or more processors, a display, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors; obtaining a plurality of messages in a communication system, the plurality of messages including one or more target messages authored by a particular user account associated with the electronic device; obtaining a determination as to whether the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, the at least one priority message having an advertising content type distinct from a second content type of the one or more target messages; and in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, displaying on the display a user interface for the communication system, including; displaying within the user interface at least a subset of the one or more target messages authored by the particular user account; displaying within the user interface the at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, including displaying the at least one priority message with a first display attribute that differs from second display attributes of the one or more target messages; and displaying within the user interface feedback for the at least one priority message, the feedback indicating a popularity of the at least one priority message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system of a communication system, comprising:
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a display; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; obtaining a plurality of messages in a communication system, the plurality of messages including one or more target messages authored by a particular user account associated with the electronic device; obtaining a determination as to whether the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, the at least one priority message having an advertising content type distinct from a second content type of the one or more target messages; and in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, displaying on the display a user interface for the communication system, including; displaying within the user interface at least a subset of the one or more target messages authored by the particular user account; displaying within the user interface the at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, including displaying the at least one priority message with a first display attribute that differs from second display attributes of the one or more target messages; and displaying within the user interface feedback for the at least one priority message, the feedback indicating a popularity of the at least one priority message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a computer system having a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
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obtaining a plurality of messages in a communication system, the plurality of messages including one or more target messages authored by a particular user account associated with the electronic device; obtaining a determination as to whether the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, the at least one priority message having an advertising content type distinct from a second content type of the one or more target messages; and in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages includes at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, displaying on the display a user interface for the communication system, including; displaying within the user interface at least a subset of the one or more target messages authored by the particular user account; displaying within the user interface the at least one priority message authored by the particular user account, including displaying the at least one priority message with a first display attribute that differs from second display attributes of the one or more target messages; and displaying within the user interface feedback for the at least one priority message, the feedback indicating a popularity of the at least one priority message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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