Methods and computer program products for processing a search query

• US 10,397,150 B1
• Filed: 05/20/2018
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gummarus, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Gummarus, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Inventors: Morris, Robert Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Jimmy H
• Application Number:
  US15/984,404
• Time in Patent Office: 464 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4547 for personal communications, i.e. using a personal identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is provided, comprising: creating at least a portion of an instant messaging application that is configured to cooperate with a relay that is configured to communicate with a web service, the instant messaging application, when executed, configured to cause a device to: display an instant messaging interface including a textbox user interface element for receiving a message text portion and a send user interface element for sending the message text portion in response to a user selection thereof, and receive, from the relay and utilizing a communications agent on the device configured to receive incoming messages addressed to a communicant identifier associated with a user of the instant messaging application, a first message.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

creating at least a portion of a network application that is configured to be installed on an apparatus and cooperate with a relay that, in turn, is configured to cooperate with a device with an instant messaging application installed thereon, the network application, when executed, configured to cause the apparatus to;

send, to the relay, a first message configured to cause a second message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of at least a portion thereof utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device,

after sending the first message, receive, from the relay, a third message including first user input,

in response to the receipt of the third message including the first user input, automatically identify at least one first image based on the first user input,

in response to the automatic identification of the at least one first image based on the first user input, send, to the relay, a fourth message configured to cause a fifth message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of the at least one first image utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device,

after sending the fourth message, receive, from the relay, a sixth message including second user input,

in response to the receipt of the sixth message including the second user input, automatically identify additional content based on the second user input, and

in response to the automatic identification of the additional content based on the second user input, send, to the relay, a seventh message configured to cause an eighth message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of the additional content utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device; and

causing storage of the at least portion of the network application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first user input includes one or more textual words entered by a user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first user input includes an indication of a user selection of at least one menu item.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the at least one menu item is included with the first message.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second user input includes one or more textual words entered by a user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second user input includes an indication of a user selection of at least one menu item.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the at least one menu item is included with the fifth message.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the additional content includes at least one second image.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the apparatus communicates with the relay utilizing a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the relay communicates with the device via a communications protocol including a real-time, store and forward, instant messaging, request/reply protocol on top of a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first message includes an uneditable user interface element via which the first user input is received.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the uneditable user interface element is part of a dynamic portion of the instant messaging interface that displays the first user input, the at least one first image, the second user input, and the additional content in a conversation.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the instant messaging interface includes a textbox user interface element and a send user interface element that are part of a static portion of the instant messaging interface such that the textbox user interface element and the send user interface element are displayed independent of the conversation.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first message is configured to cause the second message to be displayed in a dynamic conversation that includes the first user input and the second user input, the fourth message is configured to cause the at least one first image to be displayed in the dynamic conversation, and the seventh message is configured to cause the additional content to be displayed in the dynamic conversation.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of:

the at least portion of the network application includes an entirety of the network application;

the device includes at least one of a personal computer or a mobile device;

the at least portion of the network application is created by a development thereof;

the network application is configured to cooperate with the relay by communicating with the relay;

the apparatus is equipped with a communications agent;

the relay includes another apparatus;

the relay includes a relay execution environment;

the relay includes a relay node;

the relay includes a communications relay;

the relay includes at least one of;

an instant message server, an instant message relay, an instant message gateway, or an instant message proxy;

the first message includes an initial message;

the first message and the second message are identical;

the first message and the second message have the same content, but different formatting;

the third message is received from the relay, in response to another message being received from the device after the first user input is inputted via the instant messaging application;

no intermediate messages are communicated between the communication of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, and the fifth message;

at least one intermediate messages is communicated between the communication of at least two of;

the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, and the fifth message;

or the at least portion of the network application is part of a system, where the system further comprises the relay and the device.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the apparatus communicates with the relay utilizing a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the relay communicates with the device via a communications protocol including a real-time, store and forward, instant messaging, request/reply protocol on top of a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the first and second user input include different one or more textual words entered by a user.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the first and second user input include indications of a user selection of different menu items.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the additional content includes at least one second image.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the apparatus communicates with the relay utilizing a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), and the relay communicates with the device via a communications protocol including a real-time, store and forward, instant messaging, request/reply protocol on top of a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the first message is configured to cause the first menu item to be displayed in a dynamic conversation that includes the indication of the user selection of the first menu item and the indication of the user selection of the second menu item, the fourth message is configured to cause the content and the first menu item to be displayed in the dynamic conversation, and the seventh message is configured to cause the additional content to be displayed in the dynamic conversation.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the content and the additional content include different images.

18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

developing at least a portion of a network application that is configured to cooperate with a relay that, in turn, is configured to cooperate with a device with an instant messaging application installed thereon, the network application, when executed, configured to cause an apparatus to;

send, to the relay, a first message configured to cause a second message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of at least a portion thereof utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device, after sending the first message, receive, from the relay, a third message including first user input, after the receipt of the third message including the first user input, automatically identify content based on the first user input, after the automatic identification of the content based on the first user input, send, to the relay, a fourth message configured to cause a fifth message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of the content utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device, after sending the fourth message, receive, from the relay, a sixth message including second user input, after the receipt of the sixth message including the second user input, automatically identify additional content including at least one first image based on the second user input, and after the automatic identification of the additional content based on the second user input, send, to the relay, a seventh message configured to cause an eighth message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of the additional content including the at least one first image utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device; and

causing storage of the at least portion of the network application.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the first message is configured to cause the second message to be displayed in a dynamic conversation that includes the first user input and the second user input, the fourth message is configured to cause the content to be displayed in the dynamic conversation, and the seventh message is configured to cause the additional content including the at least one first image to be displayed in the dynamic conversation.

23. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

creating at least a portion of a network application that is configured to cooperate with a relay that, in turn, is configured to cooperate with a device with an instant messaging application installed thereon, the network application, when executed, configured to cause an apparatus to;

send, to the relay, a first message configured to cause a second message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of a first menu item utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device, after sending the first message, receive, from the relay, a third message including an indication of a user selection of the first menu item, in response to the receipt of the third message including an indication of a user selection of the first menu item, automatically identify content based on the indication of the user selection of the first menu item, in response to the automatic identification of the content based on the indication of the user selection of the first menu item, send, to the relay, a fourth message configured to cause a fifth message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of the content and a second menu item utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device, after sending the fourth message, receive, from the relay, a sixth message an indication of a user selection of the second menu item, in response to the receipt of the sixth message including the indication of the user selection of the second menu item, automatically identify additional content based on the indication of the user selection of the second menu item, where at least one of the content or the additional content includes at least one image, and in response to the automatic identification of the additional content based on the indication of the user selection of the second menu item, send, to the relay, a seventh message configured to cause an eighth message to be sent from the relay to the device for display of the additional content utilizing the instant messaging application installed on the device; and

causing storage of the at least portion of the network application.