Enhanced messaging using environmental information
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
- computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device;
computer program code for acquiring an environmental condition associated an environment of the first mobile electronic device;
computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message along with data pertaining to the environmental condition;
computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message;
computer program code for determining, based at least in part on the at least one indication, whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message; and
computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message along with the data pertaining to the environmental condition to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message determines that the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message,wherein each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices are able to provide a presentation of at least a portion of the data pertaining to the environmental condition, and wherein the presentation of the at least a portion of the data pertaining to the environmental condition includes at least an audio presentation associated with the at least a portion of the data pertaining to the environmental condition.
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Abstract
Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. On receipt, the status information can be presented in an audio manner. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones.
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30 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for acquiring an environmental condition associated an environment of the first mobile electronic device; computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message along with data pertaining to the environmental condition; computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message; computer program code for determining, based at least in part on the at least one indication, whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message; and computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message along with the data pertaining to the environmental condition to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message determines that the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message, wherein each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices are able to provide a presentation of at least a portion of the data pertaining to the environmental condition, and wherein the presentation of the at least a portion of the data pertaining to the environmental condition includes at least an audio presentation associated with the at least a portion of the data pertaining to the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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2. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for identifying a location of the first mobile electronic device; computer program code for acquiring an environmental condition associated with the location of the first mobile electronic device; computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message along with data pertaining to the environmental condition; computer program code for determining whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message, and computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message along with the data pertaining to the environmental condition to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message determines that the data pertaining to the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for acquiring an environmental condition associated with an environment of the first mobile electronic device; computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message along with the environmental condition; computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message; computer program code for determining based at least in part on the at least one indication whether the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message; computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message along with the environmental condition to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the environmental condition is to be provided with the electronic message; computer program code for receiving an electronic message from another mobile electronic device via the at least one wireless network; computer program code for determining whether the received electronic message has at least received status information associated therewith; computer program code for acquiring the status information that has been provided with the received message from the another mobile electronic device when the computer program code for determining determines that the received message includes at least the received status information, the received status information includes at least received environmental information associated with the another mobile electronic device; and computer program code for facilitating presentation of at least a portion of the received message and at least one presentation of at least a portion of the received environmental information when the computer program code for determining determines that the received message includes at least the received status information, wherein the presentation of the at least a portion of the received environmental information provides an audio output that provides an audio presentation pertaining to at least a portion of the received environmental information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving, at a recipient mobile electronic device, an electronic message from another mobile electronic device via the at least one wireless network; computer program code for determining whether the received electronic message has at least received status information provided therewith, the received status information including at least environmental information; computer program code for retrieving the received status information provided with the received message from the another mobile electronic device when the computer program code for determining determines that the received message has at least the received status information provided therewith; and computer program code for facilitating presenting, at the recipient mobile electronic device, at least a portion of the received message and at least one representation pertaining to at least a portion of the received status information when the computer program code for determining determines that the received message has at least the received status information provided therewith, wherein the computer program code for facilitating presentation of the at least a portion of the received message and at least one representation pertaining to at least a portion of the received status information comprises computer program code for facilitating audio output, via the recipient mobile electronic device, pertaining to at least a portion of the environmental information included within the at least a portion of the received status information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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