Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media for facilitating integrated messaging, contacts and social media for a selected entity

• US 10,541,964 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2016
• Issued: 01/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Swink, Cristy, Sikes, Jason, Fineman, Benjamin, Snydal, Jonathan Solis, Schoenholz, Matthew James, Williams, Craig Alan, Merkoski, David, Knop, Claudia, Tam, Alex, Maiorano, Alison Rae, Turitzin, Christopher Marshall, Dhanasarnsombat, Dhana, Burns, Eric Brady, Regier, Hannah, Bettendorff, Jennifer Siu, Curkowicz, Karin Maire, Asen, Katrin, Kight, Harry Lawson, Howell, Flora Elysia, Knight, Megan Elisabeth, McDougall, Paul, Foeckler, Philip, Desai, Ratna, Todd, Sara Louise, Rohrer, Thomas L
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Toan H
• Application Number:
  US15/243,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20160357374A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 : for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method can include executing at least two applications, wherein at least one of the two applications is for providing social media information. The acts can also include receiving a signal in response to a detected input gesture indicative of a selection of an entity. The selection of the entity can be performed via another one of the two applications. The acts can also include integrating the two applications such that social media information is generated about the entity. The integration can be in response to receiving the signal, and the social media information can include information from one or more social networking websites. The acts can also include displaying the social media information about the entity.

Claims

1. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

facilitating, via a display device of a device, a first display of first information associated with an application and comprising a first level of detail about an entity;

in response to detection of an input to the device, wherein the input comprises a first directional swipe gesture on the device or a second directional swipe gesture on the device;

wherein the first directional swipe gesture on the device comprises a vertical swipe gesture, and based on the first directional swipe gesture being the vertical swipe gesture,

replacing the first display of the first information being displayed on the display device with a second display of second information about the entity to be displayed via the display device, wherein the second information comprises a second level of detail about the entity greater than the first level of detail about the entity and the first display and the second display being associated with a same first type of application, and

in further response to the detection of the input to the device, wherein the second directional swipe gesture on the device comprises a horizontal swipe gesture, and based on the second directional swipe gesture being the horizontal swipe gesture,

replacing the first display of the first information being displayed on the display device with a third display of third information about the entity to be displayed via the display device, wherein the third display being associated with a second type of application and the first display being associated with the first type of application, the first type of application being distinct from the third type of application,

wherein the second information comprises at least one of video or audio output from the display device;

facilitating an association of a region of the display device of the device with an unlocked state of the display device, wherein a defined shape is displayed in the region;

facilitating a first detection of receipt of a signal indicative of a defined gesture in the region of the display device; and

facilitating an update of the display device to the unlocked state in response to the first detection of the receipt of the signal.

2. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating a cessation of a lock icon being displayed via the display device in response to the update of the display device to the unlocked state.

3. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first type of application is one of a contacts application, a social media application or a messaging application, wherein the third type of application is one of the contacts application, the social media application or the messaging application, wherein the first type of application is distinct from the third type of application, and wherein the first type of application is the same as the second type of application.

4. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the second information about the entity comprises information representative of a group of people.

5. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the entity comprises a business entity.

6. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first type of application comprises a contacts application configured to generate residential information about contacts managed by the contacts application, and wherein the second type of application comprises a messaging application configured to generate electronic mail information associated with the entity.

7. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the contacts application, the messaging application and the social media application are associated with one another in a defined order such that the horizontal swipe gesture from left to right results in the third type of application being a first one of the contacts application, the messaging application or the social media application and the horizontal swipe gesture from right to left results in the third type of application being another one of the contacts application, the messaging application or the social media application based on whether the horizontal swipe gesture is left to right or left to right, based on whether the first type of application is the contacts application, the messaging application or the social media application, and based on the defined order.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first type of application comprises a social media application configured to generate comment information associated with a social media feed, and wherein the third type of application comprises a messaging application configured to generate electronic mail information associated with the entity.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise integrating the first type of application and the third type of application such that the first type of application and the third type of application display details for the entity at non-overlapping time periods.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

in response to detection of an input to a display device of the apparatus, wherein the input comprises a first directional swipe gesture on the device or a second directional swipe gesture on the apparatus;

wherein the first directional swipe gesture on the display device comprises a vertical swipe gesture, and based on the first directional swipe gesture being the vertical swipe gesture,

replacing the first display of the first information being displayed on the display device with a second display of second information about the entity to be displayed via the display device, wherein the second information comprises a second level of detail about the entity greater than the first level of detail about the entity and the first display and the second display being associated with a same first type of application, and

in further response to the detection of the input,

wherein the second directional swipe gesture on the apparatus comprises a horizontal swipe gesture, and based on the second directional swipe gesture being the horizontal swipe gesture,

replacing the first display of the first information being displayed on the display device with a third display of third information about the entity to be displayed via the display device, wherein the third display being associated with a second type of application and the first display being associated with the first type of application, the first type of application being distinct from the third type of application, wherein the entity comprises a contact stored in the apparatus;

facilitating an association of a region of the display device with a first state of the display device, wherein a defined shape is displayed in the region;

facilitating a detection of receipt of a signal indicative of a defined gesture in the region of the display device; and

facilitating an update of the display device to a second state in response to the detection of the receipt of the signal indicative of the gesture in the region of the display device, wherein the first state and the second state are associated with the display device being locked and unlocked, respectively.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating a cessation of display of an icon displayed via the display device in response to the update of the display device to the first state.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first type of application and the third type of application is one of a contacts application, a messaging application or a social media application associated with one another in a defined order such that the horizontal swipe gesture left to right results in the third type of application being a first one of the contacts application, the messaging application or the social media application and the horizontal swipe gesture right to left results in the third type of application being another one of the contacts application, the messaging application and the social media application based on whether the vertical swipe gesture is left to right or right to left, based on whether the first type of application is the contacts application, the messaging application or the social media application, and based on the defined order.

11. A method, comprising:

displaying, via a display device of an apparatus comprising a processor, first information associated with an application and comprising a first level of detail about an entity;

in response to detecting an input to the apparatus, wherein the input comprises a first directional swipe gesture on the device or a second directional swipe gesture on the device;

wherein the first directional swipe gesture on the apparatus comprises a vertical swipe gesture, and based on the first directional swipe gesture being the vertical swipe gesture,

replacing, by the apparatus, the first display of the first information being displayed on the display device with a second display of second information about the entity to be displayed via the display device, wherein the second information comprises a second level of detail about the entity greater than the first level of detail about the entity and the first display and the second display being associated with a same first type of application, and

in further response to the detecting of the input,

wherein the second directional swipe gesture on the apparatus comprises a horizontal swipe gesture, and based on the second directional swipe gesture being the horizontal swipe gesture,

replacing, by the apparatus, the first display of the first information being displayed on the display device with a third display of third information about the entity to be displayed via the display device, wherein the third display being associated with a second type of application and the first display being associated with the first type of application, the first type of application being distinct from the third type of application,

wherein the second information, the first information and the third information comprises at least one of video or audio output from the display device;

associating, by the apparatus, a region of the display device with a first state of the display device associated with an unlocked status of the display device;

detecting, by the apparatus, receipt of gesture data indicative of a defined gesture in the region of the display device; and

updating, by the apparatus, the display device to the unlocked status in response to the detecting the receipt of the gesture data indicative of the gesture in the region of the display device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

ceasing, by the apparatus, displaying a defined icon via the display device in response to the update of the display device to the first state.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the entity comprises information representative of a group of people comprising a business entity and a natural person.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the entity comprises an organization.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the first type of application or the third type of application comprises a social media application configured to generate comment information associated with a social media feed.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the first type of application or the third type of application comprises a messaging application configured to generate electronic mail information associated with the entity.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first type of application or the third type of application comprise a social media application configured to generate video social media information.