Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating heterogeneous messaging for a communication device

• US 10,708,218 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2019
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• 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, Merkoski, David, Fineman, Benjamin, Snydal, Jonathan Solis, Knight, Megan Elisabeth
• Primary Examiner(s): Sax, Steven P
• Application Number:
  US16/268,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20190173829A1
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• 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

Calls and messages are threaded, e.g., a method can include: receiving messaging content; and displaying the messaging content in a single thread, wherein the messaging content is threaded and a thread of the messaging content comprises at least one text message and at least one call. The method can further include threading the messaging content, wherein the threading comprises ordering the messaging content based, at least, on a time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at a communication device. For instance, the messaging content can include one or more of voice information, MMS or SMS text messages, voicemail information, system messages, email messages, instant messages, pictorial information, video information or audio information, data traffic information, user-opted notifications, traffic reports, news alerts, weather information, stock reports, social networking chats, social networking posts or social networking status updates.

Claims

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

sorting, by the mobile device, content items of messaging content to generate content groups, wherein the sorting comprises grouping respective content items in a same content group of the content groups based on the respective content items being determined to be associated with a same user account, and wherein each content group contains a respective social networking message and a respective video call;

threading, by the mobile device, the respective content items in the same content group, resulting in threaded respective content items for the same content; and

facilitating, by the mobile device, displaying of the threaded respective content items for the same content group, wherein the facilitating the displaying comprises concurrently facilitating a first display of a first group of the threaded respective content items in a first region of a screen of the mobile device, and facilitating a second display of a second group of the threaded respective content items in a second region of the screen of the mobile device.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the rations further comprise, prior to the sorting:

determining, by the mobile device, times at which received content items of the messaging content associated with the same user account are received at the communication device.

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

based on the times, associating, by the mobile device, timestamps with the received content items of the messaging content associated with the same user account.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the displaying of the threaded respective content items further comprises:

facilitating the displaying, via a user interface of the mobile device, in a thread, the threaded respective content items for the same content group.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a device comprising a video recorder.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a smartphone.

7. A method, comprising:

sorting, by a mobile device comprising a processor, content items of messaging content to generate content groups, wherein the sorting comprises grouping respective content items in a same content group of the content groups based on the respective content items being determined to be associated with a same user profile account, and wherein each content group contains a respective video call and a respective social networking notification;

threading, by the mobile device, the respective content items for the same content group, resulting in threaded respective content items for the same content; and

facilitating, by the mobile device, displaying of the threaded respective content items for the same content group, wherein the facilitating the displaying comprises concurrently facilitating a first display of a first group of the threaded respective content items in a first region of a screen of the mobile device, and facilitating a second display of a second group of the threaded respective content items in a second region of the screen of the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising, prior to the sorting:

determining, by the mobile device, times at which received content items of the messaging content associated with the same user profile account are received at the communication device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

based on the times, associating, by the mobile device, timestamps with the received content items of the messaging content associated with the same user profile account.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the facilitating the displaying of the threaded respective content items further comprises:

facilitating the displaying, via a user interface of the mobile device, in a thread, the threaded respective content items for the same content group.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the messaging content further comprises audio information.

12. A mobile apparatus, comprising:

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

sorting content items of messaging content to generate content groups, wherein the sorting comprises grouping respective content items in a same content group of the content groups based on the respective content items being determined to be associated with common user account identification information, and wherein each content group contains a respective video call and a respective social networking message;

threading the respective content items for the same content group, resulting in threaded respective content items for the same content; and

facilitating displaying of threaded respective content items for the same content group, wherein the facilitating the displaying comprises concurrently facilitating a first display of a first group of the threaded respective content items in a first region of a screen of the mobile apparatus, and facilitating a second display of a second group of the threaded respective content items in a second region of the screen of the mobile apparatus.

13. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise, prior to the sorting:

determining times at which received content items of the messaging content associated with the common user account identification information are received at the communication device.

14. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

based on the times, associating timestamps with the received content items of the messaging content associated with the common user account identification information.

15. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the facilitating the displaying of the threaded respective content items further comprises:

facilitating the displaying, via a user interface of the apparatus, in a thread, the threaded respective content items for the same content group.

16. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the messaging content further comprises audio information.

17. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus comprises a device comprising a video recorder.

18. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the mobile apparatus comprises a smartphone.

19. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the respective social networking message comprises a social networking chat message.

20. The mobile apparatus of claim 12, wherein the respective social networking message comprises a social networking status update.