Voice and text group chat display management techniques for wireless mobile terminals
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a plurality of chat threads in a wireless mobile terminal comprising a display, the method comprising:
- establishing the plurality of chat threads via the wireless mobile terminal;
receiving a plurality of inbound messages corresponding to at least some of the plurality of chat threads;
transmitting a plurality of outbound messages corresponding to at least some of the plurality of chat threads; and
displaying entries representative of at least some of the plurality of inbound and outbound messages in a single region of the display.
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Abstract
A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user'"'"'s buddies when displayed on the user'"'"'s mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a plurality of chat threads in a wireless mobile terminal comprising a display, the method comprising:
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establishing the plurality of chat threads via the wireless mobile terminal;
receiving a plurality of inbound messages corresponding to at least some of the plurality of chat threads;
transmitting a plurality of outbound messages corresponding to at least some of the plurality of chat threads; and
displaying entries representative of at least some of the plurality of inbound and outbound messages in a single region of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless mobile terminal comprising:
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a processor;
a display, coupled to the processor;
at least one input device, coupled to the processor; and
a storage device, coupled to the processor, having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
receive, via the at least one input device from a user of the wireless mobile terminal, instructions to establish a plurality of chat threads;
receive a plurality of inbound messages corresponding to at least some of the plurality of chat threads;
transmit a plurality of outbound messages, input by the user via the at least one input device, corresponding to at least some of the plurality of chat threads; and
display entries representative of at least some of the plurality of inbound and outbound messages in a single region of the display.
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8. A method for managing a plurality of chat threads between wireless mobile terminals, the method comprising:
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establishing, by a chat participant, a public display identifier corresponding to the chat participant;
establishing, by a chat recipient, a private display identifier corresponding to the chat participant;
sending, from the chat participant to the chat recipient, a message comprising the public display identifier; and
replacing the public display identifier with the private display identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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