Overlaid display of messages in the user interface of instant messaging and other digital communication services
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising the steps of:
- providing an instant messaging client application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least one instant message recipient and an instant message sender;
said at least one instant message recipient receiving a communication that comprises a message to be displayed to said at least one instant message recipient; and
said message being selected by said instant message sender;
wherein said message is presented at least partially overlaid on said instant messaging client application user interface of said at least one instant message recipient and said presentation being transient in nature.
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Abstract
The invention relates to instant messaging communications, and more particularly to overlaid messages, e.g. texts, graphics, images, animations, movies, or any combination of them, with or without sounds, that are delivered from a sender'"'"'s instant message client to at least one recipient'"'"'s instant message client. Typically, such overlaid messages are displayed for a brief period of time and often overlaid on the session window, or on any chosen area of the client system screen, and may be displayed for longer time in the transcript of the communications usually small-sized or, for example, otherwise transformed, represented, or indicated.
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36 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising the steps of:
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providing an instant messaging client application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least one instant message recipient and an instant message sender;
said at least one instant message recipient receiving a communication that comprises a message to be displayed to said at least one instant message recipient; and
said message being selected by said instant message sender;
wherein said message is presented at least partially overlaid on said instant messaging client application user interface of said at least one instant message recipient and said presentation being transient in nature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer implemented method, comprising the steps of:
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providing an instant messaging client application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least one instant message recipient and an instant message sender;
said at least one instant message recipient receiving a communication that comprises a message to be displayed to said at least one instant message recipient; and
said message Comprising at least one presentation and parameter that is selected by said instant message sender;
wherein the selection of said at least one presentational parameter of said message is effected by said sender by means of textual input. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer implemented method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a messaging client application user interface for a messaging communication involving at least one message recipient and a message sender;
said at least one message recipient receiving a communication that comprises a message to be displayed to said at least one message recipient;
said message being selected by said message sender;
,at least part of the text of said message being supplied by said message sender; and
the graphical animation to be applied to at least part of said message text being selected by said message sender;
wherein said message is presented magnified and comprising said graphical animation of at least part of said message text to said at least one message recipient until an event triggers the dismissal of said presentation. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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