Systems and methods for providing short message service features and user interfaces therefor in network browsing applications

• US 20060265472A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Owens, Stephen, Bollas, James, Whittle, Derrick, Seitz, Edward, Davis, Brockton, Wolford, Michael, Gue, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/434,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20060265472A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A method of transferring content between a plurality of devices, one embodiment of the method comprising opening a network browsing application on a first device; identifying content to be transferred to at least one second device; causing a content transfer user interface to be opened on the first device; identifying the at least one second device; and, causing the identified content to be transferred to the at least one identified second device.

Claims

1. A method of transferring content between a plurality of devices, comprising:

receiving from a user of a first device an identification of text available within a network browsing application which is to be transferred to at least one second device;

causing at least one menu to be opened within the network browsing application;

permitting a user to select from the at least one menu the at least one second device to which the identified content is to be transferred; and

causing the identified content to be communicated for further transfer to the at least one second device using Short Messaging Service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein content selection is performed by dragging a cursor across the content.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising reformatting the text in accordance with at least one attribute associated with the second device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one attribute comprises the display resolution of the at least one second device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the at least one menu is generated based on an XML feed.

14. The method of claim 3, wherein the pointer is a uniform resource locator.

6. A method of transferring content between a plurality of devices, comprising:

receiving from a user of a first device an identification of text available within a network browsing application which is to be transferred to at least one second device;

causing a new page to be displayed within the network browsing application, wherein the new page includes a plurality of recipient devices;

permitting a user to select from plurality of recipient devices the at least one second device to which the identified content is to be transferred; and

causing the identified content to be communicated for further transfer to the at least one second device using Short Messaging Service.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein content selection is performed by dragging a cursor across the content.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the new page is opened in a new network browsing application window.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising reformatting the text in accordance with at least one attribute associated with the second device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one attribute comprises the display resolution of the at least one second device.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the content of the at least one menu is generated based on an XML feed.

12. A method of transferring content between a plurality of devices, comprising:

receiving from a user of a first device an identification of content available within a network browsing application which is to be transferred to at least one second device;

causing a content transfer user interface to be opened within the network browsing application;

receiving an identification of the at least one second device to which the identified content is to be transferred from a user of the content user interface; and

causing the identified content to be communicated for transfer to the at least one second device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the content is a pointer.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the content comprises plain text.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the content comprises non-text content.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the content has been identified by the user selecting the content in the network browsing application.

18. The method of claim 19, wherein content selection is performed by dragging a cursor across the content.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the content transfer user interface is a new network browsing application window.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the content transfer user interface comprises at least one menu.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising identifying at least one attribute associated with the at least one second device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of the carrier providing service to the second device.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of an indication of the computing capabilities of the second device.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising reformatting the identified content in accordance with the at least one attribute associated with the second device.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one attribute associated with the at least one second device is received from the user.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one attribute associated with the at least one second device is determined by polling.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the polling comprises sending a request for information to the at least one second device.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the polling comprising sending a request for information to a network service provider associated with the at least one second device.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least one attribute comprises a device capability attribute.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the device capability attribute comprises the display resolution of the at least one second device.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the device capability attribute comprises the storage capacity of the at least one second device.

32. The method of claim 12, wherein the identifying at least one second device step comprises selecting at least one device from a plurality of predefined devices.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the device definitions comprise a recipient name, a network address, and at least one device capability attribute.

34. The method of claim 12, wherein the identified content is communicated for transfer via Short Messaging Service.

35. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer for transferring content between a plurality of devices, comprising:

code for presenting a network browsing application on a first device;

code for permitting a user of the first device to identify content within the network browsing application to be transferred to at least one second device;

code for generating a content transfer user interface within the network browsing application;

code for permitting the user of the first device to identify the at least one second device via the content transfer user interface; and

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code for causing the identified content to be communicated for transfer to the second device.

36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the code for identifying content permits the user to select the content in the network browsing application.

37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein content selection is performed by dragging a cursor across the content.

38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the content transfer user interface comprises a new network browsing application window.

39. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the content transfer user interface comprises at least one menu.

40. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, further comprising code for identifying at least one attribute associated with the second device.

41. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 40, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of the carrier providing service to the second device.

42. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 40, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of an indication of the computing capabilities of the second device.

43. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 40, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of an indication of the display capabilities of the second device.

44. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 40, further comprising code for reformatting the identified content in accordance with the at least one attribute associated with the second device.

45. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the code for identifying at least one second device comprises code for permitting a user to select at least one device from a plurality of predefined devices.

46. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the device definitions comprise a recipient name, a network address, and at least one device capability attribute.

47. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the identified content is communicated for transfer via Short Message Service.

48. A user interface for facilitating the transfer of content between a plurality of devices, comprising:

first code for presenting a network browsing application on a first device, wherein the first code permits a user of the network browsing application to identify content within the network browsing application to be transferred to at least one second device;

second code for generating a content transfer user interface within the network browsing application upon identification of the content to be transferred to the second device, wherein the content transfer user interface permits the user to identify the at least one second device; and

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third code for causing the identified content to be communicated for transfer to the identified at least one second device.

49. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the code for identifying content permits the user to select the content in the network browsing application.

50. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein content selection is performed by dragging a cursor across the content.

51. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the content transfer user interface is a new network browsing application window.

52. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, further comprising code for identifying at least one attribute associated with the second device.

53. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 52, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of the carrier providing service to the second device.

54. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 52, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of an indication of the computing capabilities of the second device.

55. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 52, further comprising code for reformatting the identified content in accordance with the at least one attribute associated with the second device.

56. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the content transfer user interface comprises at least one menu.

57. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the code for identifying at least one second device comprises code for selecting at least one device from a plurality of predefined devices.

58. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57, wherein the device definitions comprise a recipient name, a network address, and at least one device capability attribute.

59. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the identified content is communicated for transfer via Short Message Service.

60. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer for operating with a network browsing application to transfer content between a plurality of devices, comprising:

code for identifying content within an arbitrary web page displayed in a network browsing application for transfer to at least one second device;

code for generating a content transfer user interface within the network browsing application;

code for permitting the user of the first device to identify the at least one second device via the content transfer user interface; and

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code for causing the identified content to be communicated for transfer to the second device.

61. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 60, wherein the code for identifying content permits the user to select the content in the network browsing application.

62. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 61, wherein content selection is performed by dragging a cursor across the content.

63. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 62, wherein the content transfer user interface is a new network browsing application window.

64. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 62, further comprising code for identifying at least one attribute associated with the second device.

65. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of the carrier providing service to the second device.

66. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the at least one attribute is comprised of an indication of the computing capabilities of the second device.

67. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, further comprising code for reformatting the identified content in accordance with the at least one attribute associated with the second device.

68. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 60, wherein the content transfer user interface comprises at least one menu.

69. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 60, wherein the code for identifying at least one second device comprises code for selecting at least one device from a plurality of predefined devices.

70. The method of claim 69, wherein the device definitions comprise a recipient name, a network address, and at least one device capability attribute.

71. The method of claim 60, wherein the identified content is communicated for transfer via Short Message Service.