MESSAGING DEVICE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATION TO RECIPIENTS
First Claim
1. A method of initiating communication to a recipient via a graphical user interface on a touchscreen display, the method comprising:
- displaying to a user on a touchscreen display a graphical user interface having a graphic associated with each of a plurality of recipients;
receiving from the user an identification of a message for delivery to one of the plurality of recipients;
detecting from the user an associating command from the identified message to the graphic associated with a selected one of the plurality of recipients;
displaying to the user indications of delivery methods by which the message is deliverable to the selected recipient;
detecting from the user a selection of a displayed delivery method; and
transmitting the message to the selected recipient via the selected delivery method.
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Abstract
A messaging device allows a user to initiate communication to recipients via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Pre-existing messages may also be retrieved by the user via the display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient, such as by a drag-and-drop or pop-and-hop motion. In addition, the user may indicate to which of the recipient'"'"'s various electronic devices or services the message is to be delivered. In some embodiments, the user may deliver the message to a group of recipients.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of initiating communication to a recipient via a graphical user interface on a touchscreen display, the method comprising:
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displaying to a user on a touchscreen display a graphical user interface having a graphic associated with each of a plurality of recipients; receiving from the user an identification of a message for delivery to one of the plurality of recipients; detecting from the user an associating command from the identified message to the graphic associated with a selected one of the plurality of recipients; displaying to the user indications of delivery methods by which the message is deliverable to the selected recipient; detecting from the user a selection of a displayed delivery method; and transmitting the message to the selected recipient via the selected delivery method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for sending messages to recipients via associating commands on a touchscreen display, the system comprising:
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a storage component for storing a plurality of recipients and one or more delivery options associated with each of the plurality of recipients; a touchscreen display for displaying a plurality of icons, each of the plurality of icons being associated with at least one of the plurality of recipients; an input component for; receiving from the user via the display a composition of a message; detecting from the user an associating command associating the message with a selected one of the plurality of icons, the selected icon being associated with an intended recipient, wherein the selection of an icon causes the touchscreen display to display one or more of the delivery options associated with the intended recipient; and detecting from the user a selection of one of the one or more displayed delivery options; and a transmission component for transmitting the received message to the intended recipient via the selected delivery option. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible computer-readable medium for executing a method for initiating communication to recipients via a graphical user interface on a touchscreen display, the method comprising:
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displaying to a user on a touchscreen display a graphical user interface having a recipient icon associated with each of a plurality of recipients; receiving from the user an identification of a message for delivery to one of the plurality of recipients; detecting from the user an associating action that associates the identified message with a recipient icon associated with a selected one of the plurality of recipients; displaying to the user message delivery methods by which the message is deliverable to the selected recipient; detecting from the user a selection of a displayed message delivery method; and transmitting the message to the selected recipient via the selected message delivery method. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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