Messaging Interface Systems and Methods

• US 20100107087A1
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: De Medeiros, Anderson Vinicius
• Granted Patent: US 8,132,102 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for delivering a plurality of sender messages and recipient messages on an interface. The interface can receive a first sender message, the first sender message being displayed in a first format on the interface so that the first sender message is graphically associated with a sender graphic. The interface can receive a second sender message being displayed in a second format on the recipient interface. A format can be any feature, characteristic, attribute and/or appearance of any kind of a sender'"'"'s message or recipient'"'"'s message. Also disclosed is a selection tool to allow the visualization of a conversation history for a particular individual by performing a selection command over the communication of that individual wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assumes the second format or a third format.

Claims

1. A system for delivering a plurality of sender messages and recipient messages, comprising:

a recipient interface; and

wherein the recipient interface displays a sender graphic;

wherein when the recipient interface receives a first sender message, the first sender message is displayed in a first format on the recipient interface so that the first sender message is graphically associated with the sender graphic; and

wherein when the recipient interface receives a second sender message, the second sender message is displayed in a second format on the recipient interface so that the second sender message is graphically associated with the sender graphic.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the recipient interface displays a selection tool;

and

wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assumes the second format.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the recipient interface displays a selection tool;

and

wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assumes a third format.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the format is that the second sender message graphically at least one of entirely and partially overlaps the first sender message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the recipient interface displays a selection tool;

and

wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message graphically overlaps the second sender message.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format is at least one of a bubble format and a jagged edged format.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format and the second format differ in color.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format and the second format differ in size.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format and the second format differ in shape.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format and the second format differ in transparency.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format is a font having a first color and the second characteristic is a font having a second color.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format is crisp font and the second characteristic is non-crisp font.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format is a font having a first size and the second characteristic is a font having a second size.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the first format is a first color and the second characteristic is a second color.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the recipient interface displays a recipient graphic;

and

wherein when the recipient interface receives a first recipient message, the first recipient message is displayed in the first format on the recipient interface so that the first recipient message is graphically associated with the recipient graphic; and

wherein when the recipient interface receives a second recipient message, the second recipient message is displayed in the second format on the recipient interface so that the second recipient message is graphically associated with the recipient graphic.

16. A system for selecting a message from a plurality of messages between a sender and a recipient, comprising:

a recipient interface; and

wherein when the recipient interface receives a first sender message, the first sender message, in a first format having a first characteristic, is displayed on the recipient interface;

wherein when the recipient interface receives a second sender message, the second sender message, in a second format having a second characteristic, is displayed on the recipient interface;

wherein the recipient interface displays a selection tool; and

wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assumes at least one of the second format and the second characteristic.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein when the recipient interface receives a first recipient message, the first recipient message in a first format having a first characteristic is displayed on the recipient interface;

wherein when the recipient interface receives a second recipient message, the second recipient message, in a second format having a second characteristic, is displayed on the recipient interface;

wherein the recipient interface displays a selection tool; and

wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first recipient message, the first recipient message assumes at least one of the second format and the second characteristic.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assumes at least one of a third format and a third characteristic.

19. A method for delivering a plurality of sender messages on a recipient interface, comprising:

displaying a sender graphic the recipient interface;

displaying a first sender message in a first format so that the first sender message is graphically associated with the sender graphic; and

displaying a second sender message in a second format so that the second sender message is graphically associated with the sender graphic.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

displaying on the recipient interface a selection tool;

selecting the first sender message; and

upon selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assuming at least one of the second format and a third format.