THUMBNAIL IMAGE PREVIEWS
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Abstract
An instant message is received from an instant message sender and a determination is made that the instant message includes a link to a web page that was selected by the instant message sender. In response to determining that the instant message includes the link to the web page, an image corresponding to the web page is fetched and stored, and a thumbnail image preview of the fetched image is generated. In addition, the thumbnail image preview of the fetched portion of the web page is displayed while at least a portion of the instant message is displayed.
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39 Claims
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving an instant message via a messaging application; determining that the received instant message includes a link to a resource; generating, via a processor, a thumbnail preview of the resource having a scale that is reduced relative to the resource; displaying, on a display device, at least a portion of the instant message including the link to the resource; determining, via the processor, the occurrence of a user-generated triggering event with respect to the link to the resource; and displaying, on the display device, the thumbnail preview of the resource in response to the occurrence of the user-generated triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an instant message via a messaging application; determining that the received instant message includes a link to a resource; generating a thumbnail preview of the resource having a scale that is reduced relative to the resource; displaying, on a display device, at least a portion of the instant message including the link to the resource; determining the occurrence of a user-generated triggering event with respect to the link to the resource; and displaying, on the display device, the thumbnail preview of the resource in response to the occurrence of the user-generated triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A client computer comprising a processor and programmed instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message; determining that the received electronic message includes a link to a resource; generating a thumbnail preview of the resource having a scale that is reduced relative to the resource; displaying, on a display device, at least a portion of the electronic message including the link to the resource; determining the occurrence of a user-generated triggering event with respect to the link to the resource; and displaying, on the display device, the thumbnail preview of the resource in response to the occurrence of the user-generated triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification