VIDEO MESSAGING

• US 20120084671A1
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: ENETE, Noel, Morris, Harry W., Packard, Wayne
• Granted Patent: US 8,918,727 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5315 where the non-audio components are still images or video still image mailbox systems H04N1/324, intermediate storage of video signals for videophones H04N7/147
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 : involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system by receiving, at an instant messaging host, a video file from a sender and intended for a recipient; authenticating the video file; and sending the video file to the intended recipient.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. A system for instant message (IM) communication comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions; and

a processor that executes the set of instructions to;

generate a first graphical user interface (GUI), the first GUI comprising;

a conversation window displaying an IM communication session;

an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to a recipient; and

a first selectable area that, upon selection of the first selectable area, transmits an initiation request to a server to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the processor further executes the set of instructions to:

receive an authentication report from the server indicating whether the recipient has video messaging capabilities.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor further executes the set of instructions to:

generate, in response to receiving the authentication report, a second GUI comprising;

a second selectable area that, upon selection of the second selectable area, enables a video messaging connection with the recipient.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the processor further executes the set of instructions to:

generate, after the establishment of a video messaging connection with the recipient, a third GUI comprising;

a send video message window enabling the sending of a video message to the recipient; and

a receive video message window enabling the viewing of a received video message from the recipient.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor further executes the set of instructions to:

generate a fourth GUI comprising;

a third selectable area that, upon selection of the third selectable area, enables a sender to save a video messaging session;

a video message session window displaying a queue comprising saved video messaging sessions; and

a fourth selectable area that, upon selection of the fourth selectable area, enables a sender to view video messages from previously saved video messaging sessions.

31. A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores instructions for implementing a method comprising:

generating a first graphical user interface (GUI), the first GUI comprising;

a conversation window displaying an instant messaging (IM) communication session;

an input window allowing for the input of text messages to a recipient; and

a first selectable area that, upon selection of the first selectable area, transmits an initiation request to a server to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient.

32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an authentication report from the server indicating whether the recipient has video messaging capabilities.

33. The computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, in response to receiving the authentication report, a second GUI comprising;

a second selectable area that, upon selection of the second selectable area, enables a video messaging connection with the recipient.

34. The computer readable storage medium of claim 33, wherein the method further comprising:

generating, after the establishment of a video messaging connection with the recipient, a third GUI comprising;

a send video message window enabling the sending of a video message to the recipient; and

a receive video message window enabling the viewing of a received video message from the recipient.

35. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, a fourth GUI comprising;

a third selectable area that, upon selection of the third selectable area, enables a sender to save a video messaging session;

a video message session window displaying a queue comprising saved video messaging sessions; and

a fourth selectable area that, upon selection of the fourth selectable area, enables a sender to view video messages from previously saved video messaging sessions.

36. A method for instant message (IM) communication, comprising:

displaying, in a conversation window, an IM communication session;

generating, with a processor, an input window allowing for the input of text messages to a recipient;

generating, with a processor, a first selectable area, the first selectable area being within a first graphical user interface (GUI) that includes the conversation window and the input window; and

transmitting, upon selection of the first selectable area, an initiation request to a server to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an authentication report from the server indicating whether the recipient has video messaging capabilities.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the method further comprises:

generating a second GUI, based on the receipt of the authentication report, the second GUI comprising;

a second selectable area that, upon selection of the second selectable area, enables a video messaging connection with the recipient.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the method further comprises:

generating a third GUI, after the establishment of a video messaging connection with the recipient, the third GUI comprising;

a send video message window enabling the sending of a video message to the recipient; and

a receive video message window enabling the viewing of a received video message from the recipient.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the method further comprises:

generating a fourth GUI comprising;

a third selectable area that, upon selection of the third selectable area, enables a sender to save a video messaging session;

a video message session window displaying a queue comprising saved video messaging sessions; and

a fourth selectable area that, upon selection of the fourth selectable area, enables a sender to view video messages from previously saved video messaging sessions.