CUSTOMIZABLE MOBILE MESSAGE SERVICES

• US 20120149409A1
• Filed: 02/15/2012
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Slack Technologies LLC (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ting, Chyr-Chong, Ting, Chyr-Song
• Granted Patent: US 9,271,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, at a mobile device, a first service command and a second service command; sending the first service command from the mobile device to a server; sending the second service command from the mobile device to a server; receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; combining the first service results with the second service results; and displaying the combined service results on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving input via a graphical user interface, the input indicating a relationship between two or more service commands, the two or more service commands including a first service command and a second service command;

creating a personalized service command macro according to the relationship between the two or more service commands indicated by the input received via the graphical user interface;

executing the personalized service command macro, wherein executing the personalized service command macro includes executing the two or more service commands according to the relationship between the two or more service commands; and

returning results of executing the personalized service command macro.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personalized service command macro represents a single search query, and wherein executing the personalized service command macro comprises executing the single search query.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein executing the personalized service command macro comprises executing one or more search queries via two or more search services.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the two or more service commands comprise one or more commands to be applied to results of one or more search queries such that results of the personalized service command macro are generated.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personalized service command macro defines a sequence in which the first service command and the second service command are to be executed.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personalized service command indicates that the second service command operates on results of the first service command.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the relationship between the two or more service commands is represented graphically via the graphical user interface.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for;

receiving input via a graphical user interface, the input indicating a relationship between two or more service commands, the two or more service commands including a first service command and a second service command;

creating a personalized service command macro according to the relationship between the two or more service commands indicated by the input received via the graphical user interface;

executing the personalized service command macro, wherein executing the personalized service command macro includes executing the two or more service commands according to the relationship between the two or more service commands; and

returning results of executing the personalized service command macro.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the personalized service command macro is associated with first authentication information, at least one of the processor or the memory being further adapted for performing steps, further comprising:

receiving a message from a mobile device, wherein the message includes second authentication information;

wherein returning results of executing the personalized service command macro includes sending the results to the mobile device;

wherein executing the personalized service command macro is performed upon authentication according to the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

10. The apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the message comprises a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

11. The apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein returning the results comprises sending a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

12. The apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the first and second service commands are Short Message Service (SMS) messages.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the two or more service commands comprise a search command, an aggregation command, or a sorting command.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:

receiving input via a graphical user interface, the input indicating a relationship between two or more service commands, the two or more service commands including a first service command and a second service command;

creating a personalized service command macro according to the relationship between the two or more service commands indicated by the input received via the graphical user interface;

executing the personalized service command macro, wherein executing the personalized service command macro includes executing the two or more service commands according to the relationship between the two or more service commands; and

returning results of executing the personalized service command macro.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the personalized service command macro represents a single search query, and wherein executing the personalized service command macro comprises executing the single search query.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein executing the personalized service command macro comprises executing one or more search queries via two or more search services.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the two or more service commands comprise one or more commands to be applied to results of one or more search queries such that results of the personalized service command macro are generated.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the personalized service command macro defines a sequence in which the first service command and the second service command are to be executed.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the personalized service command indicates that the second service command operates on results of the first service command.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the relationship between the two or more service commands is represented graphically via the graphical user interface.