GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WHICH DISPLAYS PROFILE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A SELECTED CONTACT

• US 20120331399A1
• Filed: 06/15/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Nanavati, Sharvil, Acharya, Anish, Patel, Jeson, Eidelson, Benjamin David, Marra, Gregory Matthew, Prado, Jason B., Gilbert, Fred Peter, Kim, Ye-Jeong, Soni, Punit Singh, Kemp, Aaron David, Sharkey, Jonathan Gordon
• Granted Patent: US 9,270,806 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

A system and machine-implemented method for presenting profile information on an electronic device of a user, the profile information being associated with a contact of the user, via displaying a contact icon on a graphical user interface of the electronic device, the contact icon corresponding to a contact of the user; receiving user input which specifies selection of the contact icon; and displaying profile information, obtained from a profile associated with the contact corresponding to the selected contact icon, on the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A machine-implemented method for presenting profile information on an electronic device of a user, the profile information being associated with a contact of the user, the method comprising:

displaying a contact icon on a graphical user interface of the electronic device, the contact icon corresponding to a contact of the user;

receiving user input which specifies selection of the contact icon; and

displaying profile information, obtained from a profile associated with the contact corresponding to the selected contact icon, on the graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information is displayed in at least one of a hover card and a full profile view, wherein the hover card is presented as an overlay on top of the current display on the graphical user interface, and wherein the full profile view is presented as a separate display on the graphical user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the full profile view includes an about section with general information of the contact, a photos section with digital photos of the contact and a posts section comprising posts submitted by the contact.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface provides for user selection between the hover card and the full profile view.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information is obtained from a server storing profiles for contacts of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information obtained from storage on the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information is requested and obtained from a device of the contact.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact icon is presented within a collection of contact icons within a group conversation, each contact icon respectively corresponding to one of a plurality of participants of a group conversation, wherein the group conversation provides for sharing communication messages among the plurality of participants including the user.

9. A system for presenting profile information on an electronic device of a user, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising;

displaying a collection of contact icons on a graphical user interface of the electronic device, each contact icon respectively corresponding to one of a plurality of participants of a group conversation, wherein the group conversation provides for sharing communication messages among the plurality of participants including the user over a server;

receiving user input which specifies selection of one of the contact icons in the collection of contact icons; and

displaying profile information, obtained from a profile associated with the participant respectively corresponding to the selected contact icon, on the graphical user interface.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the profile information is displayed in at least one of a hover card and a full profile view, wherein the hover card is presented as an overlay on top of the current display on the graphical user interface, and wherein the full profile view is presented as a separate display on the graphical user interface.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the full profile view includes an about section with general information of the contact, a photos section with digital photos of the contact and a posts section comprising posts submitted by the contact.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the graphical user interface provides for user selection between the hover card and the full profile view.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the profile information is obtained from a server storing profiles for contacts of the user.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the profile information obtained from storage on the electronic device.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the profile information is requested and obtained from a device of the contact.

16. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

displaying a contact icon on a graphical user interface of an electronic device of a user, the contact icon corresponding to a contact of the user;

receiving user input which specifies selection of the contact icon; and

displaying profile information, obtained from a profile associated with the contact corresponding to the selected contact icon, on the graphical user interface,

wherein the profile information is displayed in at least one of a hover card and a full profile view, wherein the hover card is presented as an overlay on top of the current display on the graphical user interface, and wherein the full profile view is presented as a separate display on the graphical user interface.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the full profile view includes an about section with general information of the contact, a photos section with digital photos of the contact and a posts section comprising posts submitted by the contact.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the graphical user interface provides for user selection between the hover card and the full profile view.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the profile information is obtained from a server storing profiles for contacts of the user.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the profile information obtained from storage on the electronic device.

21. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the profile information is requested and obtained from a device of the contact.

22. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the contact icon is presented within a collection of contact icons within a group conversation, each contact icon respectively corresponding to one of a plurality of participants of a group conversation, wherein the group conversation provides for sharing communication messages among the plurality of participants including the user.