System and Method for Sharing Electronic News Items

• US 20130151993A1
• Filed: 10/24/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Mayya, Niranjan, Steele, Jay David, Lacey, Jon-David Kenneth, Hantzakos, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 10,129,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/758
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system and method are provided for sending a first message to a recipient using a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news article provided by a data channel; receiving a second message from the recipient over the messaging channel, the second message having been composed in a news application; and displaying the second message in association with the electronic news article in the news application. A system and method are also provided for receiving a first message from a sender over a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news article provided by a data channel; obtaining the electronic news article using the data channel; enabling a second message to be composed in a news application displaying the electronic news article; and sending the second message to the sender using the messaging channel.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending a first message to a recipient using a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news item provided by a data channel;

receiving a second message from the recipient over the messaging channel, the second message having been composed in a news application; and

displaying the second message in association with the electronic news item in the news application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message comprises an invitation to view the electronic news item.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message comprises at least a portion of the news item.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option in a user interface for the news application to chat about the news item, the first message being sent in response to detecting selection of the option.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining which of a plurality of contacts have the news application, and enabling selection of the recipient from a list of contacts having the news article.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the recipient to obtain the news application.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising organizing news items in the news application according to which new items have chats associated therewith.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing a chat comprising the second messages from the news item in the news application according to at least one criterion.

9. The method of claim 1, the messaging channel comprising instant messaging, the second message being included in an instant messaging portion embedded in the news application.

10. A method comprising:

receiving a first message from a sender over a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news item provided by a data channel;

obtaining the electronic news item using the data channel;

enabling a second message to be composed in a news application displaying the electronic news item; and

sending the second message to the sender using the messaging channel to enable the sender to display the second message in association with the electronic news item.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first message comprises an invitation to view the electronic news item.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first message comprises at least a portion of the news item.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing a notification of receipt of the first message in association with an icon for the news application.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising enabling the news application to be obtained prior to obtaining the electronic news item.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising organizing news items in the news application according to which new items have chats associated therewith.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising removing a chat comprising the second messages from the news item in the news application according to at least one criterion.

17. The method of claim 10, the messaging channel comprising instant messaging, the second message being included in an instant messaging portion embedded in the news application.

18. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for:

sending a first message to a recipient using a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news item provided by a data channel;

receiving a second message from the recipient over the messaging channel, the second message having been composed in a news application; and

displaying the second message in association with the electronic news item in the news application.

19. An electronic device comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor operate the electronic device to:

send a first message to a recipient using a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news item provided by a data channel;

receive a second message from the recipient over the messaging channel, the second message having been composed in a news application; and

display the second message in association with the electronic news item in the news application.

20. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for:

receiving a first message from a sender over a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news item provided by a data channel;

obtaining the electronic news item using the data channel;

enabling a second message to be composed in a news application displaying the electronic news item; and

sending the second message to the sender using the messaging channel to enable the sender to display the second message in association with the electronic news item.

21. An electronic device comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor operate the electronic device to:

receive a first message from a sender over a messaging channel, the message including information identifying an electronic news item provided by a data channel;

obtain the electronic news item using the data channel;

enable a second message to be composed in a news application displaying the electronic news item; and

send the second message to the sender using the messaging channel to enable the sender to display the second message in association with the electronic news item.