DELIVERY/READ RECEIPTS FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGING

• US 20130305164A1
• Filed: 05/14/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Karunamuni, Chanaka G., Dellinger, Richard R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,051,104 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products for delivery/read receipts for electronic messaging are disclosed. During one-on-one electronic messaging sessions in a conversation view format, only a single read receipt is shown only for the most recent message transmitted in the conversation. In some implementations, a delivery receipt is shown which then can be replaced or morphed into a read receipt. In a group conversation, a read receipt can be displayed for the recipient who most recently caught up in the ongoing conversation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) presenting a conversation view on a display of a sending device;

receiving input;

displaying the input in the GUI;

transmitting a most recent message including the input to one or more recipient devices in communication with the sending device;

displaying a read receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is read on the at least one recipient device and not displaying a read receipt in the GUI for any other messages in the conversation,

wherein the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.

2. The method of claim 1, where there are two or more recipient devices, further comprising:

displaying a read receipt in the GUI only when the message is read on a recipient device operated by a user that most recently read the message.

3. The method of claim 1, where the read receipt includes a graphical confirmation.

4. A method comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) presenting a conversation view on a display of a sending device;

receiving input;

displaying the input in the GUI;

transmitting a most recent message including the input to one or more recipient devices in communication with the sending device;

displaying a delivery receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is delivered to at least one recipient device; and

replacing the delivery receipt with a read receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is read on the at least one recipient device and not displaying read receipts for any other messages in the conversation,

wherein the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.

5. The method of claim 4, where replacing the delivery receipt in the GUI comprises morphing the delivery receipt into the read receipt.

6. The method of claim 4, where there are two or more recipient devices, further comprising:

replacing the delivery receipt in the GUI with a read receipt only when the message is read on a recipient device operated by a user that most recently read the message.

7. The method of claim 4, where the delivery or read receipt includes a graphical confirmation.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) presenting a conversation view on a display of a sending device;

receiving input;

displaying the input in the GUI;

transmitting a most recent message including the input to one or more recipient devices in communication with the sending device;

displaying a read receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is read on the at least one recipient device and not displaying a read receipt in the GUI for any other messages in the conversation,

wherein the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where there are two or more recipient devices, further comprising:

displaying a read receipt in the GUI only when the message is read on a recipient device operated by a user that most recently read the message.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the read receipt includes a graphical confirmation.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) presenting a conversation view on a display of a sending device;

receiving input;

displaying the input in the GUI;

transmitting a most recent message including the input to one or more recipient devices in communication with the sending device;

displaying a delivery receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is delivered to at least one recipient device; and

replacing the delivery receipt with a read receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is read on the at least one recipient device and not displaying read receipts for any other messages in the conversation,

wherein the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, where replacing the delivery receipt in the GUI comprises morphing the delivery receipt into the read receipt.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, where there are two or more recipient devices, further comprising:

replacing the delivery receipt in the GUI with a read receipt only when the message is read on a recipient device operated by a user that most recently read the message.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, where the delivery or read receipt includes a graphical confirmation.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) presenting a conversation view on a display of a sending device;

receiving input;

displaying the input in the GUI;

transmitting a most recent message including the input to one or more recipient devices in communication with the sending device;

displaying a read receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is read on the at least one recipient device and not displaying a read receipt in the GUI for any other messages in the conversation,

wherein the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.

16. The system of claim 15, where there are two or more recipient devices, further comprising:

displaying a read receipt in the GUI only when the message is read on a recipient device operated by a user that most recently read the message.

17. The system of claim 15, where the read receipt includes a graphical confirmation.

18. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) presenting a conversation view on a display of a sending device;

receiving input;

displaying the input in the GUI;

transmitting a most recent message including the input to one or more recipient devices in communication with the sending device;

displaying a delivery receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is delivered to at least one recipient device; and

replacing the delivery receipt with a read receipt in the GUI when the most recent message in the conversation is read on the at least one recipient device and not displaying read receipts for any other messages in the conversation,

wherein the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.

19. The system of claim 18, where replacing the delivery receipt in the GUI comprises morphing the delivery receipt into the read receipt.

20. The system of claim 18, where there are two or more recipient devices, further comprising:

replacing the delivery receipt in the GUI with a read receipt only when the message is read on a recipient device operated by a user that most recently read the message.