SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING HETEROGENEOUS MESSAGING FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20150017953A1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sikes, Jason, Merkoski, David, Fineman, Benjamin, Snydal, Jonathan Solis, Swink, Cristy, Knight, Megan Elisabeth
• Granted Patent: US 10,243,910 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• 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: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 : for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media for threading calls and messages are provided. A method can include: receiving messaging content; and displaying the messaging content in a single thread, wherein the messaging content is threaded and a thread of the messaging content comprises at least one text message and at least one call. The method can further include threading the messaging content, wherein the threading comprises ordering the messaging content based, at least, on a time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at a communication device. In various embodiments, the messaging content can include one or more of voice information, MMS or SMS text messages, voicemail information, system messages, email messages, instant messages, pictorial information, video information or audio information, data traffic information, user-opted notifications, traffic reports, news alerts, weather information, stock reports, social networking chats, social networking posts or social networking status updates.

Claims

1. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, in response to execution, cause a communication device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

sorting content items of messaging content to generate a plurality of content groups, wherein respective content items in a same content group of the plurality of content groups are associated with a same telephone number, and wherein the messaging content comprises a voice call and a text message such that each content group contains a voice call and a text message; and

threading the respective content items for the same content group, wherein the threading comprises providing the respective content items in the same content group in chronological order of receipt.

2. The computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the text message is a multimedia message service message.

3. The computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the messaging content further comprises pictorial information.

4. The computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the messaging content further comprises news alerts.

5. The computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise, prior to the sorting:

determining times at which received content items of the messaging content associated with the same telephone number are received at the communication device.

6. The computer-readable storage device of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise:

based on the times, associating timestamps with the received content items of the messaging content associated with the same telephone number.

7. The computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating displaying, via a user interface, in a thread, threaded content items for the same content group.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a communication device comprising a processor, messaging content comprising voice call information and a text message;

sorting, by the communication device, received messaging content to generate a plurality of content groups, wherein the messaging content comprises voice call information and a text message;

wherein a first subset of the messaging content is associated with a first telephone number and is associated with a first content group of the plurality of content groups such that the first content group contains a voice call and a message, and

wherein a second subset of the messaging content is associated with a second telephone number and is associated with a second content group of the plurality of content groups such that the second content group contains a voice call and a text message;

threading, by the communication device, the first subset of the messaging content associated with the first telephone number and the first content group based on an order of receipt of content items within the first subset of the messaging content; and

threading, by the communication device, the second subset of the messaging content associated with the second telephone number and the second content group based on an order of receipt of content items within the second subset of the messaging content.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the text message comprises a multimedia message service message.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

facilitating, by the communication device, displaying, via a user interface, a threaded first subset of the messaging content; and

facilitating, by the communication device, a threaded second subset of the messaging content.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the messaging content further comprises audio information.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the messaging content further comprises social networking status updates.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the messaging content further comprises social networking information.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining, by the communication device, respective times at which items of messaging content are received; and

associating, by the communication device, timestamps with the items of the received messaging content as a function of the times.

15. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

sorting items of content of messaging content resulting in a plurality of content groups, wherein the messaging content comprises first data that includes voice call data and second data that fails to include voice call data, wherein the items of content are sorted into a same group of the plurality of content groups based on the messaging content being associated with a same telephone number, such that each content group contains the first data and the second data; and

generating threaded items of content by threading the items in the same group based on order of receipt of the content items.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the order of receipt is the order of receipt by the apparatus.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second data is a short message service message.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second data further comprises data traffic information.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second data comprises news alerts.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second data comprises social networking information.