TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING AN ANIMATED CALLING CARD

• US 20170024923A1
• Filed: 09/30/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Tobin, John Patrick Edgar
• Granted Patent: US 10,445,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2213/12 Rule based animation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72

Abstract

According to various exemplary embodiments, a communication request from a caller is received at a mobile device associated with a callee. A relationship between the caller and the callee is determined. Animation rule information is accessed, where the animation rule information describes a plurality of animation rules corresponding to a plurality of relationships. Thereafter, a display of an animation is generated via a user interface in the mobile device of the callee, based on a specific animation rule in the animation rule information that corresponds to the relationship between the caller and the callee.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory device holding an instruction set executable on the processor to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising;

receiving, at a first mobile device associated with a first user, a selection by the first user of a display position in a relationship animation template;

accessing social network information describing a relationship between the first user and a second user;

determining a current location of a second mobile device associated with the second user; and

based on the relationship animation template corresponding to a type of relationship described in the social network information, rendering the relationship animation with the current location of the second mobile device presented at the display position.

3. The computer system of claim 2, determining a current location of the second mobile device further comprises:

calculating a distance between the current location of the second mobile device and a current location of the first mobile device,

inserting an identification of the distance into the relationship animation in accordance with the relationship animation template.

4. The computer system of claim 3, further comprising:

inserting a link into the relationship animation in accordance with the relationship animation template, wherein the link comprises a selectable link for accessing travel directions from the current location of the first mobile device to the current location of the second mobile device.

5. The computer system of claim 2, wherein determining a current location of a second mobile device comprises:

sending a request for authorization to the second mobile device, the request for authorization requesting receipt from the second mobile device of approval to display the current location of the mobile device; and

receiving, as a response to the request for authorization, approval from the second mobile device.

6. The computer system of claim 5, wherein rendering the relationship animation comprises:

rendering the relationship animation with the current location of the second mobile device based on receipt of the approval from the second mobile device.

7. The computer system of claim 2, wherein receiving a selection by the first user of a display position in a relationship animation template comprises:

prior to accessing the social network information, receiving a modification to a previously selected display position.

8. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the type of relationship comprises one of:

a

romantic relationship, a friendship relationship, a familial relationship and a business relationship.

9. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a first mobile device associated with a first user, a selection by the first user of a display position in a relationship animation template;

accessing social network information describing a relationship between the first user and a second user;

determining a current location of a second mobile device associated with the second user; and

based on the relationship animation template corresponding to a type of relationship described in the social network information, rendering the relationship animation with the current location of the second mobile device presented at the display position.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, determining a current location of the second mobile device further comprises:

calculating a distance between the current location of the second mobile device and a current location of the first mobile device,

inserting an identification of the distance into the relationship animation in accordance with the relationship animation template.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, further comprising:

inserting a link into the relationship animation in accordance with the relationship animation template, wherein the link comprises a selectable link for accessing travel directions from the current location of the first mobile device to the current location of the second mobile device.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein determining a current location of a second mobile device comprises:

sending a request for authorization to the second mobile device, the request for authorization requesting receipt from the second mobile device of approval to display the current location of the mobile device; and

receiving, as a response to the request for authorization, approval from the second mobile device.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein rendering the relationship animation comprises:

rendering the relationship animation with the current location of the second mobile device based on receipt of the approval from the second mobile device.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein receiving a selection by the first user of a display position in a relationship animation template comprises:

prior to accessing the social network information, receiving a modification to a previously selected display position.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the type of relationship comprises one of:

a romantic relationship, a friendship relationship, a familial relationship and a business relationship.

16. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, via at least one processor at a first mobile device associated with a first user, a selection by the first user of a display position in a relationship animation template;

accessing social network information describing a relationship between the first user and a second user;

determining a current location of a second mobile device associated with the second user; and

based on the relationship animation template corresponding to a type of relationship described in the social network information, rendering the relationship animation with the current location of the second mobile device presented at the display position.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, determining a current location of the second mobile device further comprises:

calculating a distance between the current location of the second mobile device and a current location of the first mobile device,

inserting an identification of the distance into the relationship animation in accordance with the relationship animation template.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising:

inserting a link into the relationship animation in accordance with the relationship animation template, wherein the link comprises a selectable link for accessing travel directions from the current location of the first mobile device to the current location of the second mobile device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein determining a current location of a second mobile device comprises:

sending a request for authorization to the second mobile device, the request for authorization requesting receipt from the second mobile device of approval to display the current location of the mobile device; and

receiving, as a response to the request for authorization, approval from the second mobile device.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein rendering the relationship animation comprises:

rendering the relationship animation with the current location of the second mobile device based on receipt of the approval from the second mobile device.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the type of relationship comprises one of;

a romantic relationship, a friendship relationship, a familial relationship and a business relationship.