SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIA ASSOCIATED WITH FACILITATING INTERACTIONS WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONS VIA MESSAGING INTERFACES

• US 20170046049A1
• Filed: 08/14/2015
• Published: 02/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Khalfan, Alif, Feder, David, Millegan, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US14/826,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046049A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• 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 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

Interactions with mobile applications may be facilitated via messaging interfaces. A first messaging interface may be presented via a first computing platform including a first entry field displaying first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by a first user. The first messaging content may include a first icon. The first icon may be selectable by a second user via the messaging feed displayed via a second communication field of a second computing platform. Selection of the first icon via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform may effectuate an interaction with a mobile application occurring on the second computing platform.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more hardware processors to perform a method for facilitating interactions with mobile applications via messaging interfaces, the method comprising:

presenting a first messaging interface via a first computing platform associated with a first user, the first messaging interface including a first entry field and a first communication field, the first entry field displaying first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the first user, the first communication field displaying a messaging feed that reflects a communication session between the first computing platform and a second computing platform associated with a second user, the second computing platform presenting a second messaging interface including a second communication field displaying the messaging feed, the communication session including first messaging content previously entered and/or selected by the first user via the entry field and second messaging content previously entered and/or selected via the second computing platform;

receiving first messaging content entered and/or selected via the first entry field of the first messaging interface presented via the first computing platform; and

updating the messaging feed to present the received first messaging content, the updated messaging feed being displayed via the first communication field of the first computing platform and the second communication field of the second computing platform;

wherein the first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the first user includes one or more icons including a first icon, the first icon being selectable by the second user via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform, selection of the first icon via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform effectuating an interaction with a mobile application occurring on the second computing platform.

2. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises downloading a special keyboard to the first computing platform, the special keyboard including individual ones of the one or more icons including the first icon, the special keyboard being configured to facilitate entry and/or selection of the first messaging content via the first entry field of the first messaging interface.

3. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the second messaging interface presented by the second computing platform further includes a second entry field, the second entry field displaying second messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the second user, the second messaging content being devoid of the first icon.

4. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes downloading a special keyboard to the second computing platform, the special keyboard including individual ones of the one or more icons including the first icon, the special keyboard being configured to facilitate entry and/or selection of messaging content via the second entry field of the second messaging interface.

5. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes presentation of a specific location in the mobile application via the second computing platform.

6. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes effectuating an action within the mobile application.

7. The storage medium of claim 6, wherein the action within the mobile application is executed responsive to the mobile application being opened on the second computing platform.

8. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes receiving virtual currency and/or a virtual item via the mobile application.

9. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the mobile application is an app store application, the interaction with the mobile application including opening and displaying a specific app page within the app store application.

10. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein effectuation of the interaction with the mobile application is agnostic to a type of operating system running on the second computing platform.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more hardware processors to perform a method for facilitating interactions with mobile applications via messaging interfaces, the method comprising:

presenting a second messaging interface via a second computing platform associated with a second user, the second messaging interface including a second entry field and a second communication field, the second entry field displaying second messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the second user, the second communication field displaying a messaging feed that reflects a communication session between the second computing platform and a first computing platform associated with a first user, the first computing platform presenting a first messaging interface including a first entry field displaying first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the first user, the communication session including first messaging content previously entered and/or selected by the first user via the first entry field and second messaging content previously entered and/or selected via the second entry field;

receiving first messaging content entered and/or selected via the first entry field of the first messaging interface presented via the first computing platform;

updating the messaging feed to present the received first messaging content, the updated messaging feed being displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform and first second communication field of the first computing platform, wherein the first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the first user includes one or more icons including a first icon, and wherein the second messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the second user is devoid of the first icon; and

receiving a selection by the second user via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform, selection of the first icon via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform effectuating an interaction with a mobile application occurring on the second computing platform.

12. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes presentation of a specific location in the mobile application via the second computing platform.

13. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes effectuating an action within the mobile application.

14. The storage medium of claim 13, wherein the action within the mobile application is executed responsive to the mobile application being opened on the second computing platform.

15. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes receiving virtual currency and/or a virtual item via the mobile application.

16. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein the mobile application is an app store application, the interaction with the mobile application including opening and displaying a specific app page within the app store application.

17. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein effectuation of the interaction with the mobile application is agnostic to a type of operating system running on the second computing platform.

18. A system configured for facilitating interactions with mobile applications via messaging interfaces, the system comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;

provide a first messaging interface for presentation via a first computing platform associated with a first user, the first messaging interface including a first entry field and a first communication field, the first entry field displaying first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the first user, the first communication field displaying a messaging feed that reflects a communication session between the first computing platform and a second computing platform associated with a second user, the second computing platform presenting a second messaging interface including a second communication field displaying the messaging feed, the communication session including first messaging content previously entered and/or selected by the first user via the entry field and second messaging content previously entered and/or selected via the second computing platform;

receive first messaging content entered and/or selected via the first entry field of the first messaging interface presented via the first computing platform; and

update the messaging feed to present the received first messaging content, the updated messaging feed being displayed via the first communication field of the first computing platform and the second communication field of the second computing platform;

wherein the first messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the first user includes one or more icons including a first icon, the first icon being selectable by the second user via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform, selection of the first icon via the messaging feed displayed via the second communication field of the second computing platform effectuating an interaction with a mobile application occurring on the second computing platform.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to provide a special keyboard for download to the first computing platform, the special keyboard including individual ones of the one or more icons including the first icon, the special keyboard being configured to facilitate entry and/or selection of the first messaging content via the first entry field of the first messaging interface.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the second messaging interface presented by the second computing platform further includes a second entry field, the second entry field displaying second messaging content available for entry and/or selection by the second user, the second messaging content being devoid of the first icon.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes downloading a special keyboard to the second computing platform, the special keyboard including individual ones of the one or more icons including the first icon, the special keyboard being configured to facilitate entry and/or selection of messaging content via the second entry field of the second messaging interface.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes presentation of a specific location in the mobile application via the second computing platform.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes effectuating an action within the mobile application.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the action within the mobile application is executed responsive to the mobile application being opened on the second computing platform.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the interaction with the mobile application includes receiving virtual currency and/or a virtual item via the mobile application.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the mobile application is an app store application, the interaction with the mobile application including opening and displaying a specific app page within the app store application.

27. The system of claim 18, wherein effectuation of the interaction with the mobile application is agnostic to a type of operating system running on the second computing platform.