METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED MESSAGING USING EMOTIONAL INFORMATION

• US 20170188208A1
• Filed: 03/13/2017
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Inventors: Thomas, C. Douglass, Lau, Chung
• Granted Patent: US 9,769,630 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• 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 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information, such as emotional information, from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as personal computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangible stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for receiving emotional information via the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for identifying a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive at least the emotional information;

computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message;

computer program code for determining whether the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message based at least in part on the at least one indication; and

computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message along with the emotional information to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message, and provided that the computer program code for identifying identifies the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof are to receive at least the emotional information.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangible stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for acquiring status information via the first mobile electronic device, the status information including at least emotional information;

computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive at least the status information;

computer program code for receiving least one indication from the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the status information is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message;

computer program code for determining whether the status information is to be provided with the electronic message based at least in part on the at least one indication; and

computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message along with the status information to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the status information is to be provided with the electronic message.