Instant messaging interface having an informational tool tip
First Claim
1. An electronic device configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause operations including rendering of a user interface that enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising:
- an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user;
a list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the list including;
an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed;
a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display;
a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; and
an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session,wherein the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user includes multiple additional subdued session interface labels, each additional subdued session interface label representative of an additional subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and another user and each additional subdued session interface label configured to enable activation of the informational tool tip to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the additional subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the additional subdued session interface label.
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Abstract
An interface enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for an instant messaging user, a mechanism to determine the content from within a desired instant messaging session that is not actively displayed, and an informational tool tip that provides a perceivable indication to the user of at least a portion of the determined content of the desired instant messaging session.
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52 Claims
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1. An electronic device configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause operations including rendering of a user interface that enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising:
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an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user; a list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the list including; an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed; a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display; a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; and an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session, wherein the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user includes multiple additional subdued session interface labels, each additional subdued session interface label representative of an additional subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and another user and each additional subdued session interface label configured to enable activation of the informational tool tip to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the additional subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the additional subdued session interface label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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11. A computer program, stored on a storage medium, comprising instructions for:
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rendering an interface that enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user; rendering a list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the list including; an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed; a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display; rendering a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; and rendering an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session, wherein the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user includes multiple additional subdued session interface labels, each additional subdued session interface label representative of an additional subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and another user and each additional subdued session interface label configured to enable activation of the informational tool tip to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the additional subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the additional subdued session interface label. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program, stored on a storage medium, the computer program comprising:
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means for rendering an interface enabling perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user; means for rendering a list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the list including; an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed; a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display; means for rendering a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; and means for rendering an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session, wherein the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user includes multiple additional subdued session interface labels, each additional subdued session interface label representative of an additional subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and another user and each additional subdued session interface label configured to enable activation of the informational tool tip to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the additional subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the additional subdued session interface label. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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34. An electronic device configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause operations including rendering of a user interface that enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising:
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an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user; a first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the first list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the first list including; an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed; a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display; a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session; and a second list of interface labels representative of instant messaging users associated with the first messaging user, wherein; the second list is configured to enable perception of online presence information for the instant messaging users represented by the interface labels included in the second list, the second list differs from the first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user in that the first list includes only a subset of the interface labels included in the second list, the second list includes an interface label representative of the secondary instant messaging user and the informational tool tip is only activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer program, stored on a storage medium, comprising instructions for:
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rendering an interface that enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user; rendering a first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the first list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the first list including; an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed; a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display; rendering a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; rendering an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session; and rendering a second list of interface labels representative of instant messaging users associated with the first messaging user, wherein; the second list is configured to enable perception of online presence information for the instant messaging users represented by the interface labels included in the second list, the second list differs from the first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user in that the first list includes only a subset of the interface labels included in the second list, and the second list includes an interface label representative of the secondary instant messaging user and the informational tool tip is only activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer program, stored on a storage medium, the computer program comprising:
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means for rendering an interface enabling perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform, the user interface comprising an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging communications sessions for a first instant messaging user; means for rendering a list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user, each interface label in the list representing a distinct and concurrent communications session, the list including; an active session interface label representative of an active communications session between the first instant messaging user and a primary instant messaging user, content from the active communications session being displayed; a subdued session interface label representative of a subdued communications session between the first instant messaging user and a secondary instant messaging user, content from the subdued communications session being hidden from display; means for rendering a communications session interface that displays the content from the active communications session, the communications session interface being made perceivable in response to the first instant messaging user using a user input device to select the active session interface label; means for rendering an informational tool tip that is activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of only a sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions, the communications session interface persisting while the informational tool tip is activated to make perceivable the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session; and means for rendering a second list of interface labels representative of instant messaging users associated with the first messaging user, wherein; the second list is configured to enable perception of online presence information for the instant messaging users represented by the interface labels included in the second list, the second list differs from the first list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions of the first instant messaging user in that the first list includes only a subset of the interface labels included in the second list, and the second list includes an interface label representative of the secondary instant messaging user and the informational tool tip is only activated to provide a perceivable indication to the first instant messaging user of the sub-set of the content from within the subdued communications session in response to the first instant messaging user positioning the user input device proximate to the subdued session interface label included in the list of interface labels representative of current communications sessions.
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