Interactive electronic bubble messaging
First Claim
1. A computerized method of bubble messaging comprising:
- determining, at a computing device, including a processing unit, configured to send and receive personalized graphical messages, whether a user of a message editor of the computing device is associated with a subscription to premium message edit settings;
retrieving, at the computing device, one or more particular premium message edit settings when the user is associated with a subscription to the premium message edit settings;
receiving a selection of a message edit action at the computing device, wherein the message edit action is one of a plurality of message edit actions and a first number of the plurality of message edit actions change data associated with personalized graphical messages and a second number of the plurality of message edit actions terminate personalized graphical message editing;
determining, at the computing device, whether the message edit action is associated with one or more lockable personalized graphical message features;
determining, at the computing device, that a lockable personalized graphical message feature of the message edit action is a locked personalized graphical message feature;
providing, by the computing device, an indication that the lockable personalized graphical message feature is locked;
providing an option, by the computing device, to purchase personalized graphical message features unlock keys to unlock the lockable personalized graphical message feature;
receiving input, at the computing device, related to unlocking the lockable personalized graphical message feature;
creating a personalized graphical message at the computing device using the message edit action after the lockable personalized graphical message feature is unlocked, the personalized graphical message comprising;
message text; and
a graphical message shape specification, the graphical message shape specification specifying a shape of the created personalized graphical message when displayed to which a graphical message open animation provides a transition in response to recipient interaction with a display notification of the created personalized graphical message; and
seamlessly sending the personalized graphical message to at least one recipient from the computing device.
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Abstract
Bubble messaging may include creating a bubble message and seamlessly sending the bubble message to one or more recipients. The bubble message may include message text and a bubble message shape specification. As a result of the bubble message being sent, a notification of the bubble message may be received. The notification of the bubble message may be displayed and, in response to recipient interaction with the displayed notification, a bubble message open animation may be displayed that provides a transition to a shape specified by the bubble message shape specification. The bubble message may be displayed with the shape specified by the bubble message shape specification. A bubble message editor may be configured to enable the creation and seamless sending of the bubble message. A bubble message viewer may be configured to enable the display of bubble messages. The bubble message may be unmodifiable after creation.
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25 Claims
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1. A computerized method of bubble messaging comprising:
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determining, at a computing device, including a processing unit, configured to send and receive personalized graphical messages, whether a user of a message editor of the computing device is associated with a subscription to premium message edit settings; retrieving, at the computing device, one or more particular premium message edit settings when the user is associated with a subscription to the premium message edit settings; receiving a selection of a message edit action at the computing device, wherein the message edit action is one of a plurality of message edit actions and a first number of the plurality of message edit actions change data associated with personalized graphical messages and a second number of the plurality of message edit actions terminate personalized graphical message editing; determining, at the computing device, whether the message edit action is associated with one or more lockable personalized graphical message features; determining, at the computing device, that a lockable personalized graphical message feature of the message edit action is a locked personalized graphical message feature; providing, by the computing device, an indication that the lockable personalized graphical message feature is locked; providing an option, by the computing device, to purchase personalized graphical message features unlock keys to unlock the lockable personalized graphical message feature; receiving input, at the computing device, related to unlocking the lockable personalized graphical message feature; creating a personalized graphical message at the computing device using the message edit action after the lockable personalized graphical message feature is unlocked, the personalized graphical message comprising; message text; and a graphical message shape specification, the graphical message shape specification specifying a shape of the created personalized graphical message when displayed to which a graphical message open animation provides a transition in response to recipient interaction with a display notification of the created personalized graphical message; and seamlessly sending the personalized graphical message to at least one recipient from the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computerized system, comprising a processing unit and a bubble message editor, the bubble message editor configured to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a selection of a message edit action, wherein the message edit action is one of a plurality of message edit actions and a first number of the plurality of message edit actions change data associated with bubble messages and a second number of the plurality of message edit actions terminate bubble message editing; determining whether the message edit action is associated with one or more lockable bubble message features; determining that a lockable bubble message feature of the message edit action is a locked bubble message feature; providing an indication that the lockable bubble message feature is locked; providing an option to purchase bubble message feature unlock keys to unlock the lockable bubble message feature; receiving input related to unlocking the lockable bubble message feature; creating a personalized graphical message with the message edit action after the lockable bubble message feature is unlocked, the created personalized graphical message comprising; message text; and a graphical message shape specification, the graphical message shape specification specifying a shape of the created personalized graphical message when displayed to which a graphical message open animation provides a transition in response to recipient interaction with a displayed notification of the created personalized graphical message; and seamlessly sending the created personalized graphical message to at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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