Voice and text group chat display management techniques for wireless mobile terminals
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a plurality of chat threads on a wireless mobile terminal comprising a user input device and a display, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of inbound chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads, each of the plurality of inbound chat messages comprising message content;
transmitting a plurality of outbound chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads, each of the plurality of outbound chat messages comprising message content and being transmitted to at least one user-selected recipient to thereby become a sent chat message;
simultaneously displaying the message content of each of the pluralities of inbound and sent chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads in a single content region of a chat history display;
receiving at the user input device a user selection of the displayed message content of a user-selected displayed chat message corresponding to one of the displayed pluralities of inbound and sent chat messages; and
in response to the user selection of the displayed message content of the user-selected displayed chat message, visually highlighting in the single content region of the chat history display the displayed message content of each of the displayed inbound and sent chat messages associated with a particular chat thread corresponding to the user-selected displayed chat message and further in response to said user selection, displaying in the title bar of the chat history display a plurality of display identifiers representative of a sender and each of one or more recipients of the user-selected displayed chat message.
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Abstract
A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user'"'"'s buddies when displayed on the user'"'"'s mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a plurality of chat threads on a wireless mobile terminal comprising a user input device and a display, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of inbound chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads, each of the plurality of inbound chat messages comprising message content; transmitting a plurality of outbound chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads, each of the plurality of outbound chat messages comprising message content and being transmitted to at least one user-selected recipient to thereby become a sent chat message; simultaneously displaying the message content of each of the pluralities of inbound and sent chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads in a single content region of a chat history display; receiving at the user input device a user selection of the displayed message content of a user-selected displayed chat message corresponding to one of the displayed pluralities of inbound and sent chat messages; and in response to the user selection of the displayed message content of the user-selected displayed chat message, visually highlighting in the single content region of the chat history display the displayed message content of each of the displayed inbound and sent chat messages associated with a particular chat thread corresponding to the user-selected displayed chat message and further in response to said user selection, displaying in the title bar of the chat history display a plurality of display identifiers representative of a sender and each of one or more recipients of the user-selected displayed chat message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless mobile terminal comprising:
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a processor; a display, coupled to the processor; at least one input device, coupled to the processor; and a storage device, coupled to the processor, having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least receive, via the at least one input device instructions to establish a plurality of chat threads, receive a plurality of inbound chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads, each of the plurality of inbound chat messages comprising message content, transmit a plurality of outbound chat messages, input via the at least one input device, corresponding to the plurality of chat threads, each of the plurality of outbound chat messages comprising message content and being transmitted to at least one user-selected recipient to thereby become a sent chat message; simultaneously display the message content of each of the pluralities of inbound and sent chat messages corresponding to the plurality of chat threads in a single content region of a chat history display, receive at the at least one input device a selection of the displayed message content of a user-selected displayed chat message corresponding to one of the displayed inbound and sent chat messages; and in response to the selection of the displayed message content of the user-selected displayed chat message, visually highlight in the single content region of the chat history display the displayed message content of each of the displayed inbound and sent chat messages associated with a particular chat thread corresponding to the selection, and further in response to said user selection, display in the title bar of the chat history display a plurality of display identifiers representative of a sender and each of one or more recipients of the user-selected displayed chat message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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