Mood-based messaging
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1. A computer processor-based method for social interacting, comprising:
- (i) enabling, by a computer processor controlled portable messaging device, a user to designate, from time to time, a plurality of friends-to-notify, comprising, for each of a first plurality of friends;
sending a request for approval to the friend; and
in response to receipt of an approval from the friend, automatically designating the friend as a friend-to-notify;
(ii) enabling, by the portable messaging device, the user to designate, from time to time, a plurality of friends-to-monitor, comprising, for each of a second plurality of friends,receiving a request for approval from the friend; and
approving the received request;
(iii) enabling, by the portable messaging device, the user to select a mood;
(iv) sending, by the portable messaging device, one or more representations of the selected mood to each of the friends-to-notify;
(v) enabling, by the portable messaging device, the user to further select an updated mood;
(vi) further sending, by the portable messaging device, one or more representations of the updated mood to each of the friends-to-notify, to supersede the previously sent one or more representations of the mood;
(vii) displaying, by the portable messaging device, one or more representations of a friend'"'"'s mood for at least one of the friends-to-monitor;
(viii) receiving, by the portable messaging device, one or more incoming messages with updated representations of a friend'"'"'s mood, when one of the friends-to-monitor updates his mood; and
(ix) automatically updating, by the portable messaging device, said displaying according to the received updated representations, in response to said automatically receiving the one or more incoming messages.
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Abstract
A method for social interacting, including using a portable messaging device for designating, from time to time, a plurality of friends, selecting a mood, sending one or more representations of the selected mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, further selecting an updated mood, and further sending one or more representations of the updated mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, to supersede the previously sent one or more representations of the mood. A user interface is also described and claimed.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer processor-based method for social interacting, comprising:
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(i) enabling, by a computer processor controlled portable messaging device, a user to designate, from time to time, a plurality of friends-to-notify, comprising, for each of a first plurality of friends; sending a request for approval to the friend; and in response to receipt of an approval from the friend, automatically designating the friend as a friend-to-notify; (ii) enabling, by the portable messaging device, the user to designate, from time to time, a plurality of friends-to-monitor, comprising, for each of a second plurality of friends, receiving a request for approval from the friend; and approving the received request; (iii) enabling, by the portable messaging device, the user to select a mood; (iv) sending, by the portable messaging device, one or more representations of the selected mood to each of the friends-to-notify; (v) enabling, by the portable messaging device, the user to further select an updated mood; (vi) further sending, by the portable messaging device, one or more representations of the updated mood to each of the friends-to-notify, to supersede the previously sent one or more representations of the mood; (vii) displaying, by the portable messaging device, one or more representations of a friend'"'"'s mood for at least one of the friends-to-monitor; (viii) receiving, by the portable messaging device, one or more incoming messages with updated representations of a friend'"'"'s mood, when one of the friends-to-monitor updates his mood; and (ix) automatically updating, by the portable messaging device, said displaying according to the received updated representations, in response to said automatically receiving the one or more incoming messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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