Messaging with media integration
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a communications interface module to receive an incoming message of a conversation thread, the incoming message is originated by a remote device and includes a text portion and an attached media item;
a content generation module to provide the content of the attached media; and
a messaging module to automatically output the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item, the messaging module to provide an interface console for display by a display device, the interface console comprising a first field to display the text portion of the incoming message, a second field to display content of the attached media item, and a third field to display a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote device;
wherein the messaging module further comprises;
an attachment module to select the content generation module based on one or more characteristics of the attached media;
a thread management module to generate messages pertaining to conversation threads;
a message processing module to obtain the incoming message from the communications interface module.
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Abstract
Techniques involving messaging applications are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a communications interface module and a messaging module. The communications interface module may receive an incoming message of a conversation thread that is originated by a remote device. The incoming message includes a text portion and an attached media item. The messaging module automatically outputs the incoming message to a user interface in an output format. This output format includes both the text portion and content of the attached media item. The attached media item may be of various types. Examples of media items include video files, audio files, image files, resource locators, and application files. The embodiments, however are not limited to these examples.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a communications interface module to receive an incoming message of a conversation thread, the incoming message is originated by a remote device and includes a text portion and an attached media item; a content generation module to provide the content of the attached media; and a messaging module to automatically output the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item, the messaging module to provide an interface console for display by a display device, the interface console comprising a first field to display the text portion of the incoming message, a second field to display content of the attached media item, and a third field to display a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote device; wherein the messaging module further comprises; an attachment module to select the content generation module based on one or more characteristics of the attached media; a thread management module to generate messages pertaining to conversation threads; a message processing module to obtain the incoming message from the communications interface module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18)
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8. A method, comprising:
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receiving an incoming message of a conversation thread, the incoming message is originated by a remote device and includes a text portion and an attached media item; providing content of the attached media item; selecting content generation based on one or more characteristics of the attached media; generating messages pertaining to the conversation thread; obtaining the incoming message from the communications interface module; automatically outputting the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item;
the output format further comprising a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a messaging server; a user device to exchange messages of a conversation thread with remote devices through the messaging server, the server to store the messages of the conversation thread, the user device including a communications interface module to receive an incoming message of the conversation thread, the incoming message including a text portion and an attached media item; a content generation module to provide the content of the attached media; and a messaging module to automatically output the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item, and a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote devices, wherein the messaging module further comprises; an attachment module to select the content generation module based on one or more characteristics of the attached media; a thread management module to generate messages pertaining to conversation threads; a message processing module to obtain the incoming message from the communications interface module.
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16. An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:
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receive an incoming message of a conversation thread, the incoming message to be originated by a remote device and includes a text portion and an attached media item; providing content of the attached media item; selecting content generation based on one or more characteristics of the attached media; generating messages pertaining to the conversation thread; obtaining the incoming message from the communications interface module; and automatically output the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item, and a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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