Electronic return messages with non-textual information
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method comprising:
- in response to detecting that a user of a computing device has opened a message from a sender, the computing device causing a recording of the user to be initiated, wherein the message is accessed within an electronic messaging application, and wherein the recording includes non-textual information; and
the computing device causing a return message to be sent to the sender, wherein the return message includes at least a portion of the non-textual information included in the recording.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for providing electronic mail return receipts with video of the electronic mail recipient is disclosed. The electronic mail recipient opens an electronic mail message which initiates recording of the electronic mail recipient. The recording may be terminated when the recipient closes the electronic mail or minimizes the electronic mail message window. Recording may also end after a predetermined amount of time after the electronic mail message is opened.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
in response to detecting that a user of a computing device has opened a message from a sender, the computing device causing a recording of the user to be initiated, wherein the message is accessed within an electronic messaging application, and wherein the recording includes non-textual information; and the computing device causing a return message to be sent to the sender, wherein the return message includes at least a portion of the non-textual information included in the recording. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations including:
-
in response to a user of the computing device viewing a message from a sender, automatically initiating a recording of the user, wherein the message is accessed within an electronic messaging application, and wherein the recording includes non-textual information; and sending a return message to the sender, wherein the return message includes at least a portion of the non-textual information included in the recording. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. An apparatus comprising:
-
a processor configured to, in response to detecting that a user has opened a message from a sender, cause a recording of the user to be initiated, wherein the message is accessed within an electronic messaging application, and wherein the recording includes non-textual information; wherein the processor is further configured to cause a return message to be sent to the sender, and wherein the return message includes at least a portion of the non-textual information included in the recording. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification