Message preview control

• US 8,780,400 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Inventors: Shmunis, Vladimir George, Vendrow, Vlad, Young, Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, DOUGLAS Q
• Application Number:
  US13/739,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20130226577A1
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.13, 358/1.14, 358/1.15
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computing devices and systems, as well as software, computer programs, applications, and user interfaces, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods to facilitate message preview control. For example, the method may include generating representations for messages to present on an interface, and detecting selection of the representation for the message. Further, the method can include presenting preview information for the message, which can be an electronic facsimile. The representations for the messages can include a representation for an electronic facsimile, as well as a voice message and an email.

Claims

1. A method of previewing messages comprising:

generating a message for displaying on a user interface, wherein the message represents media;

initiating the generation of a preview window in a portion of the user interface in response to detecting selection of the message representing the media;

identifying preview information associated with the media, wherein the preview information identifies content of the media or identifies contextual information associated with the media;

extracting the preview information from the media; and

causing the display of the preview information in the preview window.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a sub-portion of the media comprising an audio file or a video file.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a speech to text transcription of at least a portion of the media comprising an audio file or a video file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a zoomed-in portion of the media comprising an image file or a video file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises at least a portion of the text of the media comprising a fax message or a SMS message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a phone number associated with an originating sender of the media.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises text in a subject line.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a time stamp.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a length or size indicator of the media comprising an audio file or a video file.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a type of format for the media; and

displaying the type of format as part of the preview information in the preview window.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the message in a message area of the user interface;

receiving a control message selecting the message in the message area; and

displaying the preview information within the preview window in response to receiving the control message selecting the message.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

decomposing the media into different components;

identifying a sub-set of the components based on filtering criteria; and

displaying the sub-set of the components in the preview window.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview information comprises a replica of at least a portion of the media.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a control input requesting a modified version of the preview information displayed in the preview window; and

facilitating the presentation of the modified version of the preview information within the preview window.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying the control input as scrolling the preview information up or down within the preview window; and

presenting the modified version of the preview information by scrolling up or scrolling down the preview information within the preview window.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

logic circuitry configured to;

display an electronic page in a user interface in response to the selection of a representation of electronic media;

receive data representing preview information including message content or contextual message information for the electronic media;

present at least some of the message content or contextual information in the electronic page as text representing at least a portion of the electronic media; and

receive an interactive control signal indicative of an interaction with a portion of the user interface, the interactive control signal configured to cause display of at least the portion of the electronic media.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the preview information comprises a sub-portion of the electronic media comprising an audio file, a video file, a fax message, or a SMS message.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the preview information comprises a phone number associated with a source of the electronic media.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the preview information comprises a time stamp.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the preview information comprises a length or size indicator of the electronic media comprising an audio file or a video file.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the logic circuitry is further configured to:

display a message associated with the electronic media in a message area of the user interface;

detect selection of the message in the message area; and

display the preview information within a preview window in response to selection of the message in the message area.

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the preview information comprises a replica of at least a portion of the electronic media comprising an audio file, a video file, a fax message, or a SMS message.

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the logic circuitry is further configured to:

receive a control input requesting a modified version of the preview information; and

facilitating the presentation of the modified version of the preview information within a preview window.

24. A computer-readable memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

generating representations for messages to present on a user interface, the representations for the messages including a representation for electronic media;

initiating the generation of a preview window in a portion of the user interface in response to detecting selection of the representation for the electronic media;

facilitating the presentation of preview information for the electronic media in the preview window, the preview information including message content;

causing the display of the message content in the preview window as a replica of at least a portion of the electronic media;

receiving an interactive control signal indicative of an interaction with the portion of the user interface including the replica, the interactive control signal identified as a control input to modify the preview information to form modified preview information; and

facilitating the presentation of the modified preview information including a modified replica of at least the portion of the electronic media.

25. The computer-readable memory device of claim 24, wherein the electronic media comprises at least one of an audio file, a video file, a fax message, or a SMS message.