Dynamically scaled messaging content

• US 8,799,820 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RCS IP LLC
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pascal, Kristin Marie, Klonsky, Andrew, Bailey, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo, Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chuang, Jessica
• Application Number:
  US12/343,388
• Publication Number:
  US 20100158097A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,051 Days
• Field of Search: 715/838, 375/240
• US Class Current: 715/838
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides for systems, devices, and methods facilitating dynamic scaling of messaging content. Messaging content can include visual content other than the actual textual content of a message body for a messaging environment. In an aspect dynamic scaling of messaging content can allow message content such as pictures, images, emoticons, movies, maps, and the like to be presented to a user in a manner that facilities efficient comprehension of the message content. The tokens can be dynamically scaled as the messaging environment changes to maintain high levels of comprehension.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory to store executable instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

receiving device information comprising environmental condition information related to an environment comprising a mobile device;

determining a current scale level for a scalable visual representation of a message element, the current scale level determined from a scale set comprising a text only scale associated with generating a textual representation of the message element, an icon only scale associated with generating an icon representation of the message element, a reduced image scale associated with generating a smaller representation than a 100% sized representation of the message element, a full size image scale associated with generating the 100% sized representation of the message element, and an enlarged image scale associated with generating a greater representation than the 100% sized representation of the message element;

determining a greater scale level for the scalable visual representation of the message element from the scale set based on the device information and the scalable visual representation being determined to be associated with a first display area;

generating the scalable visual representation of the message element at the greater scale level;

determining another greater scale level for the scalable visual representation of the message element from the scale set based on the device information and in response to the scalable visual representation being determined to be associated with another display area associated with the other greater scale level than the first display area;

generating the scalable visual representation of the message element at the other greater scale level; and

determining a layout of a message comprising a position of body text information within a message display area and a position of the scalable visual representation of the message element within the message display area, wherein the layout comprises the position of the scalable visual representation of the message element not overlapping the position of the body text information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving information related to display information of the mobile device; and

determining a current active portion of the message display area of the messaging environment.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein generating the scalable visual representation at the other greater scale level is in response to a change in the current active portion of the message display area of the messaging environment.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the generating the scalable visual representation at the other greater scale level is in response to moving the scalable visual representation to the other display area of the messaging environment.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the generating the scalable visual representation at the other greater scale level is in response to moving the scalable visual representation to the other display area of the messaging environment and in response to a change in the current active portion of the message display area of the messaging environment.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device information further comprises receiving ambient light information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the message display area of a messaging environment of the mobile device displays a rendering of the message corresponding to the layout of the message, and wherein the rendering comprises the body text information and the scalable visual representation.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the message display area of the messaging environment displays a plurality of rendered messages, wherein a first rendered message of the plurality of rendered messages comprises the scalable visual representation, and the current scale of the scalable visual representation relates to a proximity of the first rendered message to a second rendered message of the plurality of rendered messages that is a current focus of the message display area of the messaging environment.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the scalable visual representation is scaled from the current scale to the other greater scale in response to a determination that a transition of the current focus of the message display area of the messaging environment has occurred from the first rendered message to the second rendered message.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the scalable visual representation is scaled from the other greater scale to the greater scale in response to a determination that a transition of the current focus of the message display area of the messaging environment has occurred from the first rendered message to a third rendered message.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein a magnitude of the other greater scale level of the scalable visual representation is based on a rate of change in the transition of the current focus of the messaging display area.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the magnitude of the other greater scale level of the scalable visual representation is increased in response to an increase of the rate of change in the transition of the current focus.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device information further comprises receiving movement information related to movement of the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device information further comprises receiving battery information related to a battery of the mobile device.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device information further comprises receiving information related to an available display area of the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the text only scale of the scale set is associated with generating a textual representation of the message element based on content metadata associated with the message element.

17. A method, comprising:

accessing, by a system comprising a processor, message information for generating a message, wherein the message information comprises body text information of the message and a message element that comprises content exclusive of the body text information;

accessing, by the system, environmental information comprising environmental lighting information related to an operating environment of a mobile device;

determining, by the system, a layout for the message in a message display pane of a messaging environment based on an available display area of the mobile device and an active portion of the message display pane of the messaging environment, wherein the layout comprises a position of the body text information and a position of a token that is a scalable visual representation of the message element, wherein;

a base scale of the token is determined from a set of scales comprising a text only scale associated with generating a textual representation of the message element, an icon only scale associated with generating an icon representation of the message element, a reduced image scale associated with generating a less than 100% sized representation of the message element, a full size image scale associated with generating the 100% sized representation of the message element, and an enlarged image scale associated with generating a greater than the 100% sized representation of the message element;

a second scale of the token is determined from the set of scales that is different than the base scale based on the environmental information and the active portion of the message display pane;

a third scale of the token is determined from the set of scales that is different than the base scale and different than the second scale based on the environmental information and another portion of the message display pane; and

rendering, by the system, the message in the message display pane of the messaging environment based on the layout, wherein the layout represents the position of the message body text information as not overlapping the position of the token, and wherein the token is scaled in response to the token being determined to have moved from the active portion to the other portion of the message display pane.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising determining, by the system, a level of difference between the base scale and the second scale for the token based on a size of the active portion of the message display pane of the messaging environment.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising changing, by the system, the level of difference between the base scale and the second scale in response to determining that changes have occurred in the size of the active portion of the message display pane of the messaging environment.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising determining, by the system, a level of difference between the second scale and the third scale for the token based on a distance between a boundary of the active portion of the message display pane and a boundary of the other portion of the message display pane.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the accessing the message information comprises accessing visual content exclusive of the body text information.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the accessing the message information comprises accessing a visual representation of audible content of the message, exclusive of the body text information.

23. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

generating, by the system, a set of tokens embodying the set of scaled visual representations for the content comprising a full sized representation, a thumbnail representation, an icon representation, a textual representation, an enlarged representation, and a representation scaled at a scale between the full sized representation scale and the thumbnail representation scale.

24. A system, comprising:

a memory to store executable instructions; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

receiving information comprising instant active display area information of a message display pane of a threaded messaging environment and information related to an available display area of the message display area of the threaded messaging environment, wherein a message comprises body text of the message and a message element that comprises message content exclusive of body text;

receiving device information comprising illumination information related to an environmental condition of a device comprising the available display area;

determining a current scale level for a token that is a scalable visual representation of the message element based on the device information, the instant active display area information, and the information related to the available display area, wherein the current scale level is selected from a set of scales comprising, in order, a text only scale associated with generating a textual representation of the message element, an icon only scale associated with generating an icon representation of the message element, a reduced image scale associated with generating a less than 100% sized representation of the message element, a full size image scale associated with generating the 100% sized representation of the message element, and an enlarged image scale associated with generating a greater than the 100% sized representation of the message element;

determining a lower scale level for the token from the set of scales;

generating the token based on the lower scale level;

reducing a selectable scale of the token in response to the token being determined to have moved from an instant active display area of the message display area of the messaging environment in accordance with a selectable scaling based on the lower scale level, the device information, the instant active display area information, and the information related to the available display area; and

determining a layout of a rendering of the message in the message display pane of the threaded messaging environment, wherein the layout represents the token as not overlapping the body text information.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the message content comprises visual content exclusive of the body text information.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the message content comprises a visual representation of audible content of the message, exclusive of the body text information.

27. A method, comprising:

accessing, by a system comprising a processor, message information for generating a message, wherein the message information comprises body text information for the message and a message element that comprises content exclusive of the body text information;

determining, by the system, a first scale level for a token that is a scalable visual representation of the message element based on device information comprising illumination information, active display area information, and available display area information, wherein the current scale level is selected from a set of scales comprising, in order, a text only scale associated with generating a textual representation of the message element, an icon only scale associated with generating an icon representation of the message element, a reduced image scale associated with generating a less than 100% sized representation of the message element, a full size image scale associated with generating the 100% sized representation of the message element, and an enlarged image scale associated with generating a greater than the 100% sized representation of the message element;

determining, by the system, a second scale level, different from the first scale level for the token from the set of scales based on the device information, the available display area information, and another display area other than the active display area associated with the active display area information;

determining, by the system, a layout for rendering of the message based on an available display area of a target mobile device and an active area of a messaging environment, wherein the layout comprises the body text information not overlapping the token, and wherein the token employs the second scale level based on information that the token has moved from the active display area to the other display area; and

transmitting, by the system, the layout for render of the message on a message display pane of a messaging environment of the target mobile device.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

generating, by the system, a set of scaled visual representations for the token, embodying the selectable scaling, the set of scaled visual representations comprising an enlarged representation, a full size representation, a reduced representation, a thumbnail representation, an icon representation, and a textual representation based on metadata associated with the content.