Video messaging

• US 8,918,727 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Enete, Noel, Packard, Wayne, Morris, Harry W.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, TING ZHOU
• Application Number:
  US13/316,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084671A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,110 Days
• Field of Search: 715/756, 715/758, 715/753, 715/751, 709/204, 709/206
• US Class Current: 715/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5315 where the non-audio components are still images or video still image mailbox systems H04N1/324, intermediate storage of video signals for videophones H04N7/147
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 : involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system by receiving, at an instant messaging host, a video file from a sender and intended for a recipient; authenticating the video file; and sending the video file to the intended recipient.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions; and

a processor that executes the set of instructions to;

detect whether a computing device associated with a recipient has video messaging capabilities, wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, and wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities;

if the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, provide a video-enabled graphical user interface (GUI), the video-enabled GUI comprising a conversation window displaying a communication session;

an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to the recipient; and

a first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient;

if the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities, provide a non-video-enabled GUI, the non-video-enabled GUI comprising a conversation window displaying a communication session; and

an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to the recipient, wherein the non-video-enabled GUI does not comprise the first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient; and

if the first selectable option is selected, provide, in response to establishment of the video messaging session connection with the recipient;

a first video messaging window for viewing a video message from a sender; and

a second video messaging window for viewing a video message from the recipient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further executes the set of instructions to:

provide a second selectable option that, upon selection of the second selectable option, enables the sender to save a video messaging session,

a video message session window displaying a queue comprising saved video messaging sessions, and

a third selectable option that, upon selection of the third selectable option, enables the sender to view video messages from previously saved video messaging sessions.

3. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores instructions for implementing a method comprising:

detecting whether a computing device associated with a recipient has video messaging capabilities, wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, and wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities;

if the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, providing a video-enabled graphical user interface (GUI), the video-enabled GUI comprising a conversation window displaying a communication session;

an input window allowing for the input of text messages to a recipient; and

a first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient;

if the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities, providing a non-video-enabled GUI, the non-video-enabled GUI comprising a conversation window displaying a communication session; and

an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to the recipient, wherein the non-video-enabled GUI does not comprise the first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient; and

if the first selectable option is selected, providing, in response to establishment of the video messaging session connection with the recipient;

a first video messaging window for viewing a video message from a sender; and

a second video messaging window for viewing a video message from the recipient.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

providing a second selectable option that, upon selection of the second selectable option, enables the sender to save a video messaging session,

a video message session window displaying a queue comprising saved video messaging sessions, and

a third selectable option that, upon selection of the third selectable option, enables the sender to view video messages from previously saved video messaging sessions.

5. A method comprising:

displaying, in a conversation window, a communication session;

detecting whether a computing device associated with a recipient has video messaging capabilities, wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, and wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities;

if the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities providing, with one or more processors, a video-enabled graphical user interface (GUI) comprising an input window allowing for the input of text messages to a recipient; and

a first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient;

transmitting, upon selection of the first selectable option, an initiation request to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient;

if the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities providing, with one or more processors, a non-video-enabled GUI comprising an input window allowing for the input of text messages to the recipient; and

wherein the non-video-enabled GUI does not comprise the first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient; and

if the first selectable option is selected, providing, in response to establishment of the video messaging session connection with the recipient;

a first video messaging window for viewing a video message from a sender; and

a second video messaging window for viewing a video message from the recipient.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

providing a second selectable option that, upon selection of the second selectable option, enables the sender to save a video messaging session,

a video message session window displaying a queue comprising saved video messaging sessions, and

a third selectable option that, upon selection of the third selectable option, enables the sender to view video messages from previously saved video messaging sessions.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting whether the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities is based on the software of the computing device, the hardware of the computing device, or system preferences associated with the computing device.