Message history display system and method

• US 9,250,984 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2006
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBuddy Technologies B.V.
• Original Assignee: eBuddy Holding B.V. (Booking Holdings, Inc., fka Priceline Group Inc.)
• Inventors: Taylor, Paulo, Rueb, Jan-Joost, Bakker, Onno
• Primary Examiner(s): Srivastava, Vivek
• Assistant Examiner(s): Asres, Hermon
• Application Number:
  US11/637,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135099A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,340 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• 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 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• 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: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1044 Group management mechanisms management of multicast group membership H04L12/185; reconfiguring of node membership in a computing system to eliminate errors G06F11/1425
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A technique for message history display includes combining message histories for multiple different messaging services. A system constructed according to the technique may include, for example, a message history database; a history aggregation engine that aggregates message logs for storage in the message history database; and a history provisioning engine that provides an aggregated message log associated with the user from the message history database to a requesting device. A method according to the technique may include, for example, identifying a device in association with a user profile; providing an online platform that receives messages from and sends messages to the device; and creating an aggregated log from messages sent to and from the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a plurality of devices in association with a user profile;

receiving communications at a server from the plurality of devices bound for a respective plurality of networks;

forwarding the communications from the server to the respective plurality of networks;

creating at the server a plurality of message logs from the communications for respective ones of the plurality of devices;

aggregating the plurality of message logs at the server;

receiving a request at the server for one of the plurality of message logs from a respective one of the plurality of devices;

compiling at the server at least a portion of the aggregated message log, including a portion of at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of message logs, into a format suitable for display on a device associated with the requested message log;

providing from the server the at least a portion of the aggregated message log in response to the request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising making message log entries when a message is sent to or from one of the plurality of devices.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing one of the plurality of message logs on a respective one of the plurality of devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is from the device associated with the requested message log.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising compiling the aggregated message log on the fly.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising compiling at least a portion of the aggregated message log prior to receiving the request.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the aggregated message log in a plurality of formats, wherein at least one of the plurality of formats is suitable for display on each of the plurality of devices.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the aggregated message log on the device associated with the requested message log.