Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media for facilitating integrated messaging, contacts and social media for a selected entity

• US 9,424,444 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2009
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Knop, Claudia, Curkowicz, Karin Maire, Asen, Katrin, Howell, Flora Elysia, McDougall, Paul, Rohrer, Thomas L, Swink, Cristy, Sikes, Jason, Fineman, Benjamin, Snydal, Jonathan Solis, Schoenholz, Matthew James, Williams, Craig Alan, Merkoski, David, Tam, Alex, Maiorano, Alison Rae, Turitzin, Christopher Marshall, Dhanasarnsombat, Dhana, Burns, Eric Brady, Regier, Hannah, Bettendorff, Jennifer Siu, Kight, Harry Lawson, Shia, Megan Elisabeth, Foeckler, Philip, Desai, Ratna, Todd, Sara Louise
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, TOAN H
• Application Number:
  US12/643,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,437 Days
• Field of Search: 715/752, 715/739, 705/319, 345/173
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 : for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Systems, apparatus and methods are provided. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is provided. The computer-implemented method can include executing, using at least one processor, computer-readable instructions for performing various acts. The acts can include executing at least two applications, wherein at least one of the two applications is for providing social media information. The acts can also include receiving a signal in response to a detected input gesture indicative of a selection of an entity. The selection of the entity can be performed via another one of the two applications. The acts can also include integrating the two applications such that social media information is generated about the entity. The integration can be in response to receiving the signal, and the social media information can include information from one or more social networking websites. The acts can also include displaying the social media information about the entity.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

facilitating, via a first screen of the device, display of first information associated with a first application and having a first level of detail;

in response to detection of an input to the device, facilitating replacement of the first screen being displayed with a second screen of the device, wherein the second screen comprises second information about an entity and is generated by the first application, and wherein the second information comprises a second level of detail greater than the first level of detail;

facilitating detection of a first gesture along a surface of a display device of the device during display of the second screen;

facilitating movement of the second screen being displayed in a direction of the first gesture in conjunction with the detection of the first gesture until the second screen is no longer displayed;

facilitating movement of a third screen onto the display device replacing the second screen, wherein the third screen comprises third information about the entity, wherein the third information is generated by a second application different from the first application,

wherein the first type of application is different from the second type of application, wherein the first type of application is a social media application based on the direction being determined to be substantially right, wherein the first type of application is a contacts application based on the direction being determined to be substantially left, wherein the social media application is configured to generate aggregated social media information associated with the entity, and wherein the social media information comprises social media feed information displayed in chronological order;

facilitating association of a first region of the first screen with an unlocked state of the first screen, wherein a defined shape is displayed in the first region;

facilitating detection of receipt of a signal indicative of a second gesture in the first region of the first screen;

facilitating update of the first screen to an unlocked status in response to the detection of the receipt of the signal indicative of the second gesture in the first region of the first screen; and

facilitating cessation of display of a lock icon via the first screen in response to the update of the first screen to the unlocked state.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the detection of the first gesture along the surface of the display device comprises detection of the first gesture along the surface of a touch-sensitive interface.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the contacts application is configured to generate residential information.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the residential information is associated with the entity.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the contacts application is configured to generate electronic mail information associated with the entity.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the entity comprises information representative of a group of persons.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the entity comprises a business entity.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

facilitating, via a first screen of the apparatus, display of first information associated with a first application and having a first level of detail;

in response to detection of an input to the apparatus, facilitating replacement of the first screen being displayed with a second screen of the apparatus, wherein the second screen comprises second information about an entity and is generated by the first application, and wherein the second information comprises a second level of detail greater than the first level of detail;

facilitating detection of a first gesture along a surface of a display device of the apparatus during display of the second screen;

facilitating movement of the second screen being displayed in a direction of the first gesture in conjunction with the detection of the first gesture until the second screen is no longer displayed;

facilitating movement of a third screen onto the display device replacing the second screen, wherein the third screen comprises third information about the entity, wherein the third information is generated by a second application different from the first application,

wherein the first type of application is different from the second type of application, wherein the first type of application is a social media application based on the direction being determined to be substantially left, wherein the first type of application is a contacts application based on the direction being determined to be substantially right, wherein the social media application is configured to generate aggregated social media information associated with the entity, and wherein the social media information comprises social media feed information displayed in chronological order;

facilitating association of a first region of the first screen with a first state of the first screen, wherein a defined shape is displayed in the first region;

facilitating detection of receipt of a signal indicative of a second gesture in the first region of the first screen;

facilitating update of the first screen to a second state in response to the detection of the receipt of the signal indicative of the second gesture in the first region of the first screen; and

facilitating cessation of display of a defined icon via the first screen in response to the update of the first screen to the first state, wherein the first state and the second state are associated with whether the first screen is locked.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the detection of the first gesture along the surface of the display device comprises detection of the first gesture along the surface of a touch-sensitive interface.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the contacts application is configured to generate residential information associated with the entity.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the social media application is configured to generate filtered social media information associated with the entity, and wherein the social media information comprises blog information.

12. A method, comprising:

facilitating, via a first screen of an apparatus comprising a processor, display of first information associated with a first application and having a first level of detail;

in response to detection of an input to the apparatus, facilitating, by the apparatus, replacement of the first screen being displayed with a second screen of the apparatus, wherein the second screen comprises second information about an entity and is generated by the first application, and wherein the second information comprises a second level of detail greater than the first level of detail;

facilitating, by the apparatus, detection of a first gesture along a display device of the apparatus during display of the second screen;

facilitating, by the apparatus, movement of the second screen being displayed in a direction of the first gesture in conjunction with the detection of the first gesture until the second screen is no longer displayed;

facilitating, by the apparatus, movement of a third screen onto the display device replacing the second screen, wherein the third screen comprises third information about the entity, wherein the third information is generated by a second application different from the first application,

wherein the first type of application is different from the second type of application, wherein the first type of application is a social media application based on the direction being determined to be substantially right, wherein the first type of application is a contacts application based on the direction being determined to be substantially left, wherein the social media application is configured to generate aggregated social media information associated with the entity, and wherein the social media information comprises social media feed information displayed in chronological order;

facilitating, by the apparatus, association of a first region of the screen with a first state of the first screen associated with an unlocked status of the first screen;

facilitating, by the apparatus, detection of receipt of a signal indicative of a second gesture in the first region of the first screen;

facilitating, by the apparatus, update of the first screen to the unlocked status in response to the detection of the receipt of the signal indicative of the second gesture in the first region of the first screen; and

facilitating, by the apparatus, cessation of display of a defined icon via the first screen in response to the update of the first screen to the first state.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the detection of the first gesture on the display device comprises detection of the first gesture on a touch-sensitive interface.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the social media application is configured to generate comment information associated with a social media feed.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the social media application is configured to generate filtered social media information associated with the entity.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the social media information further comprises chat information.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the social media application is configured to generate news feed information.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the entity comprises information representative of a group comprising a legal person and a natural person.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the entity comprises an organization.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the social media application is configured to generate video social media information.