SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING INFORMATION SHARING VIA COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20110087749A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• 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: Shia, Megan Elisabeth, Regier, Hannah, Todd, Sara Louise, Turtzin, Christopher Marshall, Merkoski, David, Solis Snydal, Jonathan, Tam, Alex, Swink, Cristy, Sikes, Jason, Fineman, Benjamin
• Granted Patent: US 8,615,557 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• 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, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating information sharing via a communication device are described. In some embodiments, a method includes: generating a text message shell; providing concurrent access to a plurality of different types of content, wherein the plurality of different types of content includes website information; receiving a signal indicative of content selected from the plurality of different types of content, wherein the content is to be included in the text messaging shell; and generating a text message including the content. In some embodiments, providing concurrent access to the plurality of different types of content comprises providing concurrent access to one or more of contacts information, media or geographical location information for the communication device, and wherein the website information comprises a uniform resource locator or a website title.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating information sharing via a communication device, the computer-implemented method comprising:

generating a text message shell;

providing concurrent access to a plurality of different types of content, wherein the plurality of different types of content includes website information;

receiving a signal indicative of content selected from the plurality of different types of content, wherein the content is to be included in the text messaging shell; and

generating a text message including the content.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the providing concurrent access to the plurality of different types of content comprises providing concurrent access to one or more of contacts information, media or geographical location information for the communication device, and wherein the website information comprises at least one of a uniform resource locator or a website title.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the geographical location information for the communication device comprises at least one of:

a map, a uniform resource locator for a website indicating the geographical location, global positioning service coordinate information, satellite images, street address information or a business name.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the text message is a multimedia message service text message.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a menu listing the plurality of different types of content, wherein the displaying is performed prior to the receiving the signal indicative of the content selected from the plurality of different types of content.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein, prior to the receiving the signal indicative of the content, receiving a signal indicative of a selected type of the plurality of different types of content, and displaying the content based, at least, on name of the content, date of creation of the content, whether the content has a preferred status or whether the content has been previously shared from the communication device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting different versions of the text message to different recipients, wherein the different versions of the text message include different content.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the providing concurrent access comprises providing concurrent access to one or more social networking sites and to at least one data store component stored on the communication device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether digital rights management rules associated with the content allow dissemination of the content; and

transmitting the text message including the content based, at least, on determining that the digital rights management rules associated with the content allow dissemination of the content.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

an information sharing component configured to;

generate a text message shell;

provide concurrent access to a plurality of different types of content, wherein the plurality of different types of content includes website information;

receive a signal indicative of content selected from the plurality of different types of content, wherein the content is to be included in the text messaging shell; and

generate a text message including the content; and

a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, if executed, cause the processor to perform one or more functions of the information sharing component.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein providing concurrent access to the plurality of different types of content comprises providing concurrent access to one or more of contacts information, media or geographical location information for the apparatus, and wherein the website information comprises at least one of a uniform resource locator or a website title.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the geographical location information for the apparatus comprises at least one of:

a map, a uniform resource locator for a website indicating the geographical location, global positioning service coordinate information, satellite images, street address information or a business name.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the text message is a multimedia message service text message.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information sharing component is further configured to display a menu listing the plurality of different types of content, wherein displaying is performed prior to receiving the signal indicative of the content selected from the plurality of different types of content.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information sharing component is configured to, prior to the receiving the signal indicative of the content, receiving a signal indicative of a selected type of the plurality of different types of content, and displaying the content based, at least, on name of the content, date of creation of the content, whether the content has a preferred status or whether the content has been previously shared from the apparatus.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information sharing component is configured to transmit different versions of the text message to different recipients, wherein the different versions of the text message include different content.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein providing concurrent access comprises providing concurrent access to one or more social networking sites and to at least one data store component stored on the apparatus.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information sharing component is further configured to:

determine whether digital rights management rules associated with the content allow dissemination of the content; and

transmit the text message including the content based, at least, on determining that the digital rights management rules associated with the content allow dissemination of the content.

19. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, if executed on a processor of a communication device, cause the communication device to:

generate a text message shell;

provide concurrent access to a plurality of different types of content, wherein the plurality of different types of content includes website information;

receive a signal indicative of content selected from the plurality of different types of content, wherein the content is to be included in the text messaging shell; and

generate a text message including the content.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein providing concurrent access to the plurality of different types of content comprises providing concurrent access to one or more of contacts information, media or geographical location information for the communication device, and wherein the website information comprises at least one of a uniform resource locator or a website title.