SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING HETEROGENEOUS MESSAGING FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20110087972A1
• 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: Swink, Cristy, Snydal, Jonathan Solis, Shia, Megan Elisabeth, Sikes, Jason, Fineman, Benjamin, Merkoski, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,881,025 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• 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

Apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media for threading calls and messages are provided. A method can include: receiving messaging content; and displaying the messaging content in a single thread, wherein the messaging content is threaded and a thread of the messaging content comprises at least one text message and at least one call. The method can further include threading the messaging content, wherein the threading comprises ordering the messaging content based, at least, on a time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at a communication device. In various embodiments, the messaging content can include one or more of voice information, MMS or SMS text messages, voicemail information, system messages, email messages, instant messages, pictorial information, video information or audio information, data traffic information, user-opted notifications, traffic reports, news alerts, weather information, stock reports, social networking chats, social networking posts or social networking status updates.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving messaging content; and

displaying, via a user interface (UI), the messaging content in a single thread, wherein the messaging content is threaded and a thread of the messaging content comprises at least one text message and at least one voice call.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising executing a threading application, and threading the messaging content, via the threading application, wherein the threading comprises ordering the messaging content based, at least, on a time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at a communication device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one text message is at least one of a multimedia message service message or a short message service message.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the messaging content further comprises one or more of a voicemail information, system messages, email messages, instant messages, pictorial information, video information or audio information.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the messaging content further comprises one or more of data traffic information, user-opted notifications, traffic reports, news alerts, weather information, stock reports, social networking chats, social networking posts or social networking status updates.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the threaded messaging content comprises displaying sent ones of the threaded messaging content in a first region of a screen of the communication device, and displaying received ones of the threaded messaging content in a second region of the screen of the communication device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising, prior to the ordering the messaging content:

determining the time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at the communication device; and

associating timestamps with the received ones of the messaging content and with sent ones of the messaging content.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving messaging content; and

displaying, via a user interface (UI), the messaging content in a single thread, wherein the messaging content is threaded in an order of the messaging content based, at least, on a perspective of a communication device at which the messaging content is received.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the messaging content comprises at least one of a voice call and at least one of text message.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the text message comprises at least one of a multimedia message service message or a short message service message.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the messaging content further comprises one or more of voicemail information, system messages, email messages, instant messages, pictorial information, video information or audio information.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the messaging content further comprises one or more of data traffic information, user-opted notifications, traffic reports, news alerts, weather information, stock reports, social networking chats, social networking posts or social networking status updates.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the displaying the threaded messaging content comprises displaying sent ones of the threaded messaging content in a first region of a screen of the communication device, and displaying received ones of the threaded messaging content in a second region of the screen of the communication device.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising, prior to ordering the messaging content:

determining a time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at the communication device; and

associating timestamps with the received ones of the messaging content and with sent ones of the messaging content.

15. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a messaging component configured to;

receive messaging content;

thread the messaging content in a single thread, wherein the messaging content comprises at least one text message and at least one voice call; and

display threaded messaging 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 messaging component.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein threading comprises ordering the messaging content based, at least, on a time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at a apparatus.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the messaging content is at least one of a multimedia message service message or a short message service message.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the messaging content further comprises one or more of voicemail information, system messages, email messages, instant messages, pictorial information, video information or audio information, data traffic information, user-opted notifications, traffic reports, news alerts, weather information, stock reports, social networking chats, social networking posts or social networking status updates.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein displaying the threaded messaging content comprises displaying sent ones of the threaded messaging content in a first region of a screen of the communication device, and displaying received ones of the threaded messaging content in a second region of the screen of the communication device.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising, prior to the ordering the messaging content:

determining the time at which received ones of the messaging content are received at the communication device; and

associating timestamps with the received ones of the messaging content and with sent ones of the messaging content.