IM Contact List Entry as a Game in Progress Designate
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying in a screen for a mobile device, a game application interface for a game in progress;
enabling game moves to be executed in the game application interface; and
enabling a command to be selected from a menu displayed in the screen to invoke a message input interface for conducting an instant messaging conversation with an opposing player in the game in progress.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying in a screen for a mobile device, a game application interface for a game in progress; enabling game moves to be executed in the game application interface; and enabling a command to be selected from a menu displayed in the screen to invoke a message input interface for conducting an instant messaging conversation with an opposing player in the game in progress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for:
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displaying in a screen for a mobile device, a game application interface for a game in progress; enabling game moves to be executed in the game application interface; and enabling a command to be selected from a menu displayed in the screen to invoke a message input interface for conducting an instant messaging conversation with an opposing player in the game in progress. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to; display in a screen for a mobile device, a game application interface for a game in progress; enable game moves to be executed in the game application interface; and enable a command to be selected from a menu displayed in the screen to invoke a message input interface for conducting an instant messaging conversation with an opposing player in the game in progress. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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