Limited length video messaging

• US 9,100,538 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Enete, Noel, Packard, Wayne, Morris, Harry W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Ting
• Application Number:
  US13/615,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20130093828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: 715/751, 715/753, 715/756, 715/758, 715/719, 715/723, 709/204, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• 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 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• 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: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5315 where the non-audio components are still images or video still image mailbox systems H04N1/324, intermediate storage of video signals for videophones H04N7/147
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 : involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system by receiving, at an instant messaging host, a video file from a sender and intended for a recipient; authenticating the video file; and sending the video file to the intended recipient.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a client device, a recorded video message at a server, wherein the server is a server of a social communications system;

restricting, by the server, a length of the recorded video message to a predetermined limit;

sending the restricted video message to one or more intended recipients for viewing via a dedicated client application; and

controlling, by the server, an ability of the one or more intended recipients to view the sent and restricted video message, wherein controlling the ability of the one or more intended recipients to view the restricted video message comprises at least one of filtering the restricted video message based on capabilities of the one or more intended recipients to view the restricted video message, editing the restricted video message, or deleting the restricted video message.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined limit comprises approximately 15 seconds.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined limit is an arbitrary length of time.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

providing a preview of the video message for review;

receiving an approval of the preview of the video message; and

sending the video message to the one or more intended recipients upon receiving the approval of the preview of the video message.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein receiving the approval of the preview of the video message comprises receiving a user selection of a send button.

6. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising providing a graphical user interface to the client device that allows a user to cancel the video message.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing a graphical user interface for display on a mobile device.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the mobile device comprises a wireless phone.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the social communications system comprises a network of users.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein each user of the network of users are associated with, and have the capability to message, a subset of the network of users.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the social communications system comprises an instant messaging system.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the social communications system comprises a video messaging service integrated with the instant messaging system.

13. A method comprising:

receiving a recorded video message at a server of a social communications system;

restricting, by the server, a length of the recorded video message to a predetermined length;

receiving a textual message at the server of the social communications system;

sending the restricted video message and the textual message to one or more intended recipients for viewing via a dedicated client application; and

controlling, by the server, an ability of the one or more intended recipients to view the sent and restricted video message, wherein controlling the ability of the one or more intended recipients to view the restricted video message comprises at least one of filtering the restricted video message based on capabilities of the one or more intended recipients to view the restricted video message, editing the restricted video message, or deleting the restricted video message.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the predetermined length is 15 seconds or less.

15. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the predetermined length is an arbitrary length of time.

16. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

providing, to a mobile device, a preview of the video message for review;

receiving, from the mobile device, an approval of the preview of the video message; and

sending the video message to the one or more intended recipients upon receiving the approval of the preview of the video message.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the mobile device comprises a wireless phone.

18. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein sending the video message and the textual message to one or more intended recipients comprises enabling simultaneous viewing of the video message and the textual message by the one or more intended recipients on the social communications system.

19. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the social communications system comprises a video messaging service integrated with an instant messaging system.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause computer system to:

receive, at a server, a recorded video message from a mobile device, wherein the server is a server of a social communications system;

restrict, by the server, a length of the recorded video message to a predetermined length;

receive, at the server, a textual message;

send the restricted video message and the textual message to one or more intended recipients for viewing via a dedicated client application; and

control, by the server, an ability of the one or more intended recipients to view the sent and restricted video message and textual message, wherein controlling the ability of the one or more intended recipients to view the restricted video message comprises at least one of filtering the restricted video message based on capabilities of the one or more intended recipients to view the restricted video message, editing the restricted video message, or deleting the restricted video message.