System and method for incorporating chat elements into a communication interface
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1. A method performed by a first mobile device, the method comprising:
- detecting at the first mobile device an activity update to an account associated with the first mobile device;
communicating the activity update to at least one account contact;
receiving at the first mobile device a response to the communicated update from the at least one account contact, the response being an initiation of a private chat electronic conversation originated from the at least one account contact to the account;
displaying in a display on an instant messaging user interface of the first mobile device;
an activity update view screen that displays the activity update and displays the response appended to the activity update as a chat stub that includes the private chat electronic conversation formed by the activity update and the response, wherein the activity update is displayed visually differentiated in the activity update view screen from the chat stub, the activity update being displayed not time dependent from any other activity update displayed in the activity update view screen, and wherein the chat stub being displayed in chronological order relative to any other chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen appended to the activity update, and including an indicator displayed in each chat stub that displays whether the chat stub was read or delivered, the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen being selectable to initiate instant messaging with the at least one account contact; and
a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging session being a private chat electronic conversation, the messaging view being displayed in response to a selection input of the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen, the messaging view comprising a chat window that displays, visually separate from the activity update view screen, the activity update in association with the chat stub associated with the response.
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Abstract
A method performed by a first mobile device is provided. The method comprises: detecting an activity update to an account associated with the first mobile device; communicating the activity update to at least one account contact; receiving a response to the communicated update from the at least one account contact; displaying in a display of the first mobile device: an activity update view having the response appended to the activity update; and a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging view displaying the activity update in association with the response.
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19 Claims
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1. A method performed by a first mobile device, the method comprising:
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detecting at the first mobile device an activity update to an account associated with the first mobile device; communicating the activity update to at least one account contact; receiving at the first mobile device a response to the communicated update from the at least one account contact, the response being an initiation of a private chat electronic conversation originated from the at least one account contact to the account; displaying in a display on an instant messaging user interface of the first mobile device; an activity update view screen that displays the activity update and displays the response appended to the activity update as a chat stub that includes the private chat electronic conversation formed by the activity update and the response, wherein the activity update is displayed visually differentiated in the activity update view screen from the chat stub, the activity update being displayed not time dependent from any other activity update displayed in the activity update view screen, and wherein the chat stub being displayed in chronological order relative to any other chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen appended to the activity update, and including an indicator displayed in each chat stub that displays whether the chat stub was read or delivered, the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen being selectable to initiate instant messaging with the at least one account contact; and a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging session being a private chat electronic conversation, the messaging view being displayed in response to a selection input of the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen, the messaging view comprising a chat window that displays, visually separate from the activity update view screen, the activity update in association with the chat stub associated with the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform the operations comprising:
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detecting at the computing device an activity update to an account associated with the computing device; communicating the activity update to at least one account contact; receiving at the computing device a response to the communicated update from the at least one account contact, the response being an initiation of a private chat electronic conversation originated from the at least one account contact to the account; displaying in an instant messaging user interface of a display of the computing device; an activity update view screen that displays the activity update and displays the response appended to the activity update as a chat stub that includes the private chat electronic conversation formed by the activity update and the response, wherein the activity update is displayed visually differentiated in the activity update view screen from the chat stub, the activity update being displayed not time dependent from any other activity update displayed in the activity update view screen, and wherein the chat stub being displayed in chronological order relative to any other chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen appended to the activity update, and including an indicator displayed in for each chat stub that displays whether the chat stub was read or delivered, the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen being selectable to initiate instant messaging with the at least one account contact; and a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging view displaying the activity update in association with the response including the chat stub associated with the response, the portions of the electronic conversation of the chat stub being selectable to initiate instant messaging with the at least one account contact the messaging session being a private chat electronic conversation, the messaging view being displayed in response to a selection input of the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen, the messaging view comprising a chat window that displays, visually separate from the activity update view screen, the activity update in association with the chat stub associated with the response.
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18. A mobile device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a display operatively coupled to the one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer readable memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing computer executable instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to perform the operations comprising; detecting at the mobile device an activity update to an account associated with the mobile device; communicating the activity update to at least one account contact; receiving at the mobile device a response to the communicated activity update from the at least one account contact, the response being an initiation of a private chat electronic conversation originated from the at least one account contact to the account; displaying in an instant messaging user interface in the display of the mobile device; an activity update view screen that displays the activity update and displays the response appended to the activity update as a chat stub that includes the private chat electronic conversation formed by the activity update and the response, wherein the activity update is displayed visually differentiated in the activity update view screen from the chat stub, the activity update being displayed not time dependent from any other activity update displayed in the activity update view screen, and wherein the chat stub being displayed in chronological order relative to any other chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen appended to the activity update, and including an indicator displayed in each chat stub that displays whether the chat stub was read or delivered, the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen being selectable to initiate instant messaging with the at least one account contact; and a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging view displaying the activity update in association with the response including the chat stub associated with the response, the portions of the electronic conversation of the chat stub being selectable to initiate instant messaging with the at least one account contact the messaging session being a private chat electronic conversation, the messaging view being displayed in response to a selection input of the chat stub displayed in the activity update view screen, the messaging view comprising a chat window that displays, visually separate from the activity update view screen, the activity update in association with the chat stub associated with the response. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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