Conversation sub-window

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10437410-B2
Application number	US-201615086097-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Priority date	Mar 31, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A method for following specific participants from among participants of a group conversation over a communications network is implemented on a computing device and includes: presenting participant posts from the participants of a group conversation in an application window, detecting at least one request to follow at least one of the specific participants as a followed participant, and presenting the participant posts associated with at least one followed participant in an application sub-window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for following specific participants from among participants of a group conversation over a communications network, the method implemented on a computing device and comprising:
first displaying participant posts from said participants of a group conversation in an application window on a display;
detecting selection, from the group conversation in the application window, of at least one of the participants; and
second displaying participant posts of the group conversation of the selected at least one participant in an application sub-window without including participant posts of the participants that were not selected during the selecting, such that the sub-window represents a portion of the group conversation of the application window;
wherein the second displaying occurs during the first displaying such that the application window and sub-window appear simultaneously on the display.

2. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said detecting selection comprises:
detecting a finger press on a screen location for a participant avatar associated with said one of said specific participants; and
detecting an flick motion from said screen location in a direction of said sub-window.

3. The method according to claim 2 and wherein said detecting a request further comprises:
at least one of opening or highlighting said sub-window in response to said detecting a finger press.

4. The method according to claim 1 and wherein:
said detecting comprises detecting at least two said requests to follow at least two of said specific participants as said followed participants; and
said second displaying comprises presenting said participant posts associated with said at least two followed participant in said sub-window.

5. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising:
detecting a request to stop following said at least one participant;
determining a participant to stop following based on said request to stop following; and
removing said participant posts associated with said participant to stop following from said sub-window.

6. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said detecting a request to stop following comprises:
detecting a finger press on a screen location for a participant avatar associated with said one of said specific participants in said sub-window; and
detecting an outward flick motion from said screen location in said sub-window.

7. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising:
detecting a request to resize said sub-window;
resizing said sub-window in accordance with said request to resize; and
presenting said participant posts in said resized sub-window.

8. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising:
detecting a request to generate a second group conversation with at least said followed participant; and
generating said second group conversation between said at least one participant and a user of said computing device.

9. The method according to claim 8 and wherein said detecting a request to generate comprises:
detecting at least a finger press on a screen location associated with said sub-window; and
detecting a drag motion in a direction of an indication of a list of said group conversations.

10. The method according to claim 1 and also comprising:
navigating within said participant posts in said application window in accordance with an indicated participant post in said sub-window.

11. The method according to claim 10 and wherein said navigating comprises:
detecting selection of said indicated participant post in said sub-window;
adjusting a focus in said application window in accordance with said participant post in said application window corresponding to said indicated participant post; and
representing said participant posts from said participants of said group conversation in said application window in accordance with said adjusted focus.

12. The method according to claim 11 and wherein said detecting selection comprises:
detecting a double tap on said participant post.

13. An apparatus, comprising:
a display;
a processor;
a memory storing instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
first displaying participant posts from said participants of a group conversation in an application window on the display;
detecting selection, from the group conversation in the application window, of at least one of the participants; and
second displaying participant posts of the group conversation of the selected at least one participant in an application sub-window without including participant posts of the participants that were not selected during the selecting, such that the sub-window represents a portion of the group conversation of the application window;
wherein the second displaying occurs during the first displaying such that the application window and sub-window appear simultaneously on the display.

14. The apparatus of according to claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
detecting a request to generate a second group conversation with at least said followed participant; and
generating said second group conversation between said at least one participant and a user of the apparatus.

15. The apparatus of according to claim 14 , and wherein said detecting a request to generate comprises:
detecting at least a finger press on a screen location associated with said sub-window; and
detecting a drag motion in a direction of an indication of a list of said group conversations.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
navigating within said participant posts in said application window in accordance with an indicated participant post in said sub-window.

17. A non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
first displaying participant posts from said participants of a group conversation in an application window on a display;
detecting selection, from the group conversation in the application window, of at least one of the participants; and
second displaying participant posts of the group conversation of the selected at least one participant in an application sub-window without including participant posts of the participants that were not selected during the selecting, such that the sub-window represents a portion of the group conversation of the application window;
wherein the second displaying occurs during the first displaying such that the application window and sub-window appear simultaneously on the display.

18. The media of according to claim 17 , the operations further comprising:
detecting a request to generate a second group conversation with at least said followed participant; and
generating said second group conversation between said at least one participant and a user of the apparatus.

19. The media of according to claim 18 , and wherein said detecting a request to generate comprises:
detecting at least a finger press on a screen location associated with said sub-window; and
detecting a drag motion in a direction of an indication of a list of said group conversations.

20. The media according to claim 17 , the operations further comprising:
navigating within said participant posts in said application window in accordance with an indicated participant post in said sub-window.

Assignees

• Cisco Tech Inc

Inventors

• Yang Mingfeng
• Xi Yasi
• Jia Barry
• YOU David

Classifications

• H04L51/04 Primary

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title