Providing contextual information with keyboard interface for messaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11922010-B2
Application number	US-202016946136-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2020
Priority date	Jun 8, 2020
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a device comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing contextual information with a keyboard interface. The program and method provide for receiving a media content item provided by a second device; displaying, on a screen of the device, the media content item together with a reply element, the reply element being user-selectable to generate a reply message with respect to the media content item; receiving user selection of the reply element; and in response to receiving the user selection, displaying, in a first preset area of the screen, a keyboard interface for user selection of text to include in the reply message, and displaying, in a second preset area of the screen, a context information interface which is user-selectable to provide information corresponding to at least one type of context associated with the media content item.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a first device, a media content item provided by a second device, the media content item being associated with at least one type of context;
displaying, on a screen of the first device and upon determining that the at least one type of context corresponds to a prioritized type of context, the media content item together with a reply element in a first format, the reply element being user-selectable to generate a reply message with respect to the media content item, the prioritized type of context having been previously specified by an administrator as prioritized relative to other types of context, wherein the prioritized type of context corresponds to commerce, a non-sponsored attachment, a game, or a user profile referenced within the media content item, and
wherein the other types of context correspond to an invitation to a group/event chat, an invitation to a private Story, music, an augmented reality content item, a venue, a sponsored attachment or a third-party application;
displaying, on the screen and upon determining that the at least one type of context does not correspond to the prioritized type of context, the media content item together with the reply element in a second format which is larger and in a different position than the first format;
receiving user selection of the reply element; and
in response to receiving the user selection,
displaying, in a first preset area of the screen, a keyboard interface for user selection of message content to include in the reply message, and
displaying, in a second preset area of the screen, a context information interface for presenting predefined contextual information which corresponds to the at least one type of context and which relates to the media content item.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first format corresponds with displaying the reply element in a bottom corner of the screen, and
wherein the second format corresponds with displaying the reply element in a bottom center of the screen.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the keyboard interface and the context information interface are displayed as overlays with respect to the media content item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second preset area is positioned above the first preset area on the screen.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the at least one type of context corresponds to multiple types of context; and
displaying, in response to the determining, the context information interface as multiple context cards.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the multiple context cards are displayed as a stack of cards.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving user input corresponding to selection of the stack of cards; and
changing, in response to receiving the user input, display of the multiple context cards from the stack of cards to a row or column of cards, each card within the row or column being user-selectable to present supplemental information associated with the card.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the at least one type of context is a single type of context to be represented by a single context card; and
displaying, in response to the determining, the context information interface as the single context card, which is user-selectable to present supplemental information associated with the single context card.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the at least one type of context is a single type of context to be represented by multiple context cards; and
displaying, in response to the determining, the context information interface as the multiple context cards.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the multiple context cards are displayed as a row or column of cards, each card within the row or column being user-selectable to present supplemental information associated with the card.

11. A device, the device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:
receive a media content item provided by a second device, the media content item being associated with at least one type of context;
display, on a screen of the device and upon determining that the at least one type of context corresponds to a prioritized type of context, the media content item together with a reply element in a first format, the reply element being user-selectable to generate a reply message with respect to the media content item, the prioritized type of context having been previously specified by an administrator as prioritized relative to other types of context, wherein the prioritized type of context corresponds to commerce, a non-sponsored attachment, a game, or a user profile referenced within the media content item, and
wherein the other types of context correspond to an invitation to a group/event chat, an invitation to a private Story, music, an augmented reality content item, a venue, a sponsored attachment or a third-party application;
display, on the screen and upon determining that the at least one type of context does not correspond to the prioritized type of context, the media content item together with the reply element in a second format which is larger and in a different position than the first format;
receive user selection of the reply element; and
in response to receiving the user selection,
display, in a first preset area of the screen, a keyboard interface for user selection of message content to include in the reply message, and
display, in a second preset area of the screen, a context information interface for presenting predefined contextual information which corresponds to the at least one type of context and which relates to the media content item.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the first format corresponds with displaying the reply element in a bottom corner of the screen, and
wherein the second format corresponds with displaying the reply element in a bottom center of the screen.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the keyboard interface and the context information interface are displayed as overlays with respect to the media content item.

14. The device of claim 11 , wherein the second preset area is positioned above the first preset area on the screen.

15. The device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further configure the processor to:
determine that the at least one type of context corresponds to multiple types of context; and
display, in response to the determining, the context information interface as multiple context cards.

16. A non-transitory computer-storage medium, the non-transitory computer-storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
receive, by a first device, a media content item provided by a second device, the media content item being associated with at least one type of context;
display, on a screen of the first device and upon determining that the at least one type of context corresponds to a prioritized type of context, the media content item together with a reply element in a first format, the reply element being user-selectable to generate a reply message with respect to the media content item, the prioritized type of context having been previously specified by an administrator as prioritized relative to other types of context, wherein the prioritized type of context corresponds to commerce, a non-sponsored attachment, a game, or a user profile referenced within the media content item, and
wherein the other type

Assignees

• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Gale Maxwell
• Heikkinen Christie Marie
• Taitz David Phillip

Classifications

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• H04L51/18

  Commands or executable codes · CPC title

• H04L51/10

  Multimedia information · CPC title