Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Lightweight Messaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016156574-A1
Application number	US-201414558661-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	Dec 2, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device of a second user receives, from a first user, a first message. Subsequent to receiving the first message, the electronic device sends, to the first user, a second message responsive to the first message, wherein the second message is selected from a set of predefined first-reply messages. The set of predefined first-reply messages is based on first-reply factors for the second user, including content from one or more messages between the first user and the second user, and including one or more of: relationship characteristics between the first user and the second user, information provided by the first user and/or the second user to a social network, profile characteristics of the first user and/or the second user, environmental characteristics of the first user and/or the second user, and/or technical characteristics of the electronic device of the first user and/or the second user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device of a second user, the electronic device having a processor and memory storing instructions for execution by the processor: receiving, from a first user, a first message; and subsequent to receiving the first message, sending to the first user, a second message responsive to the first message received by the second user, wherein:
the second message from the second user is selected by the second user from a set of predefined first-reply messages;
the set of predefined first-reply messages is based on a plurality of first-reply factors for the second user;
the first-reply factors for the second user include content from one or more messages between the first user and the second user; and
the first-reply factors for the second user include one or more of:
relationship characteristics between the first user and the second user;
information provided by the first user to a social network and/or information provided by the second user to the social network;
profile characteristics of the first user and/or profile characteristics of the second user;
environmental characteristics of the first user and/or environmental characteristics of the second user; and/or
technical characteristics of the electronic device of the first user and/or technical characteristics of an electronic device of the second user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , including:
prior to sending the second message, receiving, from a remote server, the set of predefined first-reply messages.

3 . The method of claim 1 , including:
subsequent to sending, to the first user, the second message responsive to the first message received by the second user:
receiving, from the first user, a third message responsive to the second message sent to the first user, wherein:
the third message responsive to the second message is selected by the first user from a set of predefined second-reply messages;
the set of predefined second-reply messages is based on a plurality of second-reply factors for the first user;
the second-reply factors for the first user include content from one or more messages between the first user and the second user; and
the second-reply factors for the first user include one or more of:
relationship characteristics between the first user and the second user;
information provided by the first user to the social network and/or information provided by the second user to the social network;
profile characteristics of the first user and/or profile characteristics of the second user;
environmental characteristics of the first user and/or environmental characteristics of the second user; and/or
technical characteristics of the electronic device of the first user and/or technical characteristics of an electronic device of the second user.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a messaging application in the electronic device of the second user receives the first message and sends the second message, the method including:
in accordance with a determination that application-launch criteria are satisfied by content in the first message and/or content in the second message, activating and displaying an application distinct from the messaging application.

5 . The method of claim 1 , including:
subsequent to sending, to the first user, the second message responsive to the first message received by the second user:
receiving, from the first user, a third message responsive to the second message sent to the first user;
receiving a set of predefined second-reply messages, wherein the set of predefined second-reply messages is based on a plurality of second-reply factors for the second user;
displaying the set of predefined second-reply messages;
displaying one or more alternative communication options; and
detecting selection of an alternative communication option from the one or more alternative communication options.

6 . The method of claim 1 , including:
after sending the second message:
sending a third message to the first user and one or more other users besides the first user, including a third user;
receiving, from the first user, a fourth message responsive to the third message, wherein:
the fourth message responsive to the third message is selected by the first user from a set of predefined second-reply messages;
the set of predefined second-reply messages is based on a plurality of second-reply factors for the first user;
the second-reply factors for the first user include content from one or more messages between the first user and the second user; and
the second-reply factors for the first user include one or more of:
relationship characteristics between the first user and the second user;
information provided by the first user to the social network and/or information provided by the second user to the social network;
profile characteristics of the first user and/or profile characteristics of the second user;
environmental characteristics of the first user and/or environmental characteristics of the second user; and/or
technical characteristics of the electronic device of the first user and/or technical characteristics of an electronic device of the second user; and

receiving, from the third user, a fifth message responsive to the third message, wherein:
the fifth message responsive to the third message is selected by the third user from a set of predefined third-reply messages;
the set of predefined third-reply messages is based on a plurality of third-reply factors for the third user;
the third-reply factors for the third user include content from one or more messages between the third user and the second user; and
the third-reply factors for the third user include one or more of:
relationship characteristics between the third user and the second user;
information provided by the third user to the social network and/or information provided by the second user to the social network;
profile characteristics of the third user and/or profile characteristics of the second user;
environmental characteristics of the third user and/or environmental characteristics of the second user; and/or
technical characteristics of the electronic device of the third user and/or technical characteristics of an electronic device of the second user.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message is a request for payment, the method including:
after sending the second message to the first user, receiving, from the first user, a payment transfer to the second user and/or an indicia of a payment transfer to the second user.

8 . The method of claim 7 , including:
concurrently with sending the second message to the first user, sending, to a third user, the second message; and subsequent to sending the second message to the third user, receiving, from the third user, a payment transfer to the second user and/or an indicia of a payment transfer to the second user.

9 . The method of claim 1 , including:
updating a user response profile of the second user in accordance with the second message, wherein:
the set of predefined first-reply messages is based at least in part on the user response profile of the second user;
the user response profile of the second user includes response statistics for the second user.

10 . The method of claim 9 , including:
updating a generic response profile in accordance with the second message, wherein:
the set of predefined first-reply messages is based at least in part on the generic response profile;
the generic response profile includes response statistics for a group of users, the group of users including the first user and second user.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Hum Sarah
• Rasmussen Andrew Nolan
• Chambergo Arturo J Esquivel
• Grossman Tatiana Janov
• Lim Ursula Anne
• Baldwin Robert Michael

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q20/10

  specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems · CPC title

• G06Q10/02

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• H04L51/02

  using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages · CPC title