Techniques to share and remix media through a messaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016285808-A1
Application number	US-201514667576-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	Mar 24, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques to share and remix media through a messaging system are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques to promote the sharing and remixing of media by promoting third-party sources of media content. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a media management component operative to receive a media element in a messaging application, the media element associated with a media application; and a messaging component operative to generate a message package, the message package comprising the media element, the message package comprising an attribution record for the media element, the attribution record comprising an inter-application link for the media element with the media application and transmit the message package to a messaging server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a media element in a messaging application, the media element associated with a media application; generating a message package, the message package comprising the media element, the message package comprising an attribution record for the media element, the attribution record comprising an inter-application link for the media element with the media application; and transmitting the message package to a messaging server.

2 . The method of claim 1 , the messaging application installed on a client device, the media application installed on the client device as a distinct application from the messaging application, further comprising:
receiving a media package in the messaging application from the media application via inter-application communication on the client device, the media package comprising the media element and the inter-application link.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
extracting the media element from the received media package; displaying a preview of the media element in the messaging application; receiving a user media selection of the media element in the messaging application; and generating the message package comprising the media element in response to the user media selection of the media element within the messaging application.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a promoted media repository from a media server, the promoted media repository comprising a plurality of promoted media elements, the media element comprising one of the plurality of promoted media elements; displaying one or more of the promoted media elements, the displayed one or more of the promoted media elements including the media element; receiving a user media selection of the media element; and generating the message package comprising the media element in response to the user media selection of the media element.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the media element in a media element discovery section of the messaging application; receiving a user media selection of the media element in the media element discovery section; and generating the message package comprising the media element in response to the user media selection of the media element.

6 . The method of claim 1 , the message package associated with a message thread, further comprising:
receiving a prior message package from the messaging server, the prior messaging package associated with the message thread, the prior message package comprising a prior media element, the prior media element associated with the media application, the prior message package comprising a prior attribution record, the prior attribution record comprising a prior inter-application link, the prior inter-application link identifying the prior media element within the media application; displaying the prior media element in the message thread in association with an attribution display element for the media application; receiving a user application launch command in association with the attribution display element; launching the media application in response to the user application launch command; transmitting the prior inter-application link to the media application; transmitting a message thread inter-application link to the media application in association with the prior inter-application link; receiving a media package in the messaging application from the media application, the media package comprising the media element and the message thread inter-application link associated with the message thread; and prompting inclusion of the media element in the message thread based on the message thread inter-application link being associated with the message thread.

7 . The method of claim 6 , the messaging application executing on a client device, further comprising:
determining that the media application is not installed on the client device; and initiating installation of the media application on the client device in response to the user application launch command.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a prior message package from the messaging server, the prior message package comprising a prior media element, the prior media element associated with a second media application; displaying the prior media element; receiving a user remix command in association with the displayed prior media element; launching the media application in response to the user remix command; transmitting the prior media element to the media application; and receiving the media element from the media application, the media element comprising a modified version of the prior media element.

9 . An apparatus, comprising:
a processor circuit on a device; a media management component operative on the processor circuit to receive a media element in a messaging application, the media element associated with a media application; and a messaging component operative to generate a message package, the message package comprising the media element, the message package comprising an attribution record for the media element, the attribution record comprising an inter-application link for the media element with the media application; and transmit the message package to a messaging server.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , the messaging application installed on the device, the media application installed on the client device as a distinct application from the messaging application, further comprising:
the media management component operative to receive a media package in the messaging application from the media application via inter-application communication on the client device, the media package comprising the media element and the inter-application link.

11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:
the media management component operative to receive a promoted media repository from a media server, the promoted media repository comprising a plurality of promoted media elements, the media element comprising one of the plurality of promoted media elements; display one or more of the promoted media elements, the displayed one or more of the promoted media elements including the media element; and receive a user media selection of the media element; and the messaging component operative to generate the message package comprising the media element in response to the user media selection of the media element.

12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , the message package associated with a message thread, further comprising:
the messaging component operative to receive a prior message package from the messaging server, the prior messaging package associated with the message thread, the prior message package comprising a prior media element, the prior media element associated with the media application, the prior message package comprising a prior attribution record, the prior attribution record comprising a prior inter-application link, the prior inter-application link identifying the prior media element within the media application; the media management component operative to display the prior media element in the message thread in association with an attribution display element for the media application; receive a user application launch command in association with the attribution display element; launch the media application in response to the user application launch command; transmit the prior inter-application link to the media application; transmit a message thread inter-application link to the media application in association with the prior inter-application link; receive a media package in the messaging

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Franklin Alexander Salem
• Steiner Matthew

Classifications

• H04L51/18 Primary

  Commands or executable codes · CPC title

• H04L51/06

  Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements · CPC title

• H04L51/216 Primary

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title