Suggested items for use with embedded applications in chat conversations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018367484-A1
Application number	US-201715624638-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 15, 2017
Priority date	Jun 15, 2017
Publication date	Dec 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Implementations relate to suggested items for use with embedded applications in chat conversations. In some implementations, a method includes causing a chat interface to be displayed by a first user device, the chat interface generated by a messaging application. The chat interface is configured to display, in a chat conversation, messages provided by user devices participating in the chat conversation over a network. An embedded interface is associated with the chat interface and displayed by an embedded application associated with the messaging application. A suggestion event is determined to occur in association with the embedded application based on received data that indicates that a particular event has occurred at one or more other user devices participating in the chat conversation. Suggested response items are obtained based on the suggestion event, and the suggested response items are displayed by the first user device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method to provide suggested items, the computer-implemented method comprising:
causing a chat interface to be displayed by a first user device, wherein the chat interface is generated by a messaging application, and wherein the chat interface is configured to display one or more messages in a chat conversation, wherein the one or more messages are provided by a plurality of user devices that are participating in the chat conversation over a network; causing an embedded interface to be displayed associated with the chat interface, wherein the embedded interface is provided by a first embedded application that executes at least in part on the first user device in association with the messaging application; determining that a suggestion event has occurred in association with the first embedded application based on received data that indicates that a particular event has occurred at one or more of the plurality of user devices that are participating in the chat conversation, wherein the one or more of the plurality of user devices are different than the first user device; obtaining one or more suggested response items based on the suggestion event; and causing the one or more suggested response items to be displayed by the first user device.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the particular event includes at least one of:
user input received by an associated chat interface of the one or more of the plurality of user devices;
user input received by an associated embedded interface of the one or more of the plurality of user devices; and
an embedded application event occurring in an associated embedded application executing on the one or more of the plurality of user devices.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the received data that indicates that the particular event has occurred indicates at least one of:
a type of content feature displayed in a media item being played by the one or more of the plurality of user devices;
achievement of a predefined objective in a game of the one or more of the plurality of user devices;
user input received by a receiving user device participating in the chat conversation, wherein the user input is received in a different embedded interface displayed on the receiving user device; and
initiation of the embedded application from a particular user device of the plurality of user devices.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the particular event includes one or more messages input to the chat conversation by respective users of the one or more of the plurality of user devices, wherein the suggestion event is determined based on detecting at least one of one or more predefined topics, words, and phrases in the one or more messages.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein obtaining one or more suggested response items based on the suggestion event includes determining at least one suggested response item of the one or more suggested response items based on at least one of:
one or more predefined associations of the at least one suggested response item with the suggestion event;
a model trained with particular suggestion events and responses input in response to the particular suggestion events; and
one or more of a plurality of rules and objectives used in a game provided by the embedded application.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving user input indicative of user selection of a selected suggested response item from the one or more suggested response items; and
outputting a selected message in the chat conversation, the selected message associated with the selected suggested response item.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more suggested response items include one or more text messages that indicate user reactions to the suggestion event.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving user input indicative of selection of a selected suggested response item from the one or more suggested response items; and
in response to the user input, providing a command to the first embedded application, wherein the command is associated with the selected suggested response item, wherein the command causes a change in state of the first embedded application, wherein the change in state is indicated to one or more other user devices of the plurality of user devices that are participating in the chat conversation.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 wherein the command to the first embedded application includes at least one of:
a first command to perform an action in a game implemented by the first embedded application;
a second command to change a playback position in playback of media data by the first embedded application; and
a third command to change a shared object provided by the first embedded application.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more suggested response items include one or more suggested commands to the first embedded application and one or more suggested messages to be output to the chat conversation in the chat interface, wherein the one or more suggested commands are visually distinguished from the one or more suggested messages when displayed in the chat interface.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more suggested response items are determined by at least one of:
the first embedded application;
the messaging application; and
a remote server in communication with the messaging application over the network.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first embedded application is a media player application causing displayed playback of video data in the embedded interface, wherein the embedded interface is configured to receive input from a user that controls the displayed playback of the video data, and wherein at least one of the one or more suggested response items includes one or more suggested playback commands operative to adjust the displayed playback of the video data.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first embedded application is a game application causing display of game data in the embedded interface, wherein the embedded interface is configured to receive input from a user that changes one or more states of the game application, and wherein at least one of the one or more suggested response items includes one or more suggested commands operative to modify at least one state of the game application.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first embedded application is a shared document application causing display of a shared document in the embedded interface, wherein the embedded interface is configured to receive input from a user that changes one or more items of the shared document, and wherein at least one of the one or more suggested response items includes one or more suggested commands operative to modify the shared document.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the embedded interface is output on a subset of the plurality of user devices participating in the chat conversation, wherein the subset includes user devices that have received second user input in an associated chat interface that causes the user devices to join an embedded session initiated by the first embedded application.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first embedded application displays output data that is at

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Rodriguez Adam
• Chen Rendong
• Horn Thomas
• Lei Florbela
• Launay Yohan
• Chuang Chen-Ting
• Zhu Bin

Classifications

• H04L65/1093

  by adding participants; by removing participants · CPC title

• H04L65/403

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• G06Q10/101 Primary

  Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services · CPC title

• H04L51/063 Primary

  Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content · CPC title

• H04L51/10

  Multimedia information · CPC title