Establishing communication in a rich media notice board

US9870539B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9870539-B2
Application numberUS-96020710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 3, 2010
Priority dateJun 6, 2008
Publication dateJan 16, 2018
Grant dateJan 16, 2018

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A rich media notice board enables users to communicate with others in their own and related communities who use the rich media notice board or other rich media notice boards, such as those in related communities, as well as with others who use conventional interfaces via the Internet. The users of the rich media notice board can post notices including text, images, audio, and video to the rich media notice board. The notices may also include usage metaphors that may allow users to relate to the notices. A user interface of the rich media notice board may employ the usage metaphors to provide an interface that may be used by users who may not read or write with sufficient proficiency to otherwise use a computer. The users may access the rich media notice boards from computers, mobile phones, and kiosk systems.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: using one or more computers to send and receive messages in an electronic message board over a network, said messages comprising user content and an icon selection received from at least one user, wherein the user content comprises non-textual and textual content, wherein the non-textual content comprises audio content; recognizing speech in the received audio content; comparing content of the recognized speech to a predetermined se…

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What does patent US9870539B2 cover?
A rich media notice board enables users to communicate with others in their own and related communities who use the rich media notice board or other rich media notice boards, such as those in related communities, as well as with others who use conventional interfaces via the Internet. The users of the rich media notice board can post notices including text, images, audio, and video to the rich …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Raghunath Mandayam Thondanur, Menon Deepak Achuthan, Kulkarni Rahul Suresh, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 16 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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