Integrating transport modes into a communication stream
US8793617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/40013
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Integrating multiple transport modes into a single communication stream on a computing device such as a mobile computing device. One or more recipients and one or more transport modes available for communication with the one or more recipients are provided to a user. An application program executing on the computing device receives a first message from the user to send to one or more selected recipients. The computing device transmits the received first message to the selected recipients via a first transport mode. Thereafter, the computing device receives a second message from one of the recipients via a second transport mode. The received second message is displayed to the user in the same communication stream by the application program. As an example, the user uses the application program to communicate with the recipients using text messaging, electronic mail message, and other transport modes.
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