Group conversation between a plurality of participants
US8984422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/01
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for presenting a group conversation on an electronic device of a user, via displaying, on a graphical user interface of the device, a group of contacts with which the user can communicate, the group of contacts comprising one or more individual contacts and one or more social circles which define a preset collection of contacts associated with one another. User input is received via the graphical user interface, the user input specifying a selection of participants from the group of contacts for a group conversation. The group conversation provides for sharing communication messages among the participants. A conversation window is presented on the graphical user interface. The conversation window displays a collection of contact icons with each contact icon respectively corresponding to one of the selected participants of the group conversation, and a conversation thread with the shared communication messages.
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