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Messaging interface based on caller of an incoming call

US9749462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FACEBOOK, INC. · US

Inventors

Henry Bridge · Brooklyn, US
Francis Luu · San Francisco, US
Nathan Borror · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/21
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes, during an incoming call from a second user, displaying a first interface that includes one or more previous communications between a first user and the second user. The previous communications includes a communication thread that aggregates communications of a first communication type and a second communication type. The method also includes, during the incoming call, updating the communication thread in the second interface in response to an additional communication between the first and second user.

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