Google Inc.

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Per Johan Gustafsson

Benjamin David Eidelson

Peter Michal Pawlowski

Jonas Erik Lindberg

Heradon Douglas

Björn Kempén

Matthew John Leske

Jan-Erik Lundberg

Ulf A Persson

Rune Johansson

Claudia Muñiz Garcia

Lars Olof Joakim Lindholm

Christopher Vander Mey

Brian David Marsh

Kevin Thomas Brown

Jordanna Chord

Christopher David Vander Mey

Jacualyn Carol Bonnell

Emily Soldal

A computer implemented technique can include receiving a level of granularity for displaying non-chat activity indicators and initiating a real-time communication session between first and second computing devices. The technique can also include during the real-time communication session, automatically: (i) detecting non-chat activity by a first user at the first computing device, the non-chat activity being activity by the first user at the first computing device that is outside of a primary function of the real-time communication session, (ii) determining a type of the detected non-chat activity, (iii) determining an indicator of the type of the detected non-chat activity based on a level of granularity, and (iv) outputting the indicator to the second computing device, which is associated with the second user, wherein receipt of the indicator causes the second computing device to display the indicator via the real-time communication session.

Automatic real-time indication of user non-chat activity during a chat session

Systems, methods and computer readable media for persistent conversations are described. In some implementations, a method can include receiving a communication message sent from a first user to at least one other user and generating a persistent conversation object having a conversation content section and conversation state information. The method can also include storing the communication message in the conversation content section of the persistent conversation object and forwarding the communication message to the at least one other user. The method can further include updating the conversation state information to reflect the receiving, storing and forwarding of the communication message.

Integrating communication modes in persistent conversations

A system in radio communication comprising a controller, a first device, and a second device is provided. The first device is associated with a first particular sector of a radio communication cell and the second device is associated with a second particular sector of the radio communication cell. The first device comprises a first sector indicating hardware and the second device comprises a second sector indicating hardware. The first and second sector indicating hardware each comprises a first visual sector information relating to the first particular sector such that the first visual sector information is visible to a human, and a first electronically readable sector information relating to the first particular sector. Each device comprises a first reading arrangement for reading the electronically readable sector information.

System, method and devices related to radio communication equipment

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for chat-enabling a social circle in response to user input provided by a first user, the social circle being defined by the first user and including one or more contacts, the one or more contacts including a second user, for each of the one or more contacts, issuing a chat service subscription request, determining that a subscription request associated with the second user is fulfilled, and in response to determining that the subscription request associated with the second user is fulfilled, adding the second user as a chat contact of the first user and adding the first user as a chat contact of the second user.

Chat-enabled social circles

A computer-implemented technique can include receiving a video chat request to initiate a video chat with at least one invitee user. The technique can include for a specific invitee user, determining a degree of notification for a specific video chat invitation for the specific invitee user, the degree of notification comprising a notification medium and a notification level each having a degree of intrusiveness, wherein determining the degree of notification is based on: (a) a number of invitee users specified by the video chat request, and (b) video chat attributes of the specific invitee user. The technique can also include outputting the specific video chat invitation to an invitee computing device associated with the specific invitee user via the determined notification medium, wherein receipt of the specific video chat invitation causes the invitee computing device to notify the specific invitee user according to the determined notification level.

Dynamic notification techniques for video chat invitations

Arrangement in connection with an at least partly transparent pivotable protective hatch or flip for a mobile telephone apparatus. The flip is arranged to physically cover at least part of a keypad on the apparatus for preventing inadvertent keypad commands. The flip includes devices at its rear side, i.e. the side that in a closed state thereof is located closest to the keypad, that permit a protected attachment or arrangement of personal customization, such as paintings, sticky or nonsticky labels or cards thereat. The customization will thereby also be visible from the outside of the flip when the flip is in its closed state, due to the at least partial transparency of the flip.

Arrangement at a mobile telephone

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Stockholm, Sweden

Per Johan Gustafsson