Vonage America Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Tomer Goshen

Iliya Barenboim

Dany Orr

Joseph Pagnotta

Alexandra Andreev

Yair Bahar

Moshe M Vered

A method of providing automatically updated content a messaging session is disclosed. The method comprising exchanging, via a user interface of a messaging system on a first user device, messages with one or more other user devices in the messaging session, wherein the user interface includes a first region for exchanging messages; initiating display of a plurality of selectable messaging objects that represent supplementary content that is periodically updated during the messaging session; receiving a first user selection of one of the displayed messaging objects to include during the messaging session; and embedding the supplementary content associated with the selected messaging object within the messaging session.

Systems and methods for supplementing real-time exchanges of instant messages with automatically updateable content

A method of providing automatically updated content in a messaging session is disclosed. The method comprising exchanging, via a user interface of a messaging system on a first user device, messages with one or more other user devices in a messaging session, wherein the user interface includes a first region for exchanging messages; initiating display of a list of services as selectable messaging objects that can be presented in association with the messaging session; receiving a first user selection of one of the displayed messaging objects to include in association the messaging session; and displaying content associated with the selected messaging object in association with the messaging session, wherein the content is updated periodically.

A method for synchronizing at least two nodes on a network including one network node acting as a master node, the master node setting a base time T, and sending elapsed time since Tto at least one other node acting as a slave node, and the at least one other node acting as the slave node receiving the elapsed time, and estimating and setting a value of a base time Tbased, at least partly, on the received elapsed time. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

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