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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Michael Stochosky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Justin Wood, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Stochosky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Justin Wood, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04M 1/72544 (2013.01); H04M 1/72552 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an instant messaging application, a message container (e.g., a stylized text bubble) is provided for indicating that an activity has occurred in a non-foreground chat. The message container can be displayed in the chat where the activity occurred. The message container can contain a portion of the message (e.g., the beginning of the message). The message container can contain a summary of the message. The message container can have an arbitrary shape or appearance. The user can define or select the appearance of the message container.