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- One or more embodiments relate generally to electronic messaging systems and methods. More specifically, one or more embodiments relate to systems and methods for increasing functionality in an electronic messaging system.
- Computing devices provide numerous ways for people to connect and communicate with one another.
- a variety of electronic messaging systems provide various methods to send and receive electronic messages.
- a computing device can allow a user to communicate with other users using text messaging, instant messaging, social network posting, and other forms of electronic communication.
- an electronic communication may include a variety of content including text, images, video, audio, and/or other multimedia.
- electronic communication has become a popular way for people to connect and communicate with one another.
- Including multimedia in electronic communications has become an especially popular way to add humor, context, and information to an electronic communication session. For example, a user may send a digital photograph to a co-user indicating his location. Similarly, a user may send a video laughing in response to an electronic message that includes a joke.
- including multimedia in an electronic communication is an easy way to add a layer of expression to an electronic communication session that is typically difficult with only textual messages.
- a user is typical not able to easily edit multimedia for inclusion in an electronic communication session. For example, a user may wish to edit light contrast, color saturation, or some other characteristic in a digital photograph and then include the edited digital photograph in an electronic communication.
- a user in order to include edited multimedia in an electronic communication, a user first must edit the multimedia using software specifically dedicated to that purpose. Thus, a user is typically not able to edit multimedia without navigating away from the electronic communication session. This adds extra steps and hassle to the process of composing an electronic communication.
- One or more embodiments provide benefits and/or solve one or more of the foregoing and other problems in the art with methods and systems that provide enhanced functionality for electronic messaging systems.
- methods and systems described herein allow users greater functionality for including multimedia content items in electronic messages.
- one or more embodiments can provide the foregoing or other benefits through an intuitive user interface.
- systems and methods of one or more embodiments allow a user to select an existing multimedia content item for inclusion in an electronic message without navigating away from a communication thread.
- a user interface displays both a communication thread with electronic messages sent between co-users and a collection of stored multimedia content items.
- a user may browse and select a stored multimedia content item without navigating away from the communication thread.
- systems and methods of one or more embodiments allow a user to easily edit multimedia content items for inclusion in an electronic message.
- a user may edit a digital photograph or video without having to utilize a separate piece of software. This provides the user with a more intuitive and streamlined way for including edited multimedia content items in an electronic message.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an electronic messaging system in accordance with one or more embodiments
- FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an environment for implementing the system of FIG. 1 in accordance with one or more embodiments
- FIGS. 3A-3I illustrate user interfaces for selecting, editing, and sending a multimedia content item in accordance with one or more embodiments
- FIGS. 4A-4E illustrate user interfaces for selecting, editing, and sending a multimedia content item in accordance with one or more additional embodiments
- FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of a series of acts in a method of selecting and including multimedia content items in an electronic message in accordance with one or more embodiments
- FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of a series of acts in another method of selecting and including multimedia content items in an electronic message in accordance with one or more embodiments
- FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary computing device in accordance with one or more embodiments.
- FIG. 8 is an example network environment of a social networking system in accordance with one or more embodiments.
- One or more embodiments include an electronic messaging system that provides users with efficient and effective user experiences when sending electronic communications including multimedia content. More specifically, one or more embodiments described herein allow users to easily and intuitively select multimedia content for inclusion in an electronic communication. For example, one or more embodiments allow a user to select a multimedia content item for inclusion in an electronic message without navigating away from a communication thread.
- one or more embodiments allow a user to browse and select a multimedia content item from a gallery of selectable multimedia content item without navigating away from the communication thread.
- one or more embodiments display a graphical user interface that includes a communication thread with electronic messages sent between co-users, as well as a display area or gallery of selectable multimedia content items.
- one or more embodiments allow a user to receive and read messages while simultaneously browsing multimedia content items.
- the display area or gallery includes a preview of multimedia content items likely to be selected by the user.
- the display area or gallery can include a predetermined number of the most recent multimedia content items.
- the display area or gallery can include multimedia content items related to participant in a communication session, content items related to a topic of the session, content items most often sent as messages, or content items selected by another criteria.
- the electronic messaging system can modify a preview of multimedia content items to aid in viewing and selection of the content items.
- the electronic messaging system can crop content items based on the size of the display area or gallery.
- the electronic messaging system auto-play videos in the display area or gallery.
- the electronic messaging system can allow a user to easily and effectively edit a multimedia content item for inclusion in a message.
- the one electronic messaging system can allow a user to start an editing process or edit a multimedia content item in the preview area or gallery without navigating away from the electronic messaging system.
- one or more embodiments allow a user to edit a multimedia content item without having to utilize a separate software outside of the electronic messaging system.
- the electronic messaging system provides the preview area or gallery of multimedia content items below a communication thread.
- the electronic messaging system allows a user to horizontally scroll through the multimedia content items.
- the electronic messaging system can provide options to edit or send the multimedia content item as a message. If the edit option is selected, the electronic messaging system can make the multimedia content item available for editing.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example embodiment of an electronic messaging system 100 .
- the electronic messaging system 100 may include, but is not limited to, a user interface manager 102 (or simply “UI manager”), a user input detector 104 , a content item manager 106 , a communication manager 108 , and a data storage 110 .
- Each of the components 102 - 110 of the electronic messaging system 100 may be in communication with one another using any suitable communication technologies.
- the disclosure herein shows the components 102 - 110 to be separate in FIG. 1 , any of the components 102 - 110 may be combined into fewer components, such as into a single facility or module, or divided into more components as may serve one or more embodiments.
- components 102 - 110 may be located on, or implemented by, one or more computing devices, such as those described below in relation to FIG. 7 .
- portions of the electronic messaging system 100 can be located on a computing device, while other portions of the electronic messaging system 100 are located on, or form part of, a social networking system, such as that described below in reference to FIG. 8 .
- the components 102 - 110 can comprise software, hardware, or both.
- the components 102 - 110 can comprise one or more instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium and executable by a processor of one or more computing devices. When executed by the one or more processors, the computer-executable instructions of the electronic messaging system 100 can cause a computing device(s) to perform the methods described herein.
- the components 102 - 110 can comprise hardware, such as a special-purpose processing device to perform a certain function. Additionally or alternatively, the components 102 - 110 can comprise a combination of computer-executable instructions and hardware.
- the electronic messaging system 100 can include a user interface manager 102 .
- the user interface manager 102 provides, manages, updates, and/or controls graphical user interfaces (or simply “user interfaces”) that allow a user to view and interact with display elements.
- the user interface manager 102 may identify, display, update, or otherwise provide various user interfaces that contain one or more display elements in various layouts.
- the user interface manager 102 can display a variety of display elements within a graphical user interface.
- the user interface manager 102 may display a graphical user interface on a display of a computing device.
- display elements include, but are not limited to: buttons, text boxes, menus, thumbnails, scroll bars, hyperlinks, etc.
- the user interface manager 102 can display and format display elements in any one of a variety of layouts.
- the user interface manager 102 can also update, remove, resize, or reposition display elements in response to user interactions.
- the electronic messaging system 100 may detect user input in a variety of ways. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to update a graphical user interface based on the detected input. Similarly, in one or more embodiments, the detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to resize one or more display elements, to reposition one or more display elements within the graphical user interface, or to otherwise change or remove one or more display elements within the graphical user interface.
- the user interface manager 102 can selectively update certain areas of a user interface in response to user interactions. For example, in one or more embodiments, detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to update or change within only one area of a graphical user interface. In one or more embodiments, upon a detected user interaction, the user interface manager 102 may update one area within a user interface from one type of display to a second type of display, while continuing to display another area within the user interface with no updates.
- the user interface manager 102 can reorganize a user interface in response to user interactions. For example, in one or more embodiments, detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to split a graphical user interface into two or more areas. In one or more embodiments, upon a detected user interaction, the user interface manager 102 may reorganize a user interface from only displaying one area with a first collection of display elements to displaying two areas with the first collection of display elements in the first area and a second collection of display elements in the second area. Likewise, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also consolidate or remove areas within a graphical user interface in response to detected user interactions.
- the electronic messaging system 100 may further include a user input detector 104 .
- the user input detector 104 detects, receives, and/or facilitates user input in any suitable manner.
- the user input detector 104 detects one or more user interactions.
- a “user interaction” means a single input, a combination of inputs, received from a user by way of one or more input devices, or via one or more touch gestures as described above.
- a user interaction can have variable duration and may take place anywhere on the graphical user interface managed by the user interface manager 102 described above.
- the user input detector 104 can detect a user interaction from a keyboard, mouse, touch screen display, or any other input device.
- the user input detector 104 can detect one or more touch gestures that form a user interaction (e.g., tap gestures, swipe gestures, pinch gestures, etc.) provided by a user by way of the touch screen.
- the user input detector 104 can detect touch gestures in relation to and/or directed at one or more display elements displayed as part of the graphical user interface presented on the touch screen display.
- the user input detector 104 may report any detected touch gesture in relation to and/or directed at one or more display elements to user interface manager 102 .
- the user input detector 104 may additionally, or alternatively, receive data representative of a user interaction.
- the user input detector 104 may receive one or more user configurable parameters from a user, one or more user commands from the user, and/or any other suitable user input.
- the user input detector 104 can receive voice commands or otherwise sense, detect, or receive user input.
- the electronic messaging system 100 may further include a content item manager 106 .
- the content item manager 106 manages multimedia content items (such as digital files), tracks recent multimedia content items, creates previews of multimedia content items, manages edits to multimedia content items, and otherwise handles all actions effecting multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 determines the most recent content items stored on a system, creates or retrieves a preview of each of the recent content items, and presents the previews of the recent content items as part of a user interface.
- the electronic messaging system 100 may be implemented on a computing device with data storage.
- the content item manager 106 searches the data storage of the computing device for multimedia content items suitable for inclusion in a communication session.
- the content item manager 106 may search the data storage of the computing device for digital photographs, digital videos, and/or sound recording.
- the content item manager 106 may create a linked list linking to the multimedia files stored in the data storage of the computing device.
- the content item manager 106 may create a copy of the multimedia content items stored in the data storage of the computing device.
- the content item manager 106 may create or retrieve a preview of each multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may create a preview of a digital photograph by cropping multimedia content item based an aspect ratio of a user interface. For example, in one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may crop a rectangular preview of digital photograph and/or digital video such that the preview is square. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may create a preview of a digital video that includes a portion of the digital video that automatically plays within a portion of the user interface.
- the content item manager 106 may search files stored on the computing device only for the most recent multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may identify the ten most recent multimedia content items stored on the computing device. Alternatively, the content item manager 106 may identify a percentage of the most recent multimedia content items stored on the computing device. In one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may determine recentness of a multimedia content items by identifying a timestamp associated with the multimedia content items that indicates when the multimedia content items was created or added to the computing device. The content item manager 106 may then compare the identified timestamp to timestamps of other multimedia content items. In one or more alternative embodiments, the number or percentage of recent multimedia content items identified by the content item manager 106 may be a number configurable by the user or can be a set predetermined number.
- the content item manager 106 may manage editing of multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may create a copy of a multimedia content items, and present the copy for editing. In one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may track edits made to the copy of the multimedia content items and provide the edited copy for sending to one or more co-users. For instance, after a user selects a preview from the user interface, the content item manager 106 may create a copy of the multimedia content items associated with the preview and present the copy of the multimedia content items e to the user for editing. In one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may track edits to the copy of the multimedia content items and provide the edited copy of the multimedia content items for sending to one or more co-users as an electronic communication.
- the content item manager 106 may provide the original multimedia content items for editing, rather than a copy of the multimedia content items, as discussed above. For example, in one or more embodiments, after a user selects a preview from the user interface, the content item manager 106 may present the multimedia content items associated with the preview to the user for editing. In that embodiment, the content item manager 106 may track edits to the multimedia content items and provide the edited multimedia content items for sending to one or more co-users as an electronic communication. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the content item manager 106 stores edits made to the multimedia content items within the data storage of a computing device, such that the edited multimedia content items is available to other applications on the computing device. In one or more alternative embodiments, as described above, the content item manager 106 discards edits made a copy of the multimedia content items once the copy of the multimedia content items has been provided for sending to one or more co-users of the communication system.
- the content item manager 106 may enable a variety of edits to be performed in connection with either a multimedia content items, or a copy of a multimedia content items as described above.
- the content item manager 106 may allow for edits such as altering the color contrast, altering brightness, altering sharpness, altering clarity, inverting color (i.e., color to sepia, color to black and white), adding text or image overlays, adding blended image effects, or any other type of edit suitable to be made to a digital photograph and/or digital video.
- the content item manager 106 may allow for edits such as adding scene transitions, adding front or end credits, shortening or lengthening the runtime of the video, adding a sound track, or any other type of edit suitable to be made in connection with a digital video.
- edits such as adding scene transitions, adding front or end credits, shortening or lengthening the runtime of the video, adding a sound track, or any other type of edit suitable to be made in connection with a digital video.
- sound recordings the content item manager 106 may allow for edits such as altering volume, adding reverb, adding sound effects, concatenating additional recordings, or any other type of edit suitable to made in connection with a sound recording.
- the electronic messaging system 100 may further include a communication manager 108 .
- the communication manager 108 can facilitate receiving and sending data to and from the electronic messaging system 100 , or a device upon which the electronic messaging system 100 is implemented.
- the communication manager 108 can instruct or activate one or more communication interfaces of a computing device, as described below to send or receive data, particularly data related to electronic communications.
- the communication manager 108 can package or format content items to be sent or received from the electronic messaging system 100 in any necessary form that is able to be sent through one or more communication channels and using an appropriate communication protocol, as described further below with reference to FIG. 7 .
- the electronic messaging system 100 can include a data storage 110 , as illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the data storage 110 may maintain content item data 112 representative of data associated with multimedia content items available for inclusion as an electronic communication.
- the content item data 112 may include, but is not limited to: digital photographs, digital videos, recordings of sound inputs, as well as other data representing edits to the digital photographs, digital videos, and/or recordings of sound inputs.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example system 200 , within which one or more embodiments of the electronic messaging system 100 can be implemented.
- the system 200 can include computing devices 202 , 204 , a network 206 , and a communication server 208 .
- the computing devices 202 , 204 , the network 206 , and the communication server 208 may be communicatively coupled, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates a particular arrangement of the computing devices 202 , 204 , the network 206 , and the communication server 208 , various additional arrangements are possible.
- the computing devices 202 , 204 may directly communicate with the communication server 208 , bypassing the network 206 , or alternatively, may directly communicate with each other.
- the computing devices 202 , 204 , the network 206 , and the communication server 208 may communicate using any communication platforms and technologies suitable for transporting data and/or communication signals.
- the computing devices 202 , 204 , the network 206 , and the communication server 208 may communicate via any known communication technologies, devices, media, and protocols supportive of remote data communications, examples of which will be described in more detail below with respect to FIG. 7 .
- the computing devices 202 , 204 , and the communication server 208 may communicate via the network 206 , which may include one or more social networks as described further below with respect to FIG. 8 .
- the communication server 208 may generate, store, receive, and transmit electronic communication data.
- the communication server 208 may receive an electronic communication from the computing device 202 and send the received electronic communication to the computing device 204 .
- the communication server 208 can transmit electronic messages between one or more users of the system 200 .
- the communication server 208 can receive a wide range of electronic communication types, including but not limited to, text messages, instant messages, social-networking messages, social-networking posts, emails, and any other form of electronic communication. Additional details regarding the communication server 208 will be discussed below with respect to FIG. 7 .
- the network 206 may represent a network or collection of networks (such as the Internet, a corporate intranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless local network (WLAN), a cellular network, a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or a combination of two or more such networks.
- the network 206 may be any suitable network over which the computing device 202 may access the communication server 208 and/or the computing device 204 , or vice versa.
- the network 206 will be discussed in more detail below with regard to FIGS. 7 and 8 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates that a user 210 can be associated with the computing device 202 , and that a user 212 can be associated with the computing device 204 .
- the system 200 can include a large number of users, with each of the users interacting with the system 200 through one or more computing devices.
- the user 210 can interact with the computing device 202 for the purpose of composing, and sending an electronic communication (e.g., instant message).
- the user 210 may interact with the computing device 202 by way of a user interface, managed by the user interface manager 102 , on the computing device 202 .
- the user 210 can utilize the user interface to cause the computing device 202 to compose and send an electronic communication to one or more of the plurality of users of the system 200 .
- the components 102 - 110 may be implemented on one or more of the computing devices 202 , 204 and the communication server 208 .
- the computing devices 202 , 204 , and the communication server 208 may communicate across the network 206 via the communication manager 108 of the electronic messaging system 100 .
- the computing devices 202 , 204 may receive user inputs via the user input detector 104 .
- the computing devices 202 , 204 may provide graphical user interfaces via the user interface manager 102 .
- each of the computing devices 202 , 204 can include an instance of the electronic messaging system 100 .
- each of the components 100 - 110 of the electronic messaging system 100 as described with regard to FIGS. 1 and 2 can provide, alone and/or in combination with the other components of the electronic messaging system 100 , one or more graphical user interfaces.
- the components 102 - 110 can allow a user to interact with a collection of display elements for a variety of purposes.
- FIGS. 3A-4E and the description that follows illustrate various example embodiments of the user interfaces and features that are in accordance with general principles as described above.
- a computing device i.e., computing device 202 , 204 of FIG. 2
- FIG. 3A illustrates a computing device 300 that may implement one or more of the components 102 - 110 of the electronic messaging system 100 .
- the computing device 300 is a handheld device, such as a mobile phone device (e.g., a smartphone).
- the term “handheld device” refers to a device sized and configured to be held/operated in a single hand of a user.
- any other suitable computing device such as, but not limited to, a tablet device, a handheld device, larger wireless devices, laptop or desktop computer, a personal-digital assistant device, and/or any other suitable computing device can perform one or more of the processes and/or operations described herein.
- the computing device 300 can include any of the features and components described below in reference to a computing device 700 of FIG. 7 .
- the computing device 300 includes a touch screen display 302 that can display or provide user interfaces and by way of which user input may be received and/or detected.
- a “touch screen display” refers to the display of a touch screen device.
- a touch screen device may be a computing device 202 , 204 with at least one surface upon which a user 210 , 212 may perform touch gestures (e.g., a laptop, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a mobile phone).
- the computing device 300 may include any other suitable input device, such as a touch pad or those described below in reference to FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 3A illustrates a touch screen display 302 of the computing device 300 displaying one embodiment of a graphical user interface, in particular a messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 provides various display areas and display elements as part of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the messaging graphical user interface 304 includes a communication thread 306 , as well as a message input control palette or toolbar 310 .
- the communication manager 108 can facilitate receiving and sending data. In one or more embodiments, the communication manager 108 facilitates receiving and sending of electronic communications between the computing devices 202 , 204 . Also in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 displays electronic communications sent and received via the communication manager 108 . In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 can display electronic communications sent and received via the communication manager 108 in the communication thread 306 within the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 provides the communication thread 306 that includes electronic messages 308 a sent from an account of a user of the communication device 300 .
- the communication thread 306 can include electronic messages 308 b received by the account of the user of the computing device 300 .
- the user interface manager 102 organizes the communication thread 306 such that new messages are added to the bottom of the communication thread 306 so that older messages are displayed at the top of the communication thread 306 .
- the user interface manager 102 may organize the messages 308 a , 308 b in any manner that may indicate to a user the chronological or other relationship between the messages 308 a , 308 b.
- the user interface manager 102 provides a variety of electronic communication characteristics to help a user distinguish between electronic communications in the communication thread 306 .
- the user interface manager 102 displays the electronic messages 308 a sent from an account of the user of the computing device 300 pointed toward one side (i.e., the right side) of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 displays the electronic messages 308 b received by the communication manager 108 pointed toward the opposite side (i.e., the left side) of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the positioning and orientation of the electronic messages 308 a , 308 b provides a clear indicator to a user of the computing device 300 of the origin of the various electronic communications displayed within the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- Another characteristic provided by the user interface manager 102 that helps a user distinguish electronic communications may be a color of the electronic communications.
- the user interface manager 102 displays sent electronic messages 308 a in a first color and received electronic messages 308 b in a second color.
- the first and second colors may be black and white, respectively, with an inverted typeface color.
- the user interface manager 102 may display the electronic messages 308 a , 308 b with white backgrounds and different colored outlines.
- the user interface manager 102 may display the electronic messages 308 a , 308 b with backgrounds of different patterns, in different fonts, in different sizes or in any other manner that may distinguish the sent electronic messages 308 a from the received electronic messages 308 b .
- the user interface manager 102 displays sent electronic messages 308 a with white typeface on a blue background.
- the user interface manager 102 displays received electronic messages 308 b with black typeface on a grey background.
- the user interface manager 102 may also provide a message input control palette or toolbar 310 .
- the user interface manager 102 displays the message input control palette or toolbar 310 as part of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the message input control palette or tool bar 310 includes a variety of selectable message input controls that provide a user with various message input options or other options.
- the message input control palette or toolbar 310 includes a text input control 312 a , a photo or video input control 312 b , a multimedia input control 312 c , a symbol input control 312 d , and a sound input control 312 e .
- the message input control palette or toolbar 310 may provide the input controls 312 a - 312 e in a different order, may provide other input controls not displayed in FIG. 3A , or may omit one or more of the input controls 312 a - 312 e shown in FIG. 3A .
- a user may interact with any of the input controls 312 a - 312 e in order to compose and send different types of electronic communications.
- the user interface manager 102 may provide a touch screen display keyboard in a portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 that the user may utilize to compose a textual message.
- the user interface manager 102 may provide a camera viewfinder interface within a portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 that the user may utilize to add a photo to the communication thread 306 .
- the user interface manager 102 may provide a sound recording control by way of which the user can record a voice or other sound message. Likewise, as will be described in more detail below, if a user interacts with the multimedia input control 312 c , the user interface manager 102 may provide a multimedia content item display area with multimedia content items that the user can select to send as a message.
- a user may interact with any of the message input controls 312 a - e in order to compose and send a message to one or more co-users via the electronic messaging system 100 .
- a finger 314 of a user's hand is shown interacting with the multimedia input control 312 c .
- the user input detector 104 can detect interactions (e.g., a tap touch gesture) of the finger 314 with the multimedia input control 312 c .
- the user interface manager 102 may display an input control indicator 320 to indicate which input control 312 a - e is currently active. Additionally, as shown in FIG.
- the user interface manager 102 can display a multimedia content item display area 316 containing one or more multimedia content item previews 318 a , 318 b.
- the user interface manager 102 can provide the communication thread 306 in a first portion (i.e., the upper portion) of the messaging user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 can provide the multimedia content item display area 316 in a second portion (i.e., the lower portion) of the messaging user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 can allow the user to both view the communication thread 306 and any new messages, while also being able to view and browse content items.
- the user interface manager 102 can arrange the communication thread 306 and the multimedia content item display area 316 horizontally or in another arrangement other than a vertical arrangement.
- the content item manager 106 provides the multimedia content item previews 318 a , 318 b based on multimedia content items stored on computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 may provide the multimedia content item preview 318 a based on a digital photograph stored on the computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 provides the multimedia content item preview 318 a in the multimedia content item display area 316 based on the recentness of the multimedia content item associated with the content item preview 318 a .
- the multimedia content item associated with the content item preview 318 a is the most recently stored multimedia content item on the computing device 300 or the most recently captured or created multimedia content item on the computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 may crop the multimedia content item to create the content item preview 318 a .
- the multimedia content item associated with the multimedia content item preview 318 a may be a rectangular digital photograph stored on the computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 may crop the rectangular digital so that the content item preview 318 a is square and sized for presentation in the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the content item manager 106 may tailor the cropped content item preview 318 a to an aspect ratio of the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the content item manager 106 may tailor the cropped content item preview 318 a such that it is square within the multimedia content item display area 316 even if the multimedia content item display area 316 takes up a larger portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 than is shown in FIG. 3B .
- the content item manager 106 can help ensure that more than one content item preview 318 a , 318 b can be shown in the multimedia content item display area 316 . Additionally, by cropping the multimedia content items, the content item manager 106 can help ensure that the content items can fit within the communication thread 306 . Still another benefit of cropping the multimedia content items is to reduce a file size of the multimedia content items to enable quicker sending, receiving, and displaying of multimedia content items.
- the content item manager 106 may provide the multimedia content item preview 318 b based on a digital video stored on the computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 may provides a preview of a digital video that includes at least a portion of the digital video that auto plays within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- multimedia content item preview 318 b may be a portion of a digital video that auto plays within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the portion of the digital video that auto plays may only be a few seconds long.
- the portion of the digital video that auto plays may be a percentage of the total length of the digital video (e.g. a preview consisting of 10% of a 60 second digital video may be 6 seconds long).
- the entire digital video can auto play within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the content item manager 106 may crop the multimedia content item preview 318 b such that the preview 318 b is square and sized for presentation in the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the content item manager 106 may crop and tailor multimedia content item previews 318 a , 318 b such that the previews 318 a , 318 b are the same size within the multimedia content item display area 316 , even though the multimedia content items associated with the previews 318 a , 318 b are of differing sizes.
- the user interface manager 102 may display the multimedia content item display area 316 such that the display area 316 is horizontally scrollable within the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction of the finger 314 of a user's hand within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the detected user interaction may be a swipe touch gesture of the finger 314 moving across the touch screen display 302 along the direction of the arrow 322 .
- the user interface manager 102 in response to the detected touch gesture, the user interface manager 102 may update the multimedia content item display area 316 to appear to be scrolling along the direction of the arrow 322 .
- the multimedia content item preview 318 b will continue to auto play through the horizontal scroll.
- the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews of multimedia content items likely to be selected by the user. For example, the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews of the most recent multimedia content items stored on the computing device 300 . For example, in one embodiment, the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews of any multimedia content items stored on the computing device 300 within the last 24 hours. In an alternative embodiment, the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews of a predetermined number of content items (e.g., 10, 20, 30) stored on the computing device 300 .
- a predetermined number of content items e.g. 10, 20, 30
- the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews based on other criteria besides recentness.
- the electronic messaging system 100 can provide content item previews including participants in conversation included in the communication thread 306 .
- the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews of multimedia items were created or “taken” at a particular location (e.g., all the pictures and videos taken at the lake house).
- the content item manager 106 may provide content item previews related in some way to content of the messages in the communication thread 306 .
- the user interface manager 102 may update the messaging graphical user interface 304 to include a camera roll in response to a detected over-scroll within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the content item manager 106 may have provided only the multimedia content items previews 318 a and 318 b for display in the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the multimedia content item preview 318 b is the last preview displayed in the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the user interface manager 102 may indicate the multimedia content item preview 318 b is the last preview in the multimedia content item display area 316 by displaying a blank area 324 to right of the multimedia content item preview 318 b .
- the user interface manager 102 may indicate the multimedia content item preview 318 b is the last preview by providing an automatic stop to a scrolling motion once the content preview 318 b is reached.
- the user input detector 104 may detect a swipe gesture of the user's finger 314 across the multimedia content item display area 316 along the direction of the arrow 322 .
- the user interface manager 102 may sequentially display the content item previews.
- the user interface manager 102 may provide a camera roll of the computing device in response to a detected over-scroll. As illustrated in FIG.
- an over-scroll occurs when a user continues to horizontally scroll the multimedia content item display area 316 along the direction of arrow 322 beyond the last content item preview 318 b , the user interface manager 102 updates the messaging graphical user interface 304 to include a camera roll of the computing device 300 .
- the user interface manager 102 displays a camera roll 326 .
- the camera roll 326 provides a content item preview 318 ′ for each multimedia content item stored on the computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 may crop and tailor each camera roll preview 318 ′ in the same manner as described with regard to the multimedia content item previews 318 a and 318 b above.
- the content item manager 106 may provide a portion of the digital video that auto plays from within the camera roll 326 . Accordingly, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display the camera roll 326 such that some of the camera roll content item previews 318 ′ are still images (i.e., based on digital photograph multimedia items) and some of the camera roll content item previews 318 ′ are auto playing video clips (i.e., based on digital video multimedia items). In one or more alternative embodiments, the content item manager 106 may not provide any specialized content item previews for the camera roll. Rather, in an alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may simply display a minimized version of each digital picture and/or a minimized version of the first frame of each digital video within the camera roll 326 .
- the camera roll 326 can occupy the entire touch screen display 302 .
- the display of the camera roll 326 can cause a navigation away from the communication thread 306 .
- the user interface manager 102 can provide the camera roll 326 within the area of the messaging user interface 304 previously occupied by the content item display area 316 . In such embodiments, the user can access the camera roll 326 without navigating away from the communication thread 306 .
- a user may select a content item preview either from the camera roll 326 (i.e., one of the camera roll previews 318 ′ of FIG. 3E ) or from the multimedia content item display area 316 , as shown in FIG. 3F .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a user selection of the multimedia content item preview 318 c from the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a tap touch gesture of the finger 314 of the user with the content item preview 318 c .
- the user input detector 104 may detect other types of user input such as a spoken command, an upward swipe touch gesture, or any other suitable type of user input.
- the communication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item associated with the content item preview 318 a to one or more co-users. For example, the communication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item to the communication server 208 , which may then forward the multimedia content item to one or more computing devices 204 associated with one or more intended recipients. In that case, the user interface manager 102 may also add the multimedia content item to the communication thread 306 .
- the user interface manager 102 may alter the display of the content item preview 318 c so as to indicate the selection of the content item preview 318 c .
- the user interface manager 102 may present a blurred version of the content item preview 318 c ′, as shown in FIG. 3G .
- the user interface manager 102 may alter the selected multimedia content item preview 318 c in other ways in order to indicate the selection.
- the user interface manager 102 may alter the color scheme of the selected content item preview 318 c , may black out the selected preview 318 c , or may alter the selected content item preview 318 c in any other way suitable for this purpose.
- the selected content item preview 318 c can also be enlarged or zoomed in.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present one or more controls overlaid on the selected preview 318 c ′. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3G , in response to the selection of the preview 318 c , the user interface manager 102 may overlay an edit control 328 and a send control 330 on the selected multimedia content item preview 318 c ′. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may overlay other or additional controls on the selected preview 318 c ′. For instance, in one embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may also overlay a delete control over the selected preview 318 c′.
- the content item manager 106 may remove the preview 318 c from the multimedia content item display area 316 . Additionally or alternatively, the content item manager 106 may permanently delete the multimedia content item associated with the preview 318 c from the computing device 300 . In one or more embodiments, the content item manager 106 may be configurable by a user in order to specify the actions taken with regard to the controls including the edit control 328 , the send control 330 , and the delete control.
- the communication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item associated with the selected preview 318 c ′ to one or more co-users. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also add the multimedia content item associated with the selected preview 318 c ′ to the communication thread 306 . In one or more embodiments, a user may unselect the selected preview 318 c ′ simply by tapping anywhere else on the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the content item manager 106 may provide the multimedia content item associated with the multimedia content item preview 318 c ′ for editing in response to a detected selection of the edit control 328 .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction (e.g., tap touch gesture) of a user's finger 314 with the edit control 328 .
- the user interface manager 102 may present the multimedia content item 319 associated with the selected preview 318 c ′ for editing in response to the detected user interaction.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present a variety of editing controls within the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 may display a crop editing control 328 a (i.e., allows a user to crop the multimedia content item 319 ), an auto-edit control 328 b (i.e., performs preconfigured edits to the multimedia content item 319 ), a color edit control 328 c (i.e., allows a user to edit the colors of the multimedia content item 319 ), and a writing edit control 328 d (i.e., allows a user to add text or other drawn effects to the multimedia content item 319 ).
- the user interface manager 102 may display other or additional edit controls while the multimedia content item 319 associated with the selected preview 318 a ′ is available for editing.
- the content item manager 106 may allow edits to a copy of a multimedia content item 319 , rather than allowing edits to the original multimedia content item 319 .
- This feature allows a user to send a copy of a multimedia content item to one or more co-users that has been edited only for purposes related to a specific communication session.
- edits made within the electronic messaging system 100 may not be reflected to an original copy of the content item stored on the computing device 300 .
- the content item manager 106 may receive one or more edits to multimedia content item 319 from a user. For example, as shown in FIG. 3H , a user's finger 314 may perform an edit 334 . In the embodiment shown, the edit 334 is writing added to the multimedia content item 319 , in connection with a selection of the writing edit control 328 d . In additional alternative embodiments, the content item manager 106 may receive further edits to the multimedia content item 319 in accordance with any of the edit controls 328 a - d described above.
- the user interface manager 102 may present additional controls while the multimedia content item 319 is available for editing.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present a send control 330 and a cancel control 332 .
- a detected selection of the send control 330 may cause the communication manager 108 to send the multimedia content item 319 along with the edit 334 to one or more co-users.
- a detected selection of the cancel control 332 may cause the content item manager 106 to discard any edits made to the multimedia content item 319 .
- the user interface manager 102 may also present a save control while the multimedia content item 319 is available for editing.
- a detected selection of the save control may cause the content item manager 106 to save the multimedia content item 319 along with the edits 334 to the computing device 300 .
- the user interface manager 102 may again display the communication thread 306 , the message input control palette or toolbar 310 , and the multimedia content item display area 316 in response to a detected selection of the send control 330 , the cancel control 332 , or the save control as described with regard to FIG. 3H .
- the user interface manager 102 in response to a detected selection of the send control 330 , can display the communication thread 306 , the message input control palette or toolbar 310 , and the multimedia content item display area 316 within the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 may automatically add the multimedia content item 319 with the edit 334 to the communication thread 306 in response to the detected selection of the send control 330 .
- the user interface manager 102 may display the multimedia content item preview 318 c within the multimedia content item display area 316 such that the content item preview 318 c does not reflect any edits. For example, because the content item manager 106 provided a copy of the content item 319 (shown in FIG. 3G ) for editing, the multimedia content item associated with the content item preview 318 c was not affected by the edits 334 . Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3I , the user interface manager 102 displays the content item preview 318 c unchanged within the multimedia content item display area 316 . In one or more alternative embodiments, the content item manager 106 may provide the original multimedia content item for editing, rather than a copy 319 . In that alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may display the preview 318 c including the edits 334 within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the content item 319 when sent to one or more co-users and when added to the communication thread 306 , can have a size configured for display within a communication thread 306 .
- the content item 319 can occupy less than the entire communication thread 306 both in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.
- the communication thread 306 can display both the content item 319 and one or more messages as shown by FIG. 3 I.
- the content item 319 can be positioned on one side of the communication thread 306 so as to indicate whether the content item 319 was a sent or received message.
- FIGS. 3A-3I illustrate the process for selecting and editing a digital photograph multimedia content item for inclusion in a communication session.
- the electronic messaging system 100 also allows a user to select and edit a digital video multimedia content item for inclusion in a communication session.
- the process for selecting and editing a digital video will now be discussed in relation to FIGS. 4A-4E .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a selection of a multimedia content item preview 318 b from with the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a tap touch gesture of the user's finger 314 on the content item preview 318 b .
- the detected selection may be by way of another type of user interaction, such as a press-and-hold touch gesture, a spoken command, or any other type of user interaction suitable for this purpose.
- the multimedia content item associated with the content item preview 318 b may be a digital video.
- the communication manager 108 may immediately send the digital video associated with the multimedia content item preview 318 b in response to a particular user interaction. For example, the communication manager 108 may immediately send the digital video associated with the content item preview 318 b to one or more co-users upon detection of a selection of the content item preview 318 b . Additionally, the user interface manager 102 may immediately add the digital video to the communication thread 306 in response to detection of a selection of the content item preview 318 b.
- the user interface manager 102 may alter the display of the content item preview 318 b so as to indicate the selection of the content item preview 318 b .
- the user interface manager 102 may present a blurred version of the preview 318 b ′, as shown in FIG. 4B .
- the content item preview 318 b ′ of a digital video is a portion of the digital video that auto plays within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the user interface manager 102 may display a blurred portion of the digital video that auto plays within the multimedia content item display area 316 .
- the user interface manager may display only a blurred single frame from the digital video.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present one or more controls overlaid on the selected preview 318 b ′, as illustrated in FIG. 4B .
- the user interface manager 102 may overlay the edit control 328 and the send control 330 on the selected multimedia content item preview 318 b ′.
- the user interface manager 102 may overlay other or additional controls on the selected content item preview 318 b ′.
- the user interface manager 102 may also overlay a delete control over the selected preview 318 b′.
- the communication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item associated with the selected content item preview 318 b ′ to one or more co-users. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also add the multimedia content item associated with the selected content item preview 318 b ′ to the communication thread 306 . In one or more embodiments, a user may unselect the selected content item preview 318 b ′ simply by tapping anywhere else on the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the content item manager 106 may provide the multimedia content item associated with the multimedia content item preview 318 b ′ (or a copy thereof) for editing in response to a detected selection of the edit control 328 .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction of the user's finger 314 with the edit control 328 .
- the detected user interaction may be a tap touch gesture.
- the detected user interaction may be an upward swipe touch gesture, a spoken command, or another type of user input suitable for this purpose.
- the user interface manager 102 may present the content item 319 b associated with the selected preview 318 b ′ for editing within the messaging graphical user interface 304 in response to the detected user interaction.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present a variety of editing controls within the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the user interface manager 102 may display the crop editing control 328 a , the auto-edit control 328 b , the color edit control 328 c , and the writing edit control 328 d .
- the user interface manager 102 may display other or additional edit controls as described above.
- the editing controls 328 a - d may take on different functionality depending on the type of multimedia content item currently available for editing.
- the multimedia content item type was a digital photograph.
- the crop editing control 328 a may function to remove portions of the digital photograph, thus changing the displayed portion of the digital photograph.
- the multimedia content item type is a digital video.
- the crop editing control 328 a may function to remove portions of the digital video, thus changing the runtime of the digital video.
- the other editing controls 328 b - d may have similarly alterable functionalities depending on the multimedia content item type.
- the content item manager 106 may receive one or more edits to the content item 319 b via one or more touch gestures.
- the content item manager 106 has received an edit 334 b changing a display property of the content item 319 b .
- the edit 334 b includes the addition of a border around the content item 319 b
- the content item manager 106 may receive further edits to the content item 319 b in accordance with any of the edit controls 328 a - d described above.
- the user interface manager 102 may present additional controls while the content item 319 b is available for editing.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present the send control 330 and the cancel control 332 .
- a detected selection of the send control 330 may cause the communication manager 108 to send the content item 319 b along with the edits 334 b to one or more co-users.
- a detected selection of the cancel control 332 may cause the file manager 108 to discard any edits made to the content item 319 b of the multimedia content item.
- the user interface manager 102 may also present a save control while the copy 319 b is available for editing.
- a detected selection of the save control may cause the content item manager 106 to save the content item 319 b along with the edits 334 b to the computing device 300 .
- the user interface manager 102 may display the communication thread 306 , the message input control palette or toolbar 310 , and the multimedia content item display area 316 in response to a detected selection of the send control 330 , the cancel control 332 , or the save control as described with regard to FIG. 4C .
- the user input detector 104 may detect a touch gesture performed by the user's finger 314 on the send control 330 .
- the user interface manager 102 may display the communication thread 306 , the message input control palette or toolbar 310 , and the multimedia content item display area 316 within the messaging graphical user interface 304 , as shown in FIG. 4D .
- the user interface manager 102 may automatically add the content item 319 b of the multimedia content item with the edits 334 b to the communication thread 306 in response to the detected selection of the send control 330 .
- the content item preview 318 b may not include the edits 334 b made to the content item 319 b.
- the content item manager 106 may also package the content item 319 b of the multimedia content item with the edits 334 b such that it may be played from within the communication thread 306 .
- the content item manager 106 has added the content item 319 with the edits 334 b and a playback control 336 to the communication thread 306 .
- the playback control 336 may further include a time remaining indicator, a pause button, or any other additional controls suitable for a video.
- the user interface manager 102 may replace the multimedia content item display area 316 with another control.
- the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction of the user's finger 314 interacting with the text input control 312 a within the message input control palette or toolbar 310 .
- the user interface manager 102 in response to this detected selection of the text input control 312 a , may replace the multimedia content item display area 316 with a touch screen display keyboard 338 .
- the user interface manager 102 may replace the multimedia content item display area 316 with other types of controls in response to the detected selection of any of the input controls 312 a - 312 b.
- FIGS. 1-4E the corresponding text, and the examples, provide a number of different systems and devices for selecting and including multimedia content items in a communication session.
- embodiments of the present invention can also be described in terms of flowcharts comprising acts and steps in a method for accomplishing a particular result.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate flowcharts of exemplary methods in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. The methods described in relation to FIGS. 5 and 6 may be performed with less or more steps/acts or the steps/acts may be performed in differing orders. Additionally, the steps/acts described herein may be repeated or performed in parallel with one another or in parallel with different instances of the same or similar steps/acts.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of one example method 500 of selecting and including multimedia content items in a communication session.
- the method 500 includes an act 502 of providing a messaging graphical user interface.
- the act 502 can involve providing, on a client device, a messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the messaging graphical user interface 304 may include a communication thread 306 in a first portion.
- the communication thread may include a plurality of electronic messages 308 a , 308 b exchanged between a user and one or more co-users.
- the method 500 further includes an act 504 of detecting a selection of a multimedia input control.
- the act 504 can include detecting a tap touch gesture selection of the multimedia input control 312 c .
- detecting a selection of a multimedia input control 312 c can include detecting the selection of the multimedia input control 312 c from a palette of input controls 310 .
- the method 500 also includes an act 506 of providing a multimedia content item display area.
- the act 506 can involve, in response to the detected selection of the multimedia input control 312 c , providing a multimedia content item display area 316 in a second portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the multimedia content item display area 316 may provide a preview 318 a , 318 b of one or more multimedia content items stored on the client device 300 available for sending as an electronic message 308 a , 308 b.
- providing the multimedia content item display area 316 may include providing a preview 318 a , 318 b of one or more recently stored multimedia content items.
- one or more recently stored multimedia content items may include multimedia items that were stored within a given time limit, or window of time.
- the one or more multimedia content items stored on the client device 300 available for sending as an electronic message 308 a , 308 b may include one or more digital photographs or digital videos.
- providing a preview 318 a , 318 b of one or more multimedia content items may include providing a digital video that auto plays within the second portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the provided multimedia content item display area 316 may be horizontally scrollable. Furthermore, in one or more embodiments, the method 500 may also include detecting a horizontal over-scroll of the horizontally scrollable multimedia content item display area 316 . In response to the detected horizontal over-scroll, the method 500 may include displaying a camera roll 326 associated with the client device 300 .
- the method 500 may further include cropping the preview 318 a , 318 b of each of the one or more multimedia content items stored on the client device 300 available for sending as an electronic message 308 a , 308 b .
- cropping the preview 318 a , 318 b of each of the one or more multimedia content items may further include tailoring the cropped preview 318 a , 318 b of each of the one or more multimedia content items to an aspect ratio of the second portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- tailoring the cropped preview 318 a , 318 b of each of the one or more multimedia content items to an aspect ratio of the second portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 may include displaying the previews 318 a , 318 b in the second portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 such that the previews 318 a , 318 b are square.
- the method 500 may also include detecting a selection of a preview 318 a , 318 b of a multimedia content item provided in the multimedia content item display area 316 in the second portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the method in response to the detected selection of the preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content item, the method can involve sending the multimedia content item 319 corresponding to the selected preview 318 a , 318 b to one or more co-users.
- the method 500 in response to sending the multimedia content item 319 , may include adding the multimedia content item 319 to the communication thread 306 in the first portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of a method 600 of selecting and including multimedia content items in a communication session.
- the method 600 includes an act 602 of providing a split-screen messaging graphical user interface.
- the act 602 can involve providing a split-screen messaging graphical user interface 304 including two portions.
- the first portion of the split-screen messaging graphical user interface 304 may include a communication thread 306 including a plurality of electronic messages 308 a , 308 b exchanged between a user and one or more co-users.
- the second portion of the split-screen messaging graphical user interface 304 may include a multimedia content items display 316 including a preview 318 a , 318 b of one or more multimedia content items.
- the preview 318 a , 318 b of one or more multimedia content items may be tailored to an aspect ratio of the second portion or the first portion of the messaging graphical user interface 304 .
- the method 600 further includes an act 604 of detecting a selection of a preview of a multimedia content item.
- the act 604 can involve detecting a selection of a preview 318 a , 318 b of a multimedia content item from the multimedia content item display 316 .
- detecting a selection of a preview 318 a , 318 b of a multimedia content items may include detecting a tap touch gesture interacting with the multimedia content item.
- the method 600 further includes an act 606 of overlaying a control on the selected preview of the multimedia content item.
- the act 606 can involve, in response to the detected selection of the preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content item from the multimedia content item display 316 , overlaying a first control on the selected preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content item.
- the first control overlaid on the selected multimedia content item may be an editing control 328 .
- the act 606 may also include overlaying a second control on the selected preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content item.
- the second control overlaid on the selected preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content items may be a send control 330 .
- the act 606 may also include blurring the selected preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content item.
- the method 600 may further include detecting a selection of the editing control 328 overlaid on the selected preview 318 a , 318 b of the multimedia content item.
- the detected selection of the editing control 328 may be a tap touch gesture.
- the method 600 may also include presenting a copy 319 of the multimedia content item associated with the selected preview 318 a , 318 b for editing.
- the method 600 may also include receiving one or more edits 334 , 334 b to the copy 319 of the multimedia content item. For example, receiving one or more edits 334 , 334 b to the copy 319 of the multimedia content item may be in response to presenting the copy 319 of the multimedia content item for editing.
- the method 600 may further include adding the copy 319 of the multimedia content item with the one or more edits 334 , 334 b to the communication thread 306 . Additionally, the method 600 may include sending the copy 319 of the multimedia content item with the one or more edits 334 , 334 b .
- the method 600 may include sending the copy of the multimedia content item with the one or more edits 334 , 334 b to the one or more co-users.
- Embodiments of the present invention may comprise or utilize a special purpose or general-purpose computer including computer hardware, such as, for example, one or more processors and system memory, as discussed in greater detail below.
- Embodiments within the scope of the present invention also include physical and other computer-readable media for carrying or storing computer-executable instructions and/or data structures.
- one or more of the processes described herein may be implemented at least in part as instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more computing devices (e.g., any of the media content access devices described herein).
- a processor receives instructions, from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, (e.g., a memory, etc.), and executes those instructions, thereby performing one or more processes, including one or more of the processes described herein.
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium e.g., a memory, etc.
- Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system.
- Computer-readable media that store computer-executable instructions are non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices).
- Computer-readable media that carry computer-executable instructions are transmission media.
- embodiments of the invention can comprise at least two distinctly different kinds of computer-readable media: non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) and transmission media.
- Non-transitory computer-readable storage media includes RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, solid state drives (“SSDs”) (e.g., based on RAM), Flash memory, phase-change memory (“PCM”), other types of memory, other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store desired program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.
- SSDs solid state drives
- PCM phase-change memory
- a “network” is defined as one or more data links that enable the transport of electronic data between computer systems and/or modules and/or other electronic devices.
- a network or another communications connection can include a network and/or data links which can be used to carry desired program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
- program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures can be transferred automatically from transmission media to non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) (or vice versa).
- computer-executable instructions or data structures received over a network or data link can be buffered in RAM within a network interface module (e.g., a “NIC”), and then eventually transferred to computer system RAM and/or to less volatile computer storage media (devices) at a computer system.
- a network interface module e.g., a “NIC”
- non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) can be included in computer system components that also (or even primarily) utilize transmission media.
- Computer-executable instructions comprise, for example, instructions and data which, when executed at a processor, cause a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing device to perform a certain function or group of functions.
- computer-executable instructions are executed on a general-purpose computer to turn the general-purpose computer into a special purpose computer implementing elements of the invention.
- the computer executable instructions may be, for example, binaries, intermediate format instructions such as assembly language, or even source code.
- the invention may be practiced in network computing environments with many types of computer system configurations, including, personal computers, desktop computers, laptop computers, message processors, hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, mobile telephones, PDAs, tablets, pagers, routers, switches, and the like.
- the invention may also be practiced in distributed system environments where local and remote computer systems, which are linked (either by hardwired data links, wireless data links, or by a combination of hardwired and wireless data links) through a network, both perform tasks.
- program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
- cloud computing is defined as a model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources.
- cloud computing can be employed in the marketplace to offer ubiquitous and convenient on-demand access to the shared pool of configurable computing resources.
- the shared pool of configurable computing resources can be rapidly provisioned via virtualization and released with low management effort or service provider interaction, and then scaled accordingly.
- a cloud-computing model can be composed of various characteristics such as, for example, on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, measured service, and so forth.
- a cloud-computing model can also expose various service models, such as, for example, Software as a Service (“SaaS”), Platform as a Service (“PaaS”), and Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”).
- SaaS Software as a Service
- PaaS Platform as a Service
- IaaS Infrastructure as a Service
- a cloud-computing model can also be deployed using different deployment models such as private cloud, community cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, and so forth.
- a “cloud-computing environment” is an environment in which cloud computing is employed.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of exemplary computing device 700 that may be configured to perform one or more of the processes described above.
- Any of the computing devices 202 , 204 , 300 or communication server 208 can comprise a computing device 700 .
- the computing device 700 can comprise a processor 702 , a memory 704 , a storage device 706 , an I/O interface 708 , and a communication interface 710 , which may be communicatively coupled by way of a communication infrastructure 712 .
- FIG. 7 While an exemplary computing device 700 is shown in FIG. 7 , the components illustrated in FIG. 7 are not intended to be limiting. Additional or alternative components may be used in other embodiments.
- the computing device 700 can include fewer components than those shown in FIG. 7 . Components of the computing device 700 shown in FIG. 7 will now be described in additional detail.
- the processor 702 includes hardware for executing instructions, such as those making up a computer program.
- the processor 702 may retrieve (or fetch) the instructions from an internal register, an internal cache, the memory 704 , or the storage device 706 and decode and execute them.
- the processor 702 may include one or more internal caches for data, instructions, or addresses.
- the processor 702 may include one or more instruction caches, one or more data caches, and one or more translation lookaside buffers (TLBs). Instructions in the instruction caches may be copies of instructions in the memory 704 or the storage 706 .
- TLBs translation lookaside buffers
- the memory 704 may be used for storing data, metadata, and programs for execution by the processor(s).
- the memory 704 may include one or more of volatile and non-volatile memories, such as Random Access Memory (“RAM”), Read Only Memory (“ROM”), a solid state disk (“SSD”), Flash, Phase Change Memory (“PCM”), or other types of data storage.
- RAM Random Access Memory
- ROM Read Only Memory
- SSD solid state disk
- PCM Phase Change Memory
- the memory 704 may be internal or distributed memory.
- the storage device 706 includes storage for storing data or instructions.
- storage device 706 can comprise a non-transitory storage medium described above.
- the storage device 706 may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a floppy disk drive, flash memory, an optical disc, a magneto-optical disc, magnetic tape, or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive or a combination of two or more of these.
- the storage device 706 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media, where appropriate.
- the storage device 706 may be internal or external to the computing device 700 .
- the storage device 706 is non-volatile, solid-state memory.
- the storage device 706 includes read-only memory (ROM).
- this ROM may be mask programmed ROM, programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), electrically alterable ROM (EAROM), or flash memory or a combination of two or more of these.
- the I/O interface 708 allows a user to provide input to, receive output from, and otherwise transfer data to and receive data from computing device 700 .
- the I/O interface 608 may include a mouse, a keypad or a keyboard, a touch screen, a camera, an optical scanner, network interface, modem, other known I/O devices or a combination of such I/O interfaces.
- the I/O interface 708 may include one or more devices for presenting output to a user, including, but not limited to, a graphics engine, a display (e.g., a display screen), one or more output drivers (e.g., display drivers), one or more audio speakers, and one or more audio drivers.
- the I/O interface 708 is configured to provide graphical data to a display for presentation to a user.
- the graphical data may be representative of one or more graphical user interfaces and/or any other graphical content as may serve a particular implementation.
- the communication interface 710 can include hardware, software, or both. In any event, the communication interface 710 can provide one or more interfaces for communication (such as, for example, packet-based communication) between the computing device 700 and one or more other computing devices or networks. As an example and not by way of limitation, the communication interface 710 may include a network interface controller (NIC) or network adapter for communicating with an Ethernet or other wire-based network or a wireless NIC (WNIC) or wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless network, such as a WI-FI.
- NIC network interface controller
- WNIC wireless NIC
- the communication interface 710 may facilitate communications with an ad hoc network, a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or one or more portions of the Internet or a combination of two or more of these.
- PAN personal area network
- LAN local area network
- WAN wide area network
- MAN metropolitan area network
- the communication interface 710 may facilitate communications with a wireless PAN (WPAN) (such as, for example, a BLUETOOTH WPAN), a WI-FI network, a WI-MAX network, a cellular telephone network (such as, for example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network), or other suitable wireless network or a combination thereof.
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- the communication interface 710 may facilitate communications various communication protocols.
- Examples of communication protocols include, but are not limited to, data transmission media, communications devices, Transmission Control Protocol (“TCP”), Internet Protocol (“IP”), File Transfer Protocol (“FTP”), Telnet, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (“HTTP”), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (“HTTPS”), Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”), Simple Object Access Protocol (“SOAP”), Extensible Mark-up Language (“XML”) and variations thereof, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (“SMTP”), Real-Time Transport Protocol (“RTP”), User Datagram Protocol (“UDP”), Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”) technologies, Code Division Multiple Access (“CDMA”) technologies, Time Division Multiple Access (“TDMA”) technologies, Short Message Service (“SMS”), Multimedia Message Service (“MMS”), radio frequency (“RF”) signaling technologies, Long Term Evolution (“LTE”) technologies, wireless communication technologies, in-band and out-of-band signaling technologies, and other suitable communications networks and technologies.
- TCP Transmission Control Protocol
- IP Internet Protocol
- the communication infrastructure 712 may include hardware, software, or both that couples components of the computing device 700 to each other.
- the communication infrastructure 712 may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or other graphics bus, an Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, a front-side bus (FSB), a HYPERTRANSPORT (HT) interconnect, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, an INFINIBAND interconnect, a low-pin-count (LPC) bus, a memory bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, a PCI-Express (PCIe) bus, a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association local (VLB) bus, or another suitable bus or a combination thereof.
- AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
- EISA Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture
- FAB front-side bus
- HT HYPERTRANSPORT
- ISA Industry Standard Architecture
- ISA Industry Standard Architecture
- the network 206 and/or communication server 208 can comprise a social-networking system.
- a social-networking system may enable its users (such as persons or organizations) to interact with the system and with each other.
- the social-networking system may, with input from a user, create and store in the social-networking system a user profile associated with the user.
- the user profile may include demographic information, communication-channel information, and information on personal interests of the user.
- the social-networking system may also, with input from a user, create and store a record of relationships of the user with other users of the social-networking system, as well as provide services (e.g. wall posts, photo-sharing, event organization, messaging, games, or advertisements) to facilitate social interaction between or among users.
- services e.g. wall posts, photo-sharing, event organization, messaging, games, or advertisements
- the social-networking system may store records of users and relationships between users in a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes.
- the nodes may comprise a plurality of user nodes and a plurality of concept nodes.
- a user node of the social graph may correspond to a user of the social-networking system.
- a user may be an individual (human user), an entity (e.g., an enterprise, business, or third party application), or a group (e.g., of individuals or entities).
- a user node corresponding to a user may comprise information provided by the user and information gathered by various systems, including the social-networking system.
- the user may provide his or her name, profile picture, city of residence, contact information, birth date, gender, marital status, family status, employment, educational background, preferences, interests, and other demographic information to be included in the user node.
- Each user node of the social graph may have a corresponding web page (typically known as a profile page).
- the social-networking system can access a user node corresponding to the user name, and construct a profile page including the name, a profile picture, and other information associated with the user.
- a profile page of a first user may display to a second user all or a portion of the first user's information based on one or more privacy settings by the first user and the relationship between the first user and the second user.
- a concept node may correspond to a concept of the social-networking system.
- a concept can represent a real-world entity, such as a movie, a song, a sports team, a celebrity, a group, a restaurant, or a place or a location.
- An administrative user of a concept node corresponding to a concept may create or update the concept node by providing information of the concept (e.g., by filling out an online form), causing the social-networking system to associate the information with the concept node.
- information associated with a concept can include a name or a title, one or more images (e.g., an image of cover page of a book), a web site (e.g., an URL address) or contact information (e.g., a phone number, an email address).
- Each concept node of the social graph may correspond to a web page.
- the social-networking system can access a concept node corresponding to the name, and construct a web page including the name and other information associated with the concept.
- An edge between a pair of nodes may represent a relationship between the pair of nodes.
- an edge between two user nodes can represent a friendship between two users.
- the social-networking system may construct a web page (or a structured document) of a concept node (e.g., a restaurant, a celebrity), incorporating one or more selectable buttons (e.g., “like”, “check in”) in the web page.
- a user can access the page using a web browser hosted by the user's client device and select a selectable button, causing the client device to transmit to the social-networking system a request to create an edge between a user node of the user and a concept node of the concept, indicating a relationship between the user and the concept (e.g., the user checks in a restaurant, or the user “likes” a celebrity).
- a user may provide (or change) his or her city of residence, causing the social-networking system to create an edge between a user node corresponding to the user and a concept node corresponding to the city declared by the user as his or her city of residence.
- the degree of separation between any two nodes is defined as the minimum number of hops required to traverse the social graph from one node to the other.
- a degree of separation between two nodes can be considered a measure of relatedness between the users or the concepts represented by the two nodes in the social graph.
- two users having user nodes that are directly connected by an edge may be described as “connected users” or “friends.”
- two users having user nodes that are connected only through another user node i.e., are second-degree nodes
- friends of friends may be described as “friends of friends.”
- a social-networking system may support a variety of applications, such as photo sharing, on-line calendars and events, gaming, instant messaging, and advertising.
- the social-networking system may also include media sharing capabilities.
- the social-networking system may allow users to post photographs and other multimedia files to a user's profile page (typically known as “wall posts” or “timeline posts”) or in a photo album, both of which may be accessible to other users of the social-networking system depending upon the user's configured privacy settings.
- the social-networking system may also allow users to configure events. For example, a first user may configure an event with attributes including time and date of the event, location of the event and other users invited to the event. The invited users may receive invitations to the event and respond (such as by accepting the invitation or declining it).
- the social-networking system may allow users to maintain a personal calendar. Similarly to events, the calendar entries may include times, dates, locations and identities of other users.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an example network environment of a social-networking system.
- a social-networking system 802 may comprise one or more data stores.
- the social-networking system 802 may store a social graph comprising user nodes, concept nodes, and edges between nodes as described earlier.
- Each user node may comprise one or more data objects corresponding to information associated with or describing a user.
- Each concept node may comprise one or more data objects corresponding to information associated with a concept.
- Each edge between a pair of nodes may comprise one or more data objects corresponding to information associated with a relationship between users (or between a user and a concept, or between concepts) corresponding to the pair of nodes.
- the social-networking system 802 may comprise one or more computing devices (e.g., servers) hosting functionality directed to operation of the social-networking system.
- a user of the social-networking system 802 may access the social-networking system 802 using a client device such as client device 806 .
- client device 806 can interact with the social-networking system 802 through a network 804 .
- the client device 806 may be a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), in- or out-of-car navigation system, smart phone or other cellular or mobile phone, or mobile gaming device, other mobile device, or other suitable computing devices.
- Client device 806 may execute one or more client applications, such as a web browser (e.g., Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, etc.) or a native or special-purpose client application (e.g., Facebook for iPhone or iPad, Facebook for Android, etc.), to access and view content over a network 804 .
- a web browser e.g., Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, etc.
- a native or special-purpose client application e.g., Facebook for iPhone or iPad, Facebook for Android, etc.
- Network 804 may represent a network or collection of networks (such as the Internet, a corporate intranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a cellular network, a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or a combination of two or more such networks) over which client devices 806 may access the social-networking system 802 .
- networks such as the Internet, a corporate intranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a cellular network, a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or a combination of two or more such networks
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- The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/826,032 filed Nov. 29, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/312,481 filed Jun. 23, 2014, which claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/985,456 filed Apr. 28, 2014. Each of the aforementioned patents and applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- One or more embodiments relate generally to electronic messaging systems and methods. More specifically, one or more embodiments relate to systems and methods for increasing functionality in an electronic messaging system.
- Computing devices (e.g., computers, tablets, and smart phones) provide numerous ways for people to connect and communicate with one another. For example, a variety of electronic messaging systems provide various methods to send and receive electronic messages. For instance, a computing device can allow a user to communicate with other users using text messaging, instant messaging, social network posting, and other forms of electronic communication. In addition, an electronic communication may include a variety of content including text, images, video, audio, and/or other multimedia. In general, electronic communication has become a popular way for people to connect and communicate with one another.
- Including multimedia in electronic communications has become an especially popular way to add humor, context, and information to an electronic communication session. For example, a user may send a digital photograph to a co-user indicating his location. Similarly, a user may send a video laughing in response to an electronic message that includes a joke. Thus, including multimedia in an electronic communication is an easy way to add a layer of expression to an electronic communication session that is typically difficult with only textual messages.
- Conventional processes for including multimedia in an electronic communication session are generally problematic. For example, a user typically navigates through several different user interfaces in order to select existing multimedia for inclusion in an electronic message. Navigating away from the electronic communication interface, however, can cause a user to miss messages or otherwise make adding multimedia time consuming and frustrating for a user.
- Additionally, a user is typical not able to easily edit multimedia for inclusion in an electronic communication session. For example, a user may wish to edit light contrast, color saturation, or some other characteristic in a digital photograph and then include the edited digital photograph in an electronic communication. Generally, in order to include edited multimedia in an electronic communication, a user first must edit the multimedia using software specifically dedicated to that purpose. Thus, a user is typically not able to edit multimedia without navigating away from the electronic communication session. This adds extra steps and hassle to the process of composing an electronic communication.
- Thus, there are several disadvantages to current methods for including multimedia in an electronic message.
- One or more embodiments provide benefits and/or solve one or more of the foregoing and other problems in the art with methods and systems that provide enhanced functionality for electronic messaging systems. For example, methods and systems described herein allow users greater functionality for including multimedia content items in electronic messages. Furthermore, one or more embodiments can provide the foregoing or other benefits through an intuitive user interface.
- In addition to the foregoing, systems and methods of one or more embodiments allow a user to select an existing multimedia content item for inclusion in an electronic message without navigating away from a communication thread. For example, in one or more embodiments, a user interface displays both a communication thread with electronic messages sent between co-users and a collection of stored multimedia content items. Thus, a user may browse and select a stored multimedia content item without navigating away from the communication thread.
- Furthermore, systems and methods of one or more embodiments allow a user to easily edit multimedia content items for inclusion in an electronic message. For example, in one or more embodiments, a user may edit a digital photograph or video without having to utilize a separate piece of software. This provides the user with a more intuitive and streamlined way for including edited multimedia content items in an electronic message.
- Additional features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by the practice of such exemplary embodiments. The features and advantages of such embodiments may be realized and obtained by means of the instruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. These and other features will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of such exemplary embodiments as set forth hereinafter.
- In order to describe the manner in which the above recited and other advantages and features can be obtained, a more particular description briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof that are illustrated in the appended drawings. It should be noted that the figures are not drawn to scale, and that elements of similar structure or function are generally represented by like reference numerals for illustrative purposes throughout the figures. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of scope, one or more embodiments of the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an electronic messaging system in accordance with one or more embodiments; -
FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an environment for implementing the system ofFIG. 1 in accordance with one or more embodiments; -
FIGS. 3A-3I illustrate user interfaces for selecting, editing, and sending a multimedia content item in accordance with one or more embodiments; -
FIGS. 4A-4E illustrate user interfaces for selecting, editing, and sending a multimedia content item in accordance with one or more additional embodiments; -
FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of a series of acts in a method of selecting and including multimedia content items in an electronic message in accordance with one or more embodiments; -
FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of a series of acts in another method of selecting and including multimedia content items in an electronic message in accordance with one or more embodiments; -
FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary computing device in accordance with one or more embodiments; and -
FIG. 8 is an example network environment of a social networking system in accordance with one or more embodiments. - One or more embodiments include an electronic messaging system that provides users with efficient and effective user experiences when sending electronic communications including multimedia content. More specifically, one or more embodiments described herein allow users to easily and intuitively select multimedia content for inclusion in an electronic communication. For example, one or more embodiments allow a user to select a multimedia content item for inclusion in an electronic message without navigating away from a communication thread.
- In particular, one or more embodiments allow a user to browse and select a multimedia content item from a gallery of selectable multimedia content item without navigating away from the communication thread. For example, one or more embodiments display a graphical user interface that includes a communication thread with electronic messages sent between co-users, as well as a display area or gallery of selectable multimedia content items. Thus, one or more embodiments allow a user to receive and read messages while simultaneously browsing multimedia content items.
- In one or more embodiments, the display area or gallery includes a preview of multimedia content items likely to be selected by the user. For example, the display area or gallery can include a predetermined number of the most recent multimedia content items. Alternatively, the display area or gallery can include multimedia content items related to participant in a communication session, content items related to a topic of the session, content items most often sent as messages, or content items selected by another criteria.
- In addition to the foregoing, the electronic messaging system can modify a preview of multimedia content items to aid in viewing and selection of the content items. For example, the electronic messaging system can crop content items based on the size of the display area or gallery. Furthermore, the electronic messaging system auto-play videos in the display area or gallery.
- Furthermore, the electronic messaging system can allow a user to easily and effectively edit a multimedia content item for inclusion in a message. For example, the one electronic messaging system can allow a user to start an editing process or edit a multimedia content item in the preview area or gallery without navigating away from the electronic messaging system. Thus, one or more embodiments allow a user to edit a multimedia content item without having to utilize a separate software outside of the electronic messaging system.
- In one or more embodiments, the electronic messaging system provides the preview area or gallery of multimedia content items below a communication thread. The electronic messaging system allows a user to horizontally scroll through the multimedia content items. Upon detecting a selection of a multimedia content item, the electronic messaging system can provide options to edit or send the multimedia content item as a message. If the edit option is selected, the electronic messaging system can make the multimedia content item available for editing.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an example embodiment of anelectronic messaging system 100. As shown, theelectronic messaging system 100 may include, but is not limited to, a user interface manager 102 (or simply “UI manager”), a user input detector 104, acontent item manager 106, acommunication manager 108, and adata storage 110. Each of the components 102-110 of theelectronic messaging system 100 may be in communication with one another using any suitable communication technologies. Although the disclosure herein shows the components 102-110 to be separate inFIG. 1 , any of the components 102-110 may be combined into fewer components, such as into a single facility or module, or divided into more components as may serve one or more embodiments. In addition, the components 102-110 may be located on, or implemented by, one or more computing devices, such as those described below in relation toFIG. 7 . Alternatively, portions of theelectronic messaging system 100 can be located on a computing device, while other portions of theelectronic messaging system 100 are located on, or form part of, a social networking system, such as that described below in reference toFIG. 8 . - The components 102-110 can comprise software, hardware, or both. For example, the components 102-110 can comprise one or more instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium and executable by a processor of one or more computing devices. When executed by the one or more processors, the computer-executable instructions of the
electronic messaging system 100 can cause a computing device(s) to perform the methods described herein. Alternatively, the components 102-110 can comprise hardware, such as a special-purpose processing device to perform a certain function. Additionally or alternatively, the components 102-110 can comprise a combination of computer-executable instructions and hardware. - As mentioned above, and as shown in
FIG. 1 , theelectronic messaging system 100 can include a user interface manager 102. The user interface manager 102 provides, manages, updates, and/or controls graphical user interfaces (or simply “user interfaces”) that allow a user to view and interact with display elements. For example, the user interface manager 102 may identify, display, update, or otherwise provide various user interfaces that contain one or more display elements in various layouts. - More specifically, the user interface manager 102 can display a variety of display elements within a graphical user interface. For example, the user interface manager 102 may display a graphical user interface on a display of a computing device. For instance, display elements include, but are not limited to: buttons, text boxes, menus, thumbnails, scroll bars, hyperlinks, etc. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 can display and format display elements in any one of a variety of layouts.
- Furthermore, the user interface manager 102 can also update, remove, resize, or reposition display elements in response to user interactions. For example, as will be described in more detail below, the
electronic messaging system 100 may detect user input in a variety of ways. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to update a graphical user interface based on the detected input. Similarly, in one or more embodiments, the detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to resize one or more display elements, to reposition one or more display elements within the graphical user interface, or to otherwise change or remove one or more display elements within the graphical user interface. - Additionally, the user interface manager 102 can selectively update certain areas of a user interface in response to user interactions. For example, in one or more embodiments, detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to update or change within only one area of a graphical user interface. In one or more embodiments, upon a detected user interaction, the user interface manager 102 may update one area within a user interface from one type of display to a second type of display, while continuing to display another area within the user interface with no updates.
- Along similar lines, the user interface manager 102 can reorganize a user interface in response to user interactions. For example, in one or more embodiments, detected user input may cause the user interface manager 102 to split a graphical user interface into two or more areas. In one or more embodiments, upon a detected user interaction, the user interface manager 102 may reorganize a user interface from only displaying one area with a first collection of display elements to displaying two areas with the first collection of display elements in the first area and a second collection of display elements in the second area. Likewise, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also consolidate or remove areas within a graphical user interface in response to detected user interactions.
- As mentioned above, and as illustrated in
FIG. 1 , theelectronic messaging system 100 may further include a user input detector 104. The user input detector 104 detects, receives, and/or facilitates user input in any suitable manner. In some examples, the user input detector 104 detects one or more user interactions. As referred to herein, a “user interaction” means a single input, a combination of inputs, received from a user by way of one or more input devices, or via one or more touch gestures as described above. A user interaction can have variable duration and may take place anywhere on the graphical user interface managed by the user interface manager 102 described above. - For example, the user input detector 104 can detect a user interaction from a keyboard, mouse, touch screen display, or any other input device. In the event a touch screen display is utilized, the user input detector 104 can detect one or more touch gestures that form a user interaction (e.g., tap gestures, swipe gestures, pinch gestures, etc.) provided by a user by way of the touch screen. In some examples, the user input detector 104 can detect touch gestures in relation to and/or directed at one or more display elements displayed as part of the graphical user interface presented on the touch screen display. In one or more embodiments, the user input detector 104 may report any detected touch gesture in relation to and/or directed at one or more display elements to user interface manager 102.
- The user input detector 104 may additionally, or alternatively, receive data representative of a user interaction. For example, the user input detector 104 may receive one or more user configurable parameters from a user, one or more user commands from the user, and/or any other suitable user input. For example, the user input detector 104 can receive voice commands or otherwise sense, detect, or receive user input.
- As mentioned above, and as illustrated in
FIG. 1 , theelectronic messaging system 100 may further include acontent item manager 106. Thecontent item manager 106 manages multimedia content items (such as digital files), tracks recent multimedia content items, creates previews of multimedia content items, manages edits to multimedia content items, and otherwise handles all actions effecting multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 determines the most recent content items stored on a system, creates or retrieves a preview of each of the recent content items, and presents the previews of the recent content items as part of a user interface. - For example, as will be described in more detail below, the
electronic messaging system 100 may be implemented on a computing device with data storage. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 searches the data storage of the computing device for multimedia content items suitable for inclusion in a communication session. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may search the data storage of the computing device for digital photographs, digital videos, and/or sound recording. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may create a linked list linking to the multimedia files stored in the data storage of the computing device. Alternatively or additionally, thecontent item manager 106 may create a copy of the multimedia content items stored in the data storage of the computing device. - Once the
content item manager 106 has identified the multimedia content items stored on the computing device, thecontent item manager 106 may create or retrieve a preview of each multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may create a preview of a digital photograph by cropping multimedia content item based an aspect ratio of a user interface. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may crop a rectangular preview of digital photograph and/or digital video such that the preview is square. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may create a preview of a digital video that includes a portion of the digital video that automatically plays within a portion of the user interface. - In one or more embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may search files stored on the computing device only for the most recent multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may identify the ten most recent multimedia content items stored on the computing device. Alternatively, thecontent item manager 106 may identify a percentage of the most recent multimedia content items stored on the computing device. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may determine recentness of a multimedia content items by identifying a timestamp associated with the multimedia content items that indicates when the multimedia content items was created or added to the computing device. Thecontent item manager 106 may then compare the identified timestamp to timestamps of other multimedia content items. In one or more alternative embodiments, the number or percentage of recent multimedia content items identified by thecontent item manager 106 may be a number configurable by the user or can be a set predetermined number. - Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may manage editing of multimedia content items. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may create a copy of a multimedia content items, and present the copy for editing. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may track edits made to the copy of the multimedia content items and provide the edited copy for sending to one or more co-users. For instance, after a user selects a preview from the user interface, thecontent item manager 106 may create a copy of the multimedia content items associated with the preview and present the copy of the multimedia content items e to the user for editing. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may track edits to the copy of the multimedia content items and provide the edited copy of the multimedia content items for sending to one or more co-users as an electronic communication. - In one or more alternative embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may provide the original multimedia content items for editing, rather than a copy of the multimedia content items, as discussed above. For example, in one or more embodiments, after a user selects a preview from the user interface, thecontent item manager 106 may present the multimedia content items associated with the preview to the user for editing. In that embodiment, thecontent item manager 106 may track edits to the multimedia content items and provide the edited multimedia content items for sending to one or more co-users as an electronic communication. Accordingly, in some embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 stores edits made to the multimedia content items within the data storage of a computing device, such that the edited multimedia content items is available to other applications on the computing device. In one or more alternative embodiments, as described above, thecontent item manager 106 discards edits made a copy of the multimedia content items once the copy of the multimedia content items has been provided for sending to one or more co-users of the communication system. - The
content item manager 106 may enable a variety of edits to be performed in connection with either a multimedia content items, or a copy of a multimedia content items as described above. For example, with regard to digital photographs and/or digital videos, thecontent item manager 106 may allow for edits such as altering the color contrast, altering brightness, altering sharpness, altering clarity, inverting color (i.e., color to sepia, color to black and white), adding text or image overlays, adding blended image effects, or any other type of edit suitable to be made to a digital photograph and/or digital video. Furthermore, with regard to digital videos, thecontent item manager 106 may allow for edits such as adding scene transitions, adding front or end credits, shortening or lengthening the runtime of the video, adding a sound track, or any other type of edit suitable to be made in connection with a digital video. Additionally, with regard to sound recordings, thecontent item manager 106 may allow for edits such as altering volume, adding reverb, adding sound effects, concatenating additional recordings, or any other type of edit suitable to made in connection with a sound recording. - As mentioned above, and as illustrated in
FIG. 1 , theelectronic messaging system 100 may further include acommunication manager 108. Thecommunication manager 108 can facilitate receiving and sending data to and from theelectronic messaging system 100, or a device upon which theelectronic messaging system 100 is implemented. In particular, thecommunication manager 108 can instruct or activate one or more communication interfaces of a computing device, as described below to send or receive data, particularly data related to electronic communications. Furthermore, thecommunication manager 108 can package or format content items to be sent or received from theelectronic messaging system 100 in any necessary form that is able to be sent through one or more communication channels and using an appropriate communication protocol, as described further below with reference toFIG. 7 . - As discussed above, the
electronic messaging system 100 can include adata storage 110, as illustrated inFIG. 1 . Thedata storage 110 may maintaincontent item data 112 representative of data associated with multimedia content items available for inclusion as an electronic communication. For example, thecontent item data 112 may include, but is not limited to: digital photographs, digital videos, recordings of sound inputs, as well as other data representing edits to the digital photographs, digital videos, and/or recordings of sound inputs. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating anexample system 200, within which one or more embodiments of theelectronic messaging system 100 can be implemented. As illustrated inFIG. 2 , thesystem 200 can includecomputing devices network 206, and acommunication server 208. Thecomputing devices network 206, and thecommunication server 208 may be communicatively coupled, as shown inFIG. 2 . AlthoughFIG. 2 illustrates a particular arrangement of thecomputing devices network 206, and thecommunication server 208, various additional arrangements are possible. For example, thecomputing devices communication server 208, bypassing thenetwork 206, or alternatively, may directly communicate with each other. - The
computing devices network 206, and thecommunication server 208 may communicate using any communication platforms and technologies suitable for transporting data and/or communication signals. For example, thecomputing devices network 206, and thecommunication server 208 may communicate via any known communication technologies, devices, media, and protocols supportive of remote data communications, examples of which will be described in more detail below with respect toFIG. 7 . In addition, in certain embodiments, thecomputing devices communication server 208 may communicate via thenetwork 206, which may include one or more social networks as described further below with respect toFIG. 8 . - The
communication server 208 may generate, store, receive, and transmit electronic communication data. For example, thecommunication server 208 may receive an electronic communication from thecomputing device 202 and send the received electronic communication to thecomputing device 204. In particular, thecommunication server 208 can transmit electronic messages between one or more users of thesystem 200. Thecommunication server 208 can receive a wide range of electronic communication types, including but not limited to, text messages, instant messages, social-networking messages, social-networking posts, emails, and any other form of electronic communication. Additional details regarding thecommunication server 208 will be discussed below with respect toFIG. 7 . - The
network 206 may represent a network or collection of networks (such as the Internet, a corporate intranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless local network (WLAN), a cellular network, a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or a combination of two or more such networks. Thus, thenetwork 206 may be any suitable network over which thecomputing device 202 may access thecommunication server 208 and/or thecomputing device 204, or vice versa. Thenetwork 206 will be discussed in more detail below with regard toFIGS. 7 and 8 . - In addition to the system and network elements of the
system 200,FIG. 2 illustrates that auser 210 can be associated with thecomputing device 202, and that auser 212 can be associated with thecomputing device 204. AlthoughFIG. 2 illustrates only twousers system 200 can include a large number of users, with each of the users interacting with thesystem 200 through one or more computing devices. For example, theuser 210 can interact with thecomputing device 202 for the purpose of composing, and sending an electronic communication (e.g., instant message). Theuser 210 may interact with thecomputing device 202 by way of a user interface, managed by the user interface manager 102, on thecomputing device 202. For example, theuser 210 can utilize the user interface to cause thecomputing device 202 to compose and send an electronic communication to one or more of the plurality of users of thesystem 200. - In one or more embodiments, the components 102-110, as described with regard to
FIG. 1 , may be implemented on one or more of thecomputing devices communication server 208. For example, thecomputing devices communication server 208 may communicate across thenetwork 206 via thecommunication manager 108 of theelectronic messaging system 100. In one or more embodiments, thecomputing devices computing devices computing devices electronic messaging system 100. - As will be described in more detail below, each of the components 100-110 of the
electronic messaging system 100 as described with regard toFIGS. 1 and 2 , can provide, alone and/or in combination with the other components of theelectronic messaging system 100, one or more graphical user interfaces. In particular, the components 102-110 can allow a user to interact with a collection of display elements for a variety of purposes. In particular,FIGS. 3A-4E and the description that follows illustrate various example embodiments of the user interfaces and features that are in accordance with general principles as described above. - In some examples, a computing device (i.e.,
computing device FIG. 2 ) can implement part or all of theelectronic messaging system 100. For example,FIG. 3A illustrates acomputing device 300 that may implement one or more of the components 102-110 of theelectronic messaging system 100. As illustrated inFIG. 3A , thecomputing device 300 is a handheld device, such as a mobile phone device (e.g., a smartphone). As used herein, the term “handheld device” refers to a device sized and configured to be held/operated in a single hand of a user. in additional or alternative example, however, any other suitable computing device, such as, but not limited to, a tablet device, a handheld device, larger wireless devices, laptop or desktop computer, a personal-digital assistant device, and/or any other suitable computing device can perform one or more of the processes and/or operations described herein. - The
computing device 300 can include any of the features and components described below in reference to acomputing device 700 ofFIG. 7 . As illustrated inFIG. 3A , thecomputing device 300 includes atouch screen display 302 that can display or provide user interfaces and by way of which user input may be received and/or detected. As used herein, a “touch screen display” refers to the display of a touch screen device. In one or more embodiments, a touch screen device may be acomputing device user computing device 300 may include any other suitable input device, such as a touch pad or those described below in reference toFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 3A illustrates atouch screen display 302 of thecomputing device 300 displaying one embodiment of a graphical user interface, in particular a messaginggraphical user interface 304. For example, the user interface manager 102 provides various display areas and display elements as part of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, the messaginggraphical user interface 304 includes acommunication thread 306, as well as a message input control palette ortoolbar 310. - As described above, the
communication manager 108 can facilitate receiving and sending data. In one or more embodiments, thecommunication manager 108 facilitates receiving and sending of electronic communications between thecomputing devices communication manager 108. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 can display electronic communications sent and received via thecommunication manager 108 in thecommunication thread 306 within the messaginggraphical user interface 304. - For example, as illustrated in
FIG. 3A , the user interface manager 102 provides thecommunication thread 306 that includeselectronic messages 308 a sent from an account of a user of thecommunication device 300. Similarly, thecommunication thread 306 can includeelectronic messages 308 b received by the account of the user of thecomputing device 300. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 organizes thecommunication thread 306 such that new messages are added to the bottom of thecommunication thread 306 so that older messages are displayed at the top of thecommunication thread 306. In alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may organize themessages messages - The user interface manager 102 provides a variety of electronic communication characteristics to help a user distinguish between electronic communications in the
communication thread 306. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 3A , the user interface manager 102 displays theelectronic messages 308 a sent from an account of the user of thecomputing device 300 pointed toward one side (i.e., the right side) of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. On the other hand, the user interface manager 102 displays theelectronic messages 308 b received by thecommunication manager 108 pointed toward the opposite side (i.e., the left side) of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, the positioning and orientation of theelectronic messages computing device 300 of the origin of the various electronic communications displayed within the messaginggraphical user interface 304. - Another characteristic provided by the user interface manager 102 that helps a user distinguish electronic communications may be a color of the electronic communications. For example, as shown in
FIG. 3A , the user interface manager 102 displays sentelectronic messages 308 a in a first color and receivedelectronic messages 308 b in a second color. In one or more embodiments, the first and second colors may be black and white, respectively, with an inverted typeface color. In an alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may display theelectronic messages - In yet another alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may display the
electronic messages electronic messages 308 a from the receivedelectronic messages 308 b. For example, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 displays sentelectronic messages 308 a with white typeface on a blue background. Likewise, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 displays receivedelectronic messages 308 b with black typeface on a grey background. - As mentioned above, the user interface manager 102 may also provide a message input control palette or
toolbar 310. As illustrated inFIG. 3A , the user interface manager 102 displays the message input control palette ortoolbar 310 as part of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, the message input control palette ortool bar 310 includes a variety of selectable message input controls that provide a user with various message input options or other options. For example, inFIG. 3A , the message input control palette ortoolbar 310 includes atext input control 312 a, a photo orvideo input control 312 b, amultimedia input control 312 c, asymbol input control 312 d, and asound input control 312 e. In one or more alternative embodiments, the message input control palette ortoolbar 310 may provide the input controls 312 a-312 e in a different order, may provide other input controls not displayed inFIG. 3A , or may omit one or more of the input controls 312 a-312 e shown inFIG. 3A . - As will be described below in greater detail, a user may interact with any of the input controls 312 a-312 e in order to compose and send different types of electronic communications. For example, if a user interacts with the
text input control 312 a, the user interface manager 102 may provide a touch screen display keyboard in a portion of the messaginggraphical user interface 304 that the user may utilize to compose a textual message. Similarly, if a user interacts with thephoto input control 312 b, the user interface manager 102 may provide a camera viewfinder interface within a portion of the messaginggraphical user interface 304 that the user may utilize to add a photo to thecommunication thread 306. Furthermore, if a user interacts with thesound input control 312 e, the user interface manager 102 may provide a sound recording control by way of which the user can record a voice or other sound message. Likewise, as will be described in more detail below, if a user interacts with themultimedia input control 312 c, the user interface manager 102 may provide a multimedia content item display area with multimedia content items that the user can select to send as a message. - A user may interact with any of the message input controls 312 a-e in order to compose and send a message to one or more co-users via the
electronic messaging system 100. For example, inFIG. 3B , afinger 314 of a user's hand is shown interacting with themultimedia input control 312 c. In one or more embodiments, the user input detector 104 can detect interactions (e.g., a tap touch gesture) of thefinger 314 with themultimedia input control 312 c. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display aninput control indicator 320 to indicate which input control 312 a-e is currently active. Additionally, as shown inFIG. 3B , upon the user input detector 104 detecting a tap touch gesture on themultimedia input control 312 c, the user interface manager 102 can display a multimedia contentitem display area 316 containing one or more multimedia content item previews 318 a, 318 b. - In particular, as illustrated by
FIG. 3F , the user interface manager 102 can provide thecommunication thread 306 in a first portion (i.e., the upper portion) of themessaging user interface 304. The user interface manager 102 can provide the multimedia contentitem display area 316 in a second portion (i.e., the lower portion) of themessaging user interface 304. Thus, the user interface manager 102 can allow the user to both view thecommunication thread 306 and any new messages, while also being able to view and browse content items. In alternative embodiments the user interface manager 102 can arrange thecommunication thread 306 and the multimedia contentitem display area 316 horizontally or in another arrangement other than a vertical arrangement. - As discussed above, in one or more embodiments, the
content item manager 106 provides the multimedia content item previews 318 a, 318 b based on multimedia content items stored oncomputing device 300. For example, as shown inFIG. 3B , thecontent item manager 106 may provide the multimediacontent item preview 318 a based on a digital photograph stored on thecomputing device 300. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 provides the multimediacontent item preview 318 a in the multimedia contentitem display area 316 based on the recentness of the multimedia content item associated with thecontent item preview 318 a. In other words, in one or more embodiments, the multimedia content item associated with thecontent item preview 318 a is the most recently stored multimedia content item on thecomputing device 300 or the most recently captured or created multimedia content item on thecomputing device 300. - In one or more embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may crop the multimedia content item to create thecontent item preview 318 a. For example, the multimedia content item associated with the multimediacontent item preview 318 a may be a rectangular digital photograph stored on thecomputing device 300. Accordingly, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may crop the rectangular digital so that thecontent item preview 318 a is square and sized for presentation in the multimedia contentitem display area 316. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may tailor the croppedcontent item preview 318 a to an aspect ratio of the multimedia contentitem display area 316. In other words, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may tailor the croppedcontent item preview 318 a such that it is square within the multimedia contentitem display area 316 even if the multimedia contentitem display area 316 takes up a larger portion of the messaginggraphical user interface 304 than is shown inFIG. 3B . - By cropping the multimedia content items, the
content item manager 106 can help ensure that more than onecontent item preview item display area 316. Additionally, by cropping the multimedia content items, thecontent item manager 106 can help ensure that the content items can fit within thecommunication thread 306. Still another benefit of cropping the multimedia content items is to reduce a file size of the multimedia content items to enable quicker sending, receiving, and displaying of multimedia content items. - In one or more embodiments, as shown in
FIG. 3B , thecontent item manager 106 may provide the multimediacontent item preview 318 b based on a digital video stored on thecomputing device 300. For example, in one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may provides a preview of a digital video that includes at least a portion of the digital video that auto plays within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. For instance, a illustrated inFIG. 3B , multimediacontent item preview 318 b, may be a portion of a digital video that auto plays within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. In one or more embodiments, the portion of the digital video that auto plays may only be a few seconds long. In one or more alternative embodiments, the portion of the digital video that auto plays may be a percentage of the total length of the digital video (e.g. a preview consisting of 10% of a 60 second digital video may be 6 seconds long). Alternatively, the entire digital video can auto play within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. - As with the multimedia
content item preview 318 a discussed above, thecontent item manager 106 may crop the multimediacontent item preview 318 b such that thepreview 318 b is square and sized for presentation in the multimedia contentitem display area 316. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may crop and tailor multimedia content item previews 318 a, 318 b such that thepreviews item display area 316, even though the multimedia content items associated with thepreviews - As shown, the user interface manager 102 may display the multimedia content
item display area 316 such that thedisplay area 316 is horizontally scrollable within the messaginggraphical user interface 304. For example, as shown inFIG. 3C , the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction of thefinger 314 of a user's hand within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. For instance, the detected user interaction may be a swipe touch gesture of thefinger 314 moving across thetouch screen display 302 along the direction of thearrow 322. In one or more embodiments, in response to the detected touch gesture, the user interface manager 102 may update the multimedia contentitem display area 316 to appear to be scrolling along the direction of thearrow 322. In a preferred embodiment, the multimediacontent item preview 318 b will continue to auto play through the horizontal scroll. - As discussed above, in one or more embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may provide content item previews of multimedia content items likely to be selected by the user. For example, thecontent item manager 106 may provide content item previews of the most recent multimedia content items stored on thecomputing device 300. For example, in one embodiment, thecontent item manager 106 may provide content item previews of any multimedia content items stored on thecomputing device 300 within the last 24 hours. In an alternative embodiment, thecontent item manager 106 may provide content item previews of a predetermined number of content items (e.g., 10, 20, 30) stored on thecomputing device 300. - In yet additional alternative embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may provide content item previews based on other criteria besides recentness. For example, theelectronic messaging system 100 can provide content item previews including participants in conversation included in thecommunication thread 306. Alternatively, thecontent item manager 106 may provide content item previews of multimedia items were created or “taken” at a particular location (e.g., all the pictures and videos taken at the lake house). In still further embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may provide content item previews related in some way to content of the messages in thecommunication thread 306. - In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may update the messaging
graphical user interface 304 to include a camera roll in response to a detected over-scroll within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. For example, as shown inFIG. 3D , thecontent item manager 106 may have provided only the multimedia content items previews 318 a and 318 b for display in the multimedia contentitem display area 316. Accordingly, the multimediacontent item preview 318 b is the last preview displayed in the multimedia contentitem display area 316. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may indicate the multimediacontent item preview 318 b is the last preview in the multimedia contentitem display area 316 by displaying ablank area 324 to right of the multimediacontent item preview 318 b. Additionally or alternatively, the user interface manager 102 may indicate the multimediacontent item preview 318 b is the last preview by providing an automatic stop to a scrolling motion once thecontent preview 318 b is reached. - In one or more embodiments, the user input detector 104 may detect a swipe gesture of the user's
finger 314 across the multimedia contentitem display area 316 along the direction of thearrow 322. In response to the detected swipe gesture, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may sequentially display the content item previews. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may provide a camera roll of the computing device in response to a detected over-scroll. As illustrated inFIG. 3D , an over-scroll occurs when a user continues to horizontally scroll the multimedia contentitem display area 316 along the direction ofarrow 322 beyond the lastcontent item preview 318 b, the user interface manager 102 updates the messaginggraphical user interface 304 to include a camera roll of thecomputing device 300. - For example, as illustrated in
FIG. 3E , upon the detected over-scroll, the user interface manager 102 displays acamera roll 326. In one or more embodiments, thecamera roll 326 provides acontent item preview 318′ for each multimedia content item stored on thecomputing device 300. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may crop and tailor eachcamera roll preview 318′ in the same manner as described with regard to the multimedia content item previews 318 a and 318 b above. - Additionally, in one or more embodiments, if any of the camera roll previews 318′ is associated with a digital video multimedia content item, the
content item manager 106 may provide a portion of the digital video that auto plays from within thecamera roll 326. Accordingly, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display thecamera roll 326 such that some of the camera roll content item previews 318′ are still images (i.e., based on digital photograph multimedia items) and some of the camera roll content item previews 318′ are auto playing video clips (i.e., based on digital video multimedia items). In one or more alternative embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may not provide any specialized content item previews for the camera roll. Rather, in an alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may simply display a minimized version of each digital picture and/or a minimized version of the first frame of each digital video within thecamera roll 326. - As shown in
FIG. 3E , in one or more embodiments thecamera roll 326 can occupy the entiretouch screen display 302. In other words, the display of thecamera roll 326 can cause a navigation away from thecommunication thread 306. In alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 can provide thecamera roll 326 within the area of themessaging user interface 304 previously occupied by the contentitem display area 316. In such embodiments, the user can access thecamera roll 326 without navigating away from thecommunication thread 306. - In one or more embodiments, a user may select a content item preview either from the camera roll 326 (i.e., one of the camera roll previews 318′ of
FIG. 3E ) or from the multimedia contentitem display area 316, as shown inFIG. 3F . For example, as illustrated inFIG. 3F , the user input detector 104 may detect a user selection of the multimediacontent item preview 318 c from the multimedia contentitem display area 316. For instance, the user input detector 104 may detect a tap touch gesture of thefinger 314 of the user with thecontent item preview 318 c. In one or more alternative embodiments, the user input detector 104 may detect other types of user input such as a spoken command, an upward swipe touch gesture, or any other suitable type of user input. - Upon detection of a selection of a
content item preview 318 c, thecommunication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item associated with thecontent item preview 318 a to one or more co-users. For example, thecommunication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item to thecommunication server 208, which may then forward the multimedia content item to one ormore computing devices 204 associated with one or more intended recipients. In that case, the user interface manager 102 may also add the multimedia content item to thecommunication thread 306. - Alternatively, in response to selection of the multimedia
content item preview 318 c, the user interface manager 102 may alter the display of thecontent item preview 318 c so as to indicate the selection of thecontent item preview 318 c. For example, in response to the selection of the multimediacontent item preview 318 c, the user interface manager 102 may present a blurred version of thecontent item preview 318 c′, as shown inFIG. 3G . In one or more alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may alter the selected multimediacontent item preview 318 c in other ways in order to indicate the selection. For example, in one or more alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may alter the color scheme of the selectedcontent item preview 318 c, may black out the selectedpreview 318 c, or may alter the selectedcontent item preview 318 c in any other way suitable for this purpose. Furthermore, in one or more embodiments the selectedcontent item preview 318 c can also be enlarged or zoomed in. - Additionally, in response to a selection of the multimedia
content item preview 318 c, the user interface manager 102 may also present one or more controls overlaid on the selectedpreview 318 c′. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 3G , in response to the selection of thepreview 318 c, the user interface manager 102 may overlay anedit control 328 and asend control 330 on the selected multimediacontent item preview 318 c′. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may overlay other or additional controls on the selectedpreview 318 c′. For instance, in one embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may also overlay a delete control over the selectedpreview 318 c′. - In response to a detected selection of a delete control, the
content item manager 106 may remove thepreview 318 c from the multimedia contentitem display area 316. Additionally or alternatively, thecontent item manager 106 may permanently delete the multimedia content item associated with thepreview 318 c from thecomputing device 300. In one or more embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may be configurable by a user in order to specify the actions taken with regard to the controls including theedit control 328, thesend control 330, and the delete control. - In response to a detected selection of the
send control 330, thecommunication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item associated with the selectedpreview 318 c′ to one or more co-users. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also add the multimedia content item associated with the selectedpreview 318 c′ to thecommunication thread 306. In one or more embodiments, a user may unselect the selectedpreview 318 c′ simply by tapping anywhere else on the messaginggraphical user interface 304. - The
content item manager 106 may provide the multimedia content item associated with the multimediacontent item preview 318 c′ for editing in response to a detected selection of theedit control 328. For example, as shown inFIG. 3G , the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction (e.g., tap touch gesture) of a user'sfinger 314 with theedit control 328. As shown inFIG. 3H , the user interface manager 102 may present themultimedia content item 319 associated with the selectedpreview 318 c′ for editing in response to the detected user interaction. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also present a variety of editing controls within the messaginggraphical user interface 304. For example, the user interface manager 102 may display acrop editing control 328 a (i.e., allows a user to crop the multimedia content item 319), an auto-edit control 328 b (i.e., performs preconfigured edits to the multimedia content item 319), acolor edit control 328 c (i.e., allows a user to edit the colors of the multimedia content item 319), and awriting edit control 328 d (i.e., allows a user to add text or other drawn effects to the multimedia content item 319). In one or more alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display other or additional edit controls while themultimedia content item 319 associated with the selectedpreview 318 a′ is available for editing. - In one or more embodiments, the
content item manager 106 may allow edits to a copy of amultimedia content item 319, rather than allowing edits to the originalmultimedia content item 319. This feature allows a user to send a copy of a multimedia content item to one or more co-users that has been edited only for purposes related to a specific communication session. Thus, in one or more embodiments, edits made within theelectronic messaging system 100 may not be reflected to an original copy of the content item stored on thecomputing device 300. - The
content item manager 106 may receive one or more edits tomultimedia content item 319 from a user. For example, as shown inFIG. 3H , a user'sfinger 314 may perform anedit 334. In the embodiment shown, theedit 334 is writing added to themultimedia content item 319, in connection with a selection of thewriting edit control 328 d. In additional alternative embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may receive further edits to themultimedia content item 319 in accordance with any of the edit controls 328 a-d described above. - Additionally, as shown in
FIG. 3H , the user interface manager 102 may present additional controls while themultimedia content item 319 is available for editing. For example, the user interface manager 102 may also present asend control 330 and a cancelcontrol 332. In one or more embodiments, a detected selection of thesend control 330 may cause thecommunication manager 108 to send themultimedia content item 319 along with theedit 334 to one or more co-users. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, a detected selection of the cancelcontrol 332 may cause thecontent item manager 106 to discard any edits made to themultimedia content item 319. In an alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may also present a save control while themultimedia content item 319 is available for editing. In one or more embodiments, a detected selection of the save control may cause thecontent item manager 106 to save themultimedia content item 319 along with theedits 334 to thecomputing device 300. - In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may again display the
communication thread 306, the message input control palette ortoolbar 310, and the multimedia contentitem display area 316 in response to a detected selection of thesend control 330, the cancelcontrol 332, or the save control as described with regard toFIG. 3H . For example, as shown inFIG. 3I , in response to a detected selection of thesend control 330, the user interface manager 102 can display thecommunication thread 306, the message input control palette ortoolbar 310, and the multimedia contentitem display area 316 within the messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, as shown inFIG. 3I , the user interface manager 102 may automatically add themultimedia content item 319 with theedit 334 to thecommunication thread 306 in response to the detected selection of thesend control 330. - In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display the multimedia
content item preview 318 c within the multimedia contentitem display area 316 such that thecontent item preview 318 c does not reflect any edits. For example, because thecontent item manager 106 provided a copy of the content item 319 (shown inFIG. 3G ) for editing, the multimedia content item associated with thecontent item preview 318 c was not affected by theedits 334. Accordingly, as shown inFIG. 3I , the user interface manager 102 displays thecontent item preview 318 c unchanged within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. In one or more alternative embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may provide the original multimedia content item for editing, rather than acopy 319. In that alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may display thepreview 318 c including theedits 334 within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. - As shown in
FIG. 3I , when sent to one or more co-users and when added to thecommunication thread 306, thecontent item 319 can have a size configured for display within acommunication thread 306. In particular, thecontent item 319 can occupy less than theentire communication thread 306 both in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. By not occupying the total vertical area of thecommunication thread 306, thecommunication thread 306 can display both thecontent item 319 and one or more messages as shown by FIG. 3I. Along related lines, by not occupying the total horizontal area of thecommunication thread 306, thecontent item 319 can be positioned on one side of thecommunication thread 306 so as to indicate whether thecontent item 319 was a sent or received message. -
FIGS. 3A-3I illustrate the process for selecting and editing a digital photograph multimedia content item for inclusion in a communication session. As discussed above, theelectronic messaging system 100 also allows a user to select and edit a digital video multimedia content item for inclusion in a communication session. The process for selecting and editing a digital video will now be discussed in relation toFIGS. 4A-4E . - As described above, the user input detector 104 may detect a selection of a multimedia
content item preview 318 b from with the multimedia contentitem display area 316. For example, as shown inFIG. 4A , the user input detector 104 may detect a tap touch gesture of the user'sfinger 314 on thecontent item preview 318 b. In one or more alternative embodiments, the detected selection may be by way of another type of user interaction, such as a press-and-hold touch gesture, a spoken command, or any other type of user interaction suitable for this purpose. In one or more embodiments, as described above, the multimedia content item associated with thecontent item preview 318 b may be a digital video. - As discussed above with regard to
FIG. 3G , thecommunication manager 108 may immediately send the digital video associated with the multimediacontent item preview 318 b in response to a particular user interaction. For example, thecommunication manager 108 may immediately send the digital video associated with thecontent item preview 318 b to one or more co-users upon detection of a selection of thecontent item preview 318 b. Additionally, the user interface manager 102 may immediately add the digital video to thecommunication thread 306 in response to detection of a selection of thecontent item preview 318 b. - Additionally or alternatively, in response to a touch gesture selection of the multimedia
content item preview 318 b, the user interface manager 102 may alter the display of thecontent item preview 318 b so as to indicate the selection of thecontent item preview 318 b. For example, in response to the selection of the multimediacontent item preview 318 b inFIG. 4A , the user interface manager 102 may present a blurred version of thepreview 318 b′, as shown inFIG. 4B . As discussed above, thecontent item preview 318 b′ of a digital video is a portion of the digital video that auto plays within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. Accordingly, in response to a selection of thecontent item preview 318 b′, the user interface manager 102 may display a blurred portion of the digital video that auto plays within the multimedia contentitem display area 316. In one or more alternative embodiments, in response to a selection of thecontent item preview 318 b′, the user interface manager may display only a blurred single frame from the digital video. - Additionally in response to a selection of the multimedia
content item preview 318 b, the user interface manager 102 may also present one or more controls overlaid on the selectedpreview 318 b′, as illustrated inFIG. 4B . For example, as illustrated inFIG. 4B , in response to the selection of thepreview 318 a inFIG. 4A , the user interface manager 102 may overlay theedit control 328 and thesend control 330 on the selected multimediacontent item preview 318 b′. In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may overlay other or additional controls on the selectedcontent item preview 318 b′. For instance, in one embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may also overlay a delete control over the selectedpreview 318 b′. - In response to a detected selection of the
send control 330, thecommunication manager 108 may send the multimedia content item associated with the selectedcontent item preview 318 b′ to one or more co-users. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may also add the multimedia content item associated with the selectedcontent item preview 318 b′ to thecommunication thread 306. In one or more embodiments, a user may unselect the selectedcontent item preview 318 b′ simply by tapping anywhere else on the messaginggraphical user interface 304. - As described above, the
content item manager 106 may provide the multimedia content item associated with the multimediacontent item preview 318 b′ (or a copy thereof) for editing in response to a detected selection of theedit control 328. For example, as shown inFIG. 4B , the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction of the user'sfinger 314 with theedit control 328. In one or more embodiments, the detected user interaction may be a tap touch gesture. In one or more alternative embodiments, the detected user interaction may be an upward swipe touch gesture, a spoken command, or another type of user input suitable for this purpose. - As shown in
FIG. 4C , the user interface manager 102 may present thecontent item 319 b associated with the selectedpreview 318 b′ for editing within the messaginggraphical user interface 304 in response to the detected user interaction. In one or more embodiments, and as described above, the user interface manager 102 may also present a variety of editing controls within the messaginggraphical user interface 304. For example, the user interface manager 102 may display thecrop editing control 328 a, the auto-edit control 328 b, thecolor edit control 328 c, and thewriting edit control 328 d. In one or more alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display other or additional edit controls as described above. - In one or more embodiments, the editing controls 328 a-d may take on different functionality depending on the type of multimedia content item currently available for editing. For example, with regard to
FIG. 3H , the multimedia content item type was a digital photograph. Accordingly, in one or more embodiments associated with a digital photograph, thecrop editing control 328 a may function to remove portions of the digital photograph, thus changing the displayed portion of the digital photograph. However, with regard toFIG. 4C , the multimedia content item type is a digital video. As such, in one or more embodiments associated with a digital video, thecrop editing control 328 a may function to remove portions of the digital video, thus changing the runtime of the digital video. In one or more embodiments, the other editing controls 328 b-d may have similarly alterable functionalities depending on the multimedia content item type. - As shown by
FIG. 4C , thecontent item manager 106 may receive one or more edits to thecontent item 319 b via one or more touch gestures. In the embodiment shown, thecontent item manager 106 has received anedit 334 b changing a display property of thecontent item 319 b. In particular, theedit 334 b includes the addition of a border around thecontent item 319 b In additional alternative embodiments, thecontent item manager 106 may receive further edits to thecontent item 319 b in accordance with any of the edit controls 328 a-d described above. - Additionally, as shown in
FIG. 4C , the user interface manager 102 may present additional controls while thecontent item 319 b is available for editing. For example, the user interface manager 102 may also present thesend control 330 and the cancelcontrol 332. In one or more embodiments, a detected selection of thesend control 330 may cause thecommunication manager 108 to send thecontent item 319 b along with theedits 334 b to one or more co-users. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, a detected selection of the cancelcontrol 332 may cause thefile manager 108 to discard any edits made to thecontent item 319 b of the multimedia content item. In an alternative embodiment, the user interface manager 102 may also present a save control while thecopy 319 b is available for editing. In one or more embodiments, a detected selection of the save control may cause thecontent item manager 106 to save thecontent item 319 b along with theedits 334 b to thecomputing device 300. - In one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display the
communication thread 306, the message input control palette ortoolbar 310, and the multimedia contentitem display area 316 in response to a detected selection of thesend control 330, the cancelcontrol 332, or the save control as described with regard toFIG. 4C . For example, as shown inFIG. 4C , the user input detector 104 may detect a touch gesture performed by the user'sfinger 314 on thesend control 330. In response to a detected selection of thesend control 330, in one or more embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may display thecommunication thread 306, the message input control palette ortoolbar 310, and the multimedia contentitem display area 316 within the messaginggraphical user interface 304, as shown inFIG. 4D . In one or more embodiments, as shown inFIG. 4D , the user interface manager 102 may automatically add thecontent item 319 b of the multimedia content item with theedits 334 b to thecommunication thread 306 in response to the detected selection of thesend control 330. As described above, thecontent item preview 318 b may not include theedits 334 b made to thecontent item 319 b. - As described above, the
content item manager 106 may also package thecontent item 319 b of the multimedia content item with theedits 334 b such that it may be played from within thecommunication thread 306. For example, as shown inFIG. 4D , thecontent item manager 106 has added thecontent item 319 with theedits 334 b and aplayback control 336 to thecommunication thread 306. In one or more alternative embodiments, theplayback control 336 may further include a time remaining indicator, a pause button, or any other additional controls suitable for a video. - In response to a detected user interaction, the user interface manager 102 may replace the multimedia content
item display area 316 with another control. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 4E , the user input detector 104 may detect a user interaction of the user'sfinger 314 interacting with thetext input control 312 a within the message input control palette ortoolbar 310. In one or more embodiments, in response to this detected selection of thetext input control 312 a, the user interface manager 102 may replace the multimedia contentitem display area 316 with a touchscreen display keyboard 338. In one or more alternative embodiments, the user interface manager 102 may replace the multimedia contentitem display area 316 with other types of controls in response to the detected selection of any of the input controls 312 a-312 b. -
FIGS. 1-4E , the corresponding text, and the examples, provide a number of different systems and devices for selecting and including multimedia content items in a communication session. In addition to the foregoing, embodiments of the present invention can also be described in terms of flowcharts comprising acts and steps in a method for accomplishing a particular result. For example,FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate flowcharts of exemplary methods in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. The methods described in relation toFIGS. 5 and 6 may be performed with less or more steps/acts or the steps/acts may be performed in differing orders. Additionally, the steps/acts described herein may be repeated or performed in parallel with one another or in parallel with different instances of the same or similar steps/acts. -
FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of oneexample method 500 of selecting and including multimedia content items in a communication session. Themethod 500 includes anact 502 of providing a messaging graphical user interface. In particular, theact 502 can involve providing, on a client device, a messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, the messaginggraphical user interface 304 may include acommunication thread 306 in a first portion. In one or more embodiments, the communication thread may include a plurality ofelectronic messages - The
method 500 further includes anact 504 of detecting a selection of a multimedia input control. In particular, theact 504 can include detecting a tap touch gesture selection of themultimedia input control 312 c. In one or more embodiments, detecting a selection of amultimedia input control 312 c can include detecting the selection of themultimedia input control 312 c from a palette of input controls 310. - The
method 500 also includes anact 506 of providing a multimedia content item display area. In particular, theact 506 can involve, in response to the detected selection of themultimedia input control 312 c, providing a multimedia contentitem display area 316 in a second portion of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, the multimedia contentitem display area 316 may provide apreview client device 300 available for sending as anelectronic message - In one or more embodiments, providing the multimedia content
item display area 316 may include providing apreview client device 300 available for sending as anelectronic message preview graphical user interface 304. - Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the provided multimedia content
item display area 316 may be horizontally scrollable. Furthermore, in one or more embodiments, themethod 500 may also include detecting a horizontal over-scroll of the horizontally scrollable multimedia contentitem display area 316. In response to the detected horizontal over-scroll, themethod 500 may include displaying acamera roll 326 associated with theclient device 300. - The
method 500 may further include cropping thepreview client device 300 available for sending as anelectronic message preview preview graphical user interface 304. For example, in one or more embodiments, tailoring the croppedpreview graphical user interface 304 may include displaying thepreviews graphical user interface 304 such that thepreviews - The
method 500 may also include detecting a selection of apreview item display area 316 in the second portion of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. In one or more embodiments, in response to the detected selection of thepreview multimedia content item 319 corresponding to the selectedpreview multimedia content item 319, themethod 500 may include adding themultimedia content item 319 to thecommunication thread 306 in the first portion of the messaginggraphical user interface 304. -
FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of amethod 600 of selecting and including multimedia content items in a communication session. Themethod 600 includes anact 602 of providing a split-screen messaging graphical user interface. In particular, theact 602 can involve providing a split-screen messaginggraphical user interface 304 including two portions. In one or more embodiments, the first portion of the split-screen messaginggraphical user interface 304 may include acommunication thread 306 including a plurality ofelectronic messages graphical user interface 304 may include a multimedia content items display 316 including apreview preview graphical user interface 304. - The
method 600 further includes anact 604 of detecting a selection of a preview of a multimedia content item. In particular, theact 604 can involve detecting a selection of apreview content item display 316. For example, in one or more embodiments, detecting a selection of apreview - The
method 600 further includes anact 606 of overlaying a control on the selected preview of the multimedia content item. In particular, theact 606 can involve, in response to the detected selection of thepreview content item display 316, overlaying a first control on the selectedpreview editing control 328. Additionally, in response to the detected selection of thepreview content item display 316, theact 606 may also include overlaying a second control on the selectedpreview preview send control 330. Furthermore, in response to the detected selection of thepreview content item display 316, theact 606 may also include blurring the selectedpreview - The
method 600 may further include detecting a selection of theediting control 328 overlaid on the selectedpreview editing control 328 may be a tap touch gesture. Further more, in response to the detected selection of theediting control 328 overlaid on the selectedpreview method 600 may also include presenting acopy 319 of the multimedia content item associated with the selectedpreview - The
method 600 may also include receiving one ormore edits copy 319 of the multimedia content item. For example, receiving one ormore edits copy 319 of the multimedia content item may be in response to presenting thecopy 319 of the multimedia content item for editing. Themethod 600 may further include adding thecopy 319 of the multimedia content item with the one ormore edits communication thread 306. Additionally, themethod 600 may include sending thecopy 319 of the multimedia content item with the one ormore edits method 600 may include sending the copy of the multimedia content item with the one ormore edits - Embodiments of the present invention may comprise or utilize a special purpose or general-purpose computer including computer hardware, such as, for example, one or more processors and system memory, as discussed in greater detail below. Embodiments within the scope of the present invention also include physical and other computer-readable media for carrying or storing computer-executable instructions and/or data structures. In particular, one or more of the processes described herein may be implemented at least in part as instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more computing devices (e.g., any of the media content access devices described herein). In general, a processor (e.g., a microprocessor) receives instructions, from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, (e.g., a memory, etc.), and executes those instructions, thereby performing one or more processes, including one or more of the processes described herein.
- Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. Computer-readable media that store computer-executable instructions are non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices). Computer-readable media that carry computer-executable instructions are transmission media. Thus, by way of example, and not limitation, embodiments of the invention can comprise at least two distinctly different kinds of computer-readable media: non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) and transmission media.
- Non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) includes RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, solid state drives (“SSDs”) (e.g., based on RAM), Flash memory, phase-change memory (“PCM”), other types of memory, other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store desired program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.
- A “network” is defined as one or more data links that enable the transport of electronic data between computer systems and/or modules and/or other electronic devices. When information is transferred or provided over a network or another communications connection (either hardwired, wireless, or a combination of hardwired or wireless) to a computer, the computer properly views the connection as a transmission medium. Transmissions media can include a network and/or data links which can be used to carry desired program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
- Further, upon reaching various computer system components, program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures can be transferred automatically from transmission media to non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) (or vice versa). For example, computer-executable instructions or data structures received over a network or data link can be buffered in RAM within a network interface module (e.g., a “NIC”), and then eventually transferred to computer system RAM and/or to less volatile computer storage media (devices) at a computer system. Thus, it should be understood that non-transitory computer-readable storage media (devices) can be included in computer system components that also (or even primarily) utilize transmission media.
- Computer-executable instructions comprise, for example, instructions and data which, when executed at a processor, cause a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing device to perform a certain function or group of functions. In some embodiments, computer-executable instructions are executed on a general-purpose computer to turn the general-purpose computer into a special purpose computer implementing elements of the invention. The computer executable instructions may be, for example, binaries, intermediate format instructions such as assembly language, or even source code. Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the described features or acts described above. Rather, the described features and acts are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.
- Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be practiced in network computing environments with many types of computer system configurations, including, personal computers, desktop computers, laptop computers, message processors, hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, mobile telephones, PDAs, tablets, pagers, routers, switches, and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed system environments where local and remote computer systems, which are linked (either by hardwired data links, wireless data links, or by a combination of hardwired and wireless data links) through a network, both perform tasks. In a distributed system environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
- One or more embodiments of the invention can also be implemented in cloud computing environments. In this description, “cloud computing” is defined as a model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. For example, cloud computing can be employed in the marketplace to offer ubiquitous and convenient on-demand access to the shared pool of configurable computing resources. The shared pool of configurable computing resources can be rapidly provisioned via virtualization and released with low management effort or service provider interaction, and then scaled accordingly.
- A cloud-computing model can be composed of various characteristics such as, for example, on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, measured service, and so forth. A cloud-computing model can also expose various service models, such as, for example, Software as a Service (“SaaS”), Platform as a Service (“PaaS”), and Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”). A cloud-computing model can also be deployed using different deployment models such as private cloud, community cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, and so forth. In this description and in the claims, a “cloud-computing environment” is an environment in which cloud computing is employed.
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FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram ofexemplary computing device 700 that may be configured to perform one or more of the processes described above. One will appreciate that one or more computing devices such as thecomputing device 700 may implement theelectronic messaging system 100. Any of thecomputing devices communication server 208 can comprise acomputing device 700. As shown byFIG. 7 , thecomputing device 700 can comprise a processor 702, amemory 704, a storage device 706, an I/O interface 708, and acommunication interface 710, which may be communicatively coupled by way of acommunication infrastructure 712. While anexemplary computing device 700 is shown inFIG. 7 , the components illustrated inFIG. 7 are not intended to be limiting. Additional or alternative components may be used in other embodiments. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, thecomputing device 700 can include fewer components than those shown inFIG. 7 . Components of thecomputing device 700 shown inFIG. 7 will now be described in additional detail. - In one or more embodiments, the processor 702 includes hardware for executing instructions, such as those making up a computer program. As an example and not by way of limitation, to execute instructions, the processor 702 may retrieve (or fetch) the instructions from an internal register, an internal cache, the
memory 704, or the storage device 706 and decode and execute them. In one or more embodiments, the processor 702 may include one or more internal caches for data, instructions, or addresses. As an example and not by way of limitation, the processor 702 may include one or more instruction caches, one or more data caches, and one or more translation lookaside buffers (TLBs). Instructions in the instruction caches may be copies of instructions in thememory 704 or the storage 706. - The
memory 704 may be used for storing data, metadata, and programs for execution by the processor(s). Thememory 704 may include one or more of volatile and non-volatile memories, such as Random Access Memory (“RAM”), Read Only Memory (“ROM”), a solid state disk (“SSD”), Flash, Phase Change Memory (“PCM”), or other types of data storage. Thememory 704 may be internal or distributed memory. - The storage device 706 includes storage for storing data or instructions. As an example and not by way of limitation, storage device 706 can comprise a non-transitory storage medium described above. The storage device 706 may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a floppy disk drive, flash memory, an optical disc, a magneto-optical disc, magnetic tape, or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive or a combination of two or more of these. The storage device 706 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media, where appropriate. The storage device 706 may be internal or external to the
computing device 700. In one or more embodiments, the storage device 706 is non-volatile, solid-state memory. In other embodiments, the storage device 706 includes read-only memory (ROM). Where appropriate, this ROM may be mask programmed ROM, programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), electrically alterable ROM (EAROM), or flash memory or a combination of two or more of these. - The I/
O interface 708 allows a user to provide input to, receive output from, and otherwise transfer data to and receive data fromcomputing device 700. The I/O interface 608 may include a mouse, a keypad or a keyboard, a touch screen, a camera, an optical scanner, network interface, modem, other known I/O devices or a combination of such I/O interfaces. The I/O interface 708 may include one or more devices for presenting output to a user, including, but not limited to, a graphics engine, a display (e.g., a display screen), one or more output drivers (e.g., display drivers), one or more audio speakers, and one or more audio drivers. In certain embodiments, the I/O interface 708 is configured to provide graphical data to a display for presentation to a user. The graphical data may be representative of one or more graphical user interfaces and/or any other graphical content as may serve a particular implementation. - The
communication interface 710 can include hardware, software, or both. In any event, thecommunication interface 710 can provide one or more interfaces for communication (such as, for example, packet-based communication) between thecomputing device 700 and one or more other computing devices or networks. As an example and not by way of limitation, thecommunication interface 710 may include a network interface controller (NIC) or network adapter for communicating with an Ethernet or other wire-based network or a wireless NIC (WNIC) or wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless network, such as a WI-FI. - Additionally or alternatively, the
communication interface 710 may facilitate communications with an ad hoc network, a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or one or more portions of the Internet or a combination of two or more of these. One or more portions of one or more of these networks may be wired or wireless. As an example, thecommunication interface 710 may facilitate communications with a wireless PAN (WPAN) (such as, for example, a BLUETOOTH WPAN), a WI-FI network, a WI-MAX network, a cellular telephone network (such as, for example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network), or other suitable wireless network or a combination thereof. - Additionally, the
communication interface 710 may facilitate communications various communication protocols. Examples of communication protocols that may be used include, but are not limited to, data transmission media, communications devices, Transmission Control Protocol (“TCP”), Internet Protocol (“IP”), File Transfer Protocol (“FTP”), Telnet, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (“HTTP”), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (“HTTPS”), Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”), Simple Object Access Protocol (“SOAP”), Extensible Mark-up Language (“XML”) and variations thereof, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (“SMTP”), Real-Time Transport Protocol (“RTP”), User Datagram Protocol (“UDP”), Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”) technologies, Code Division Multiple Access (“CDMA”) technologies, Time Division Multiple Access (“TDMA”) technologies, Short Message Service (“SMS”), Multimedia Message Service (“MMS”), radio frequency (“RF”) signaling technologies, Long Term Evolution (“LTE”) technologies, wireless communication technologies, in-band and out-of-band signaling technologies, and other suitable communications networks and technologies. - The
communication infrastructure 712 may include hardware, software, or both that couples components of thecomputing device 700 to each other. As an example and not by way of limitation, thecommunication infrastructure 712 may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or other graphics bus, an Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, a front-side bus (FSB), a HYPERTRANSPORT (HT) interconnect, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, an INFINIBAND interconnect, a low-pin-count (LPC) bus, a memory bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, a PCI-Express (PCIe) bus, a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association local (VLB) bus, or another suitable bus or a combination thereof. - As mentioned above, the
network 206 and/orcommunication server 208 can comprise a social-networking system. A social-networking system may enable its users (such as persons or organizations) to interact with the system and with each other. The social-networking system may, with input from a user, create and store in the social-networking system a user profile associated with the user. The user profile may include demographic information, communication-channel information, and information on personal interests of the user. The social-networking system may also, with input from a user, create and store a record of relationships of the user with other users of the social-networking system, as well as provide services (e.g. wall posts, photo-sharing, event organization, messaging, games, or advertisements) to facilitate social interaction between or among users. - The social-networking system may store records of users and relationships between users in a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes. The nodes may comprise a plurality of user nodes and a plurality of concept nodes. A user node of the social graph may correspond to a user of the social-networking system. A user may be an individual (human user), an entity (e.g., an enterprise, business, or third party application), or a group (e.g., of individuals or entities). A user node corresponding to a user may comprise information provided by the user and information gathered by various systems, including the social-networking system.
- For example, the user may provide his or her name, profile picture, city of residence, contact information, birth date, gender, marital status, family status, employment, educational background, preferences, interests, and other demographic information to be included in the user node. Each user node of the social graph may have a corresponding web page (typically known as a profile page). In response to a request including a user name, the social-networking system can access a user node corresponding to the user name, and construct a profile page including the name, a profile picture, and other information associated with the user. A profile page of a first user may display to a second user all or a portion of the first user's information based on one or more privacy settings by the first user and the relationship between the first user and the second user.
- A concept node may correspond to a concept of the social-networking system. For example, a concept can represent a real-world entity, such as a movie, a song, a sports team, a celebrity, a group, a restaurant, or a place or a location. An administrative user of a concept node corresponding to a concept may create or update the concept node by providing information of the concept (e.g., by filling out an online form), causing the social-networking system to associate the information with the concept node. For example and without limitation, information associated with a concept can include a name or a title, one or more images (e.g., an image of cover page of a book), a web site (e.g., an URL address) or contact information (e.g., a phone number, an email address). Each concept node of the social graph may correspond to a web page. For example, in response to a request including a name, the social-networking system can access a concept node corresponding to the name, and construct a web page including the name and other information associated with the concept.
- An edge between a pair of nodes may represent a relationship between the pair of nodes. For example, an edge between two user nodes can represent a friendship between two users. For another example, the social-networking system may construct a web page (or a structured document) of a concept node (e.g., a restaurant, a celebrity), incorporating one or more selectable buttons (e.g., “like”, “check in”) in the web page. A user can access the page using a web browser hosted by the user's client device and select a selectable button, causing the client device to transmit to the social-networking system a request to create an edge between a user node of the user and a concept node of the concept, indicating a relationship between the user and the concept (e.g., the user checks in a restaurant, or the user “likes” a celebrity).
- As an example, a user may provide (or change) his or her city of residence, causing the social-networking system to create an edge between a user node corresponding to the user and a concept node corresponding to the city declared by the user as his or her city of residence. In addition, the degree of separation between any two nodes is defined as the minimum number of hops required to traverse the social graph from one node to the other. A degree of separation between two nodes can be considered a measure of relatedness between the users or the concepts represented by the two nodes in the social graph. For example, two users having user nodes that are directly connected by an edge (i.e., are first-degree nodes) may be described as “connected users” or “friends.” Similarly, two users having user nodes that are connected only through another user node (i.e., are second-degree nodes) may be described as “friends of friends.”
- A social-networking system may support a variety of applications, such as photo sharing, on-line calendars and events, gaming, instant messaging, and advertising. For example, the social-networking system may also include media sharing capabilities. Also, the social-networking system may allow users to post photographs and other multimedia files to a user's profile page (typically known as “wall posts” or “timeline posts”) or in a photo album, both of which may be accessible to other users of the social-networking system depending upon the user's configured privacy settings. The social-networking system may also allow users to configure events. For example, a first user may configure an event with attributes including time and date of the event, location of the event and other users invited to the event. The invited users may receive invitations to the event and respond (such as by accepting the invitation or declining it). Furthermore, the social-networking system may allow users to maintain a personal calendar. Similarly to events, the calendar entries may include times, dates, locations and identities of other users.
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FIG. 8 illustrates an example network environment of a social-networking system. In one or more embodiments, a social-networking system 802 may comprise one or more data stores. For example, the social-networking system 802 may store a social graph comprising user nodes, concept nodes, and edges between nodes as described earlier. Each user node may comprise one or more data objects corresponding to information associated with or describing a user. Each concept node may comprise one or more data objects corresponding to information associated with a concept. Each edge between a pair of nodes may comprise one or more data objects corresponding to information associated with a relationship between users (or between a user and a concept, or between concepts) corresponding to the pair of nodes. - In one or more embodiments, the social-
networking system 802 may comprise one or more computing devices (e.g., servers) hosting functionality directed to operation of the social-networking system. A user of the social-networking system 802 may access the social-networking system 802 using a client device such asclient device 806. In particular, theclient device 806 can interact with the social-networking system 802 through anetwork 804. - The
client device 806 may be a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), in- or out-of-car navigation system, smart phone or other cellular or mobile phone, or mobile gaming device, other mobile device, or other suitable computing devices.Client device 806 may execute one or more client applications, such as a web browser (e.g., Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, etc.) or a native or special-purpose client application (e.g., Facebook for iPhone or iPad, Facebook for Android, etc.), to access and view content over anetwork 804. -
Network 804 may represent a network or collection of networks (such as the Internet, a corporate intranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a cellular network, a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or a combination of two or more such networks) over whichclient devices 806 may access the social-networking system 802. - While these methods, systems, and user interfaces utilize both publicly available information as well as information provided by users of the social-networking system, all use of such information is to be explicitly subject to all privacy settings of the involved users and the privacy policy of the social-networking system as a whole.
- In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof. Various embodiments and aspects of the invention(s) are described with reference to details discussed herein, and the accompanying drawings illustrate the various embodiments. The description above and drawings are illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Numerous specific details are described to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the present invention.
- The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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