Techniques for media album display and management
AssigneeWhatsapp Inc.
InventorsJan Koum, Brian Acton, Randall Sarafa, Kuan Loong Yong
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Abstract
Techniques for media album display and management are described. An apparatus may comprise a messaging component operative to receive a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server and determine a plurality of visual media items referenced by the plurality of messaging packages; a media layout component operative to determine a visual media item layout; and a display component operative to display the plurality of visual media items based on the visual media item layout Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving in a messaging client on a client device, a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server, the messaging packages including a text message portion and a separate associated visual media item;
- displaying a group of visual media items associated with different messaging packages from the plurality of messaging packages received within a message listing of the messaging client;
- receiving a user selection of the displayed group of visual media items;
- activating, within the message listing, a group selection indicator and group controls for the group in response to the user selection of the group;
- and
- receiving the selection of a group control and applying the group control to each visual media item in the group;
- wherein activating a group selection indicator comprises displaying a generally rectangular indicator enclosing the displayed group of visual media items.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor circuit on a device;
- a messaging component operative on the processor circuit to:
- receive, in a messaging client on a client device, a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server, the messaging packages including a text message portion and a separate associated visual media item;
- a display component operative to:
- display a group of visual media items associated with different messaging packages from the plurality of messaging packages received within a message listing of the messaging client;
- and
- activate, within the message listing, a group selection indicator in group controls for the group in response to a user selection of the group wherein activating a group selection indicator comprises displaying a generally rectangular indicator enclosing the displayed group of visual media items;
- a user interface component operative to:
- receive the user selection of the displayed group receive the user selection of the displayed group of visual media items;
- and
- receive the user selection of a group control;
- the messaging component further operative to apply the group control to each visual media item in the group.
At least one computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:
- receive, in a messaging client on a client device, a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server, the messaging packages including a text message portion and a separate associated visual media item;
- display a group of visual media items associated with different messaging packages from the plurality of messaging packages received within a message listing of the messaging client;
- receive a user selection of the displayed group of visual media items;
- activate, within the message listing, a group selection indicator and group controls for the group in response to the user selection of the group;
- and
- receive the selection of a group control and apply the group control to each visual media item in the group;
- wherein activating a group selection indicator comprises displaying a generally rectangular indicator enclosing the displayed group of visual media items.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.