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US 11,115,358 B2Granted
Dynamically integrating contact profile pictures from websites into messages
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsShadi E. Albouyeh, James E. Fox, Trudy L. Hewitt, Prasad L. Imandi
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Abstract
Systems and methods for insertion of contact profile images into messages are disclosed. The images can be received from a public profile of a social media website, or from locally stored content. The images may be selected based on a context, such as the recipient and/or sender address, or context of the message. The selected image is inserted into the message instead of, or in addition to the contact name. The recipient then receives a message that includes the inserted image.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a network interface coupled to the processor;
- wherein the memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:
- detecting a name in a message;
- retrieving a first site association category of a first website type;
- retrieving a second site association category of a second website type, wherein the second website type is different from the first website type;
- determining a classification of the message;
- selecting a profile from the first website type or the second website type based on a match of the classification with the first site association category or the second site association category, respectively;
- obtaining a plurality of contact profile pictures,
- wherein the plurality of contact profile pictures comprises at least one contact profile picture from the selected profile for a plurality of contacts which are associated with the detected name;
- displaying the obtained plurality of contact profile pictures in an order based on a number of times each of the obtained contact profile pictures, of the plurality of contact profile pictures, had been previously selected, by the user, as a recipient;
- accepting a selection of one profile picture of the displayed plurality of contact profile pictures;
- inserting the selected one profile picture into the message in replacement of the name;
- and
- distributing the message.
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A computer-implemented method for integrating a contact image into a message comprising:
- detecting, by at least one computing device, a name in the message;
- retrieving, by the at least one computing device, a first site association category of a first website type;
- retrieving, by the at least one computing device, a second site association category of a second website type, wherein the second website type is different from the first website type;
- determining, by the at least one computing device, a classification of the message;
- selecting, by the at least one computing device, a profile from the first website type or the second website type based on a match of the classification with the first site association category or the second site association category, respectively;
- obtaining, by the at least one computing device, a plurality of contact profile pictures,
- wherein the plurality of contact profile pictures comprises at least one contact profile picture from the selected profile for a plurality of contacts which are associated with the detected name;
- displaying, by the at least one computing device, on a user interface, the obtained plurality of contact profile pictures in an order based on a number of times each of the obtained contact profile picture, of the plurality of contact profile pictures, had been previously selected, by the user, as a recipient;
- accepting, by the at least one computing device, a selection of one profile picture of the displayed plurality of contact profile pictures;
- inserting, by the at least one computing device, the selected one profile picture into the message in replacement of the name;
- and
- distributing, by the at least one computing device, the message.
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A computer program product for integrating a contact image into a message on an electronic device, comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the electronic device to:
- detect a name in the message;
- retrieve a first site association category of a first website type;
- retrieve a second site association category of a second website type, wherein the second website type is different from the first website type;
- determine a classification of the message;
- select a profile from the first web site type or the second website type based on a match of the classification with the first site association category or the second site association category, respectively;
- obtain a plurality of contact profile pictures,
- wherein the plurality of contact profile pictures comprises at least one contact profile picture from the selected profile for a plurality of contacts which are associated with the detected name;
- display the obtained plurality of contact profile pictures in an order based on a number of times each of the obtained contact profile pictures, of the plurality of contact profile pictures, had been previously selected, by the user, as a recipient;
- accept a selection of one profile picture of the displayed plurality of contact profile pictures;
- insert the selected one profile picture into the message in replacement of the name;
- and
- distribute the message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.