Automatic graphic response representing a user's reaction to a received communication

An apparatus implementing a first endpoint for displaying user reactions in a text-communication thread including communications between the first endpoint and a second endpoint, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media;
• a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when read and executed by the processing system, direct the apparatus to:
• receive a communication in the text-communication thread from the second endpoint;
• present the communication to a first user;
• capture an image of the first user during presentation of the communication;
• determine an emoji corresponding to a visual reaction of the first user captured in the image;
• and
• transmit the emoji to the second endpoint for display by the second endpoint in the text-communication thread.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon for displaying user reactions in a communication thread, when read and executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to:

• receive a message in the communication thread from a second endpoint of the communication thread;
• present the message to a first user;
• capture an image of the first user during presentation of the message;
• determine an emoji corresponding to a visual cue of the first user captured in the image;
• and
• transmit the emoji to the second endpoint for display by the second endpoint in the communication thread.