Systems and methods to support real-time integrated mobile communication for social applications
AssigneeA Thinking Ape Technologies
InventorsKenshi Arasaki, Wing-Hei Wilkins Chung, Eric Diep
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Abstract
The invention provides for systems and methods for displaying integrated communication regions on a mobile device. The integrated communication regions can be persistent across screens within an application and across multiple applications. The persistent integrated communication regions can display announcements, messages, and broadcasts on a plurality of devices. The persistent nature of the communication regions can increase the impressions of the announcement, message, or broadcast.
Claims21
A user interface on a mobile device comprising:
- an integrated communication region displaying information from a plurality of feed sources positioned or configured within a viewable area on the mobile device,
- wherein the information comprises messages from a plurality of users, and
- wherein the position or the configuration of the integrated communication region is persistent across a plurality of application screens.
A method for displaying information within a viewable area on a mobile device display comprising:
- displaying a plurality of application screens within a first portion of the viewable area on the mobile device display;
- and
- displaying information in an integrated communication region within a second portion of the viewable area on the mobile device display,
- wherein the information comprises messages from a plurality of users, and
- wherein the integrated communication region is persistent across the plurality of application screens.
A tangible computer readable medium containing program instructions for displaying information in a viewable area on a mobile device comprising:
- computer code that displays a plurality of application screens within a first portion of the viewable area;
- and
- computer code that displays communication information within an integrated communication region within a second portion of the viewable area,
- wherein the communication information comprises messages from a plurality of users, and
- wherein the integrated communication region is persistent across the plurality of application screens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.