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US 2012/0084671 A1Published application
Video messaging
AssigneeAOL Inc.
InventorsNoel ENETE, Wayne Packard, Harry W. Morris
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system by receiving, at an instant messaging host, a video file from a sender and intended for a recipient; authenticating the video file; and sending the video file to the intended recipient.
Claims16
1-25. (canceled)
A system for instant message (IM) communication comprising:
- a memory that stores a set of instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the set of instructions to:
- generate a first graphical user interface (GUI), the first GUI comprising:
- a conversation window displaying an IM communication session;
- an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to a recipient;
- and
- a first selectable area that, upon selection of the first selectable area, transmits an initiation request to a server to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient.
5 more elements
A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores instructions for implementing a method comprising:
- generating a first graphical user interface (GUI), the first GUI comprising:
- a conversation window displaying an instant messaging (IM) communication session;
- an input window allowing for the input of text messages to a recipient;
- and
- a first selectable area that, upon selection of the first selectable area, transmits an initiation request to a server to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient.
2 more elements
A method for instant message (IM) communication, comprising:
- displaying, in a conversation window, an IM communication session;
- generating, with a processor, an input window allowing for the input of text messages to a recipient;
- generating, with a processor, a first selectable area, the first selectable area being within a first graphical user interface (GUI) that includes the conversation window and the input window;
- and
- transmitting, upon selection of the first selectable area, an initiation request to a server to establish a connection enabling video messaging with the recipient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.