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US 2014/0344723 A1Published application
Methods and systems for a communications and information resource manager
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsDale Malik, Robert A. Koch, Peter Hill, Richard A. Anderson
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for managing the communications and information resources of a user. Identity information relating to the user is received. The user's preference for withholding an incoming communication is obtained. An entry is created in a message log for the withheld communication. The user is not notified of receipt of the withheld communication, yet receipt of the withheld communication is logged in the message log.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- presenting, to a first participant, a graphical user interface in association with an ongoing communication including the first participant, the graphical user interface comprising identification information associated with one or more additional participants of the ongoing communication;
- receiving an incoming communication intended for the first participant during the ongoing communication;
- presenting, to the first participant and without interrupting the ongoing communication, a notification of the incoming communication by way of the graphical user interface, the notification comprising multiple selectable actions related to the incoming communication;
- detecting, during the ongoing communication, a selection of an action from among the multiple selectable actions;
- and
- performing, using at least one processor, the selected action with respect to the incoming communication.
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A method comprising:
- presenting, to a first participant, a graphical user interface in association with an ongoing communication including the first participant and one or more additional participants;
- receiving, during the ongoing communication, an incoming communication intended for the first participant;
- determining one or more characteristics of the incoming communication intended for the first participant;
- identifying, based on the determined one or more characteristics of the incoming communication, an action related to the incoming communication;
- presenting, to the first participant and without interrupting the ongoing communication, a notification of the incoming communication by way of the graphical user interface, the notification comprising a selectable option associated with the action related to the incoming communication;
- detecting, without interrupting the ongoing communication, a selection of the selectable option associated with the action by the first participant;
- and
- performing, using at least one processor, the action with respect to the incoming communication in response to detecting the selection of the selectable option.
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A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- present, to a first participant, a graphical user interface in association with an ongoing communication including the first participant, the graphical user interface comprising identification information associated with one or more additional participants of the ongoing communication;
- receive an incoming communication intended for the first participant during the ongoing communication;
- present, to the first participant and without interrupting the ongoing communication, a notification of the incoming communication by way of the graphical user interface, the notification comprising multiple selectable actions related to the incoming communication;
- detect, during the ongoing communication, a selection of an action from among the multiple selectable actions;
- and
- perform, using at least one processor, the selected action with respect to the incoming communication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.