Loading patent…
AssigneeWhatsapp Inc.
InventorsJan Koum, Michael B. Donohue, Brian Acton, Erik James Reed, Dima Stukalov
Estimating the term…
A system, apparatus, graphical user interface and methods are provided for conducting electronic voice communications with status notifications. A user of a first portable device executing a communication application selects a multi-function control that automatically initiates an audio recording, which is automatically sent toward another participant of an active communication session when the control is released. The same multi-function control may be used to transmit a textual message. A representation of the recording is displayed on the user's device, with an indicator that changes appearance when the other participant plays the recording. In addition, when one user initiates an audio recording that will be automatically sent to another user, the other user's device is advised of the initiation of recording and displays that status for the other user.
A graphical user interface on a portable device having a touch-screen display, a microphone, a memory and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:
A method, comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a portable device having a touch-screen display, cause the device to:
A method of operating a portable device having a touch-screen display and a microphone, the method comprising:
A portable device, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.