20240056521. PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT FOR INCOMING INSTANT MESSAGES simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT FOR INCOMING INSTANT MESSAGES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Gregory N. Christie of San Jose CA (US)
Marcel Van Os of Santa Cruz CA (US)
Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US)
Evan Russell Doll of Palo Alto CA (US)
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT FOR INCOMING INSTANT MESSAGES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240056521 titled 'PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT FOR INCOMING INSTANT MESSAGES
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a portable electronic device with a touch screen display that can show incoming messages even when the device is locked. When a user wants to view the message, the device will display a set of messages between the user and the sender in chronological order. If the device is unlocked, it will show a portion of long messages with an option to view the full message, or display the entire message with a reply option.
- Portable electronic device with touch screen display
- Can display incoming messages when locked
- Shows set of messages between user and sender in chronological order
- Displays portion of long messages with option to view full message, or entire message with reply option
- Potential Applications
- Messaging apps - Email clients - Social media platforms
- Problems Solved
- Convenient access to messages without unlocking device - Efficient viewing and responding to messages
- Benefits
- Improved user experience - Saves time and effort in checking messages - Enhanced privacy and security by displaying messages only when requested
Original Abstract Submitted
a portable electronic device with a touch screen display displays an incoming message from a party to a user of the device while the device is locked. the device responds to detecting a user request to view the incoming message by immediately displaying a set of messages between the user and the party in a chronological order. while the device is unlocked, if an incoming message is longer than a predefined length the device displays a portion of the incoming message, a view icon, and a long-message indicia. alternately, if the incoming message is equal to or less than the predefined length, the device displays the entire incoming message and a reply icon. in response to user selection of either the view icon or the reply icon, the device immediately displays a set of messages between the user of the device and the party in a chronological order.
