US Patent Application 18231230. MESSAGING SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH DYNAMIC EXTENSION APP simplified abstract

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MESSAGING SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH DYNAMIC EXTENSION APP

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Stephen M. Lottermoser of San Jose CA (US)

Pierre J. De Filippis of Sunnyvale CA (US)

David Alex Carter of Cupertino CA (US)

Eugene Bistolas of San Francisco CA (US)

MESSAGING SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH DYNAMIC EXTENSION APP - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18231230 titled 'MESSAGING SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH DYNAMIC EXTENSION APP

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a messaging system that allows two different messaging apps on separate devices to exchange messages and transmit content from extension apps.

  • The messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app on a second device.
  • The second messaging app can transmit content from a second extension app to the first messaging app.
  • The content can be opaque to the messaging app but can be processed by the extension apps.
  • The extension apps can display live, dynamic content in message bubbles within a conversation transcript.


Original Abstract Submitted

A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.