EP3594795A1

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for messaging

Abstract

Electronic devices with improved methods and interfaces for messaging are disclosed, including improved ways to: acknowledge messages; edit previously sent messages; express what a user is trying to communicate; display private messages; synchronize viewing of content between users; incorporate handwritten inputs; quickly locate content in a message transcript; integrate a camera; integrate search and sharing; integrate interactive applications; integrate stickers; make payments; interact with avatars; make suggestions; navigate among interactive applications; manage interactive applications; translate foreign language text; combine messages into a group; and flag messages.

EP3594795A1, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 809

Term

10.7 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 18 May 2037, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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15 claims: 3 independent, 12 dependent

  1. 1
    A method, comprising:at an electronic device having one or more processors, memory, a touch-sensitive surface, and a display: displaying a messaging user interface on the display, the messaging user interface including a conversation transcript of a messaging session between a user of the electronic device and at least one other user, including a first other user;receiving a first message within the messaging session from an electronic device that corresponds to the first other user included in the messaging session;determining whether the first message includes an enhanced message content trigger;in accordance with a determination that the first message includes the enhanced message content trigger: displaying the first message in a first message region in the conversation transcript on the display, and displaying enhanced message content that corresponds to the trigger, wherein the enhanced message content corresponds to an enhanced message content display option selected by the first other user from a plurality of enhanced message content display options;the enhanced message content display option is selected by the first other user separately from the message input specified by the first other user;and the enhanced message content includes content that applies an effect to at least one message region other than the first message region in the conversation transcript;and, in accordance with a determination that the first message does not include the enhanced message content trigger, displaying the first message in a first message region in the conversation transcript on the display.
  2. 3
    The method of any of claims 1-2, wherein determining whether the first message includes an enhanced message content trigger includes determining whether the first message includes predefined text.
  3. 4
    The method of any of claims 1-2, wherein determining whether the first message includes an enhanced message content trigger includes determining whether the first message includes an embedded non-displayed value that indicates the enhanced message content to be displayed.
  4. 5
    The method of any of claims 1-2, wherein determining whether the first message includes an enhanced message content trigger includes determining whether a time at which the first message was received corresponds to a predetermined time frame.
  5. 6
    The method of any of claims 1-4, wherein the enhanced message content includes content that applies an effect to the entire displayed conversation transcript.
  6. 7
    The method of any of claims 1-6, wherein applying the effect to at least one message region other than the first message region includes animating at least one message region other than the first message region.
  7. 8
    The method of any of claims 1-7, wherein applying the effect to at least one message region other than the first message region includes temporarily fading message regions other than the first message region without fading the first message region
  8. 9
    The method of any of claims 1-8, wherein applying the effect to at least one message region other than the first message region includes temporarily ceasing to display message regions other than the first message region while maintaining display of the first message region.
  9. 10
    The method of any of claims 1-9, wherein the enhanced message content includes sound.
  10. 11
    The method of any of claims 1-10, wherein the enhanced message content includes tactile output.
  11. 12
    The method of any of claims 1-11, including:ceasing to display the enhanced message content that corresponds to the trigger
  12. 13
    The method of any of claims 1-12, wherein the enhanced message content is independent of message input specified by the first other user in the first message.
  13. 14
    An electronic device, comprising:a display;a touch-sensitive surface;one or more processors;memory;and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods of claims 1-13
  14. 15
    A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface cause the device to perform any of the methods of claims 1-13.