US 12,224,971 B2
Interactive contextual emojis
Stewart Curry, Booterstown (IE); Andrew Henderson, Spiddal (IE); and Keith Griffin, Oranmore (IE)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/785,177.
Application 18/785,177 is a continuation of application No. 17/579,247, filed on Jan. 19, 2022, granted, now 12,069,012.
Application 17/579,247 is a continuation of application No. 16/895,294, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,245,650, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 16/895,294 is a continuation of application No. 15/150,445, filed on May 10, 2016, granted, now 10,680,980, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0388549 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/043 (2022.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/043 (2013.01) [H04L 51/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating in a digital conversation within an application panel using a computing device, the method comprising:
providing first information to cause display, in the digital conversation application panel, of an interactive contextual icon representing a first current contextual status associated with a sending user, wherein the first current contextual status is the sending user's contextual status at a first time, and the first time corresponds to when the first information is provided;
providing, in response to establishing a second current contextual status associated with the sending user, second information to cause display of an updated interactive contextual icon, in the digital conversation application panel, to represent the second current contextual status associated with the sending user, wherein the second current contextual status is different than the first current contextual status, the updated interactive contextual icon represents the second current contextual status, the second current contextual status is the sending user's contextual status at a second time, and the second time corresponds to when the second information is provided;
receiving a request for additional information associated with the second current contextual status, wherein the request is responsive to an interaction with the updated interactive contextual icon; and
providing, in response to the receiving of the request, third information to cause display of the additional information in the digital conversation application panel, wherein the additional information includes a detail of a different type for the second current contextual status than displayed in the updated interactive contextual icon.