Patent ID: 11954323
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
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 of a messaging application on the display, the messaging user interface including a conversation transcript of a messaging session between a user of the electronic device and a plurality of other users and a message-input area, the conversation transcript of the messaging session including representations of messages, wherein the messaging user interface includes a respective representation of a respective other user of the plurality of other users that is distinct from the representation of messages; and

while displaying the messaging user interface:
detecting a first user input directed to the respective representation of the respective other user of the plurality of other users;
in response to detecting the first user input, displaying a menu that includes activatable menu items associated with the respective other user of the plurality of other users, wherein each activatable menu item of a plurality of the activatable menu items is for interacting individually with the respective other user of the plurality of other users, and wherein the menu is overlaid on the messaging user interface, and wherein the activatable menu items associated with the respective other user of the plurality of other users in the displayed menu include an activatable menu item for initiating a payment action with the respective other user of the plurality of other users;
after displaying the menu, detecting a second user input selecting the activatable menu item from the displayed menu for initiating a payment action with the respective other user of the plurality of other users; and
in response to detecting the second user input, displaying a payment user interface configured to initiate a payment action with the respective other user of the plurality of other users, wherein the payment user interface includes an option for requesting a payment from the respective other user of the plurality of other users.