Patent ID: 9485542
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of adding an inline reply to a video message, comprising the steps of: receiving the video message in an electronic communication via a multimedia client device, the electronic communication including with the received video message an associated metadata identifying an original video message and playback points of one or more previously associated inline replies; generating the inline reply to the received video message and associating the inline reply with a new playback point within the received video message; generating an updated metadata in a context of the received metadata for identifying a) the new playback point in the received video message for which the generated inline reply is associated and b) a storage location of the generated inline reply, wherein the updated metadata is generated to chronologically relate the generated inline reply to a playback point of at least one of the original video message or one or more previously associated inline replies; and transmitting a reply electronic communication including the updated metadata such that, during subsequent playback of the video message, an order of playback between the original video message and one or more inline replies is identifiable via the playback points in the updated metadata, and the storage location of the original video message and the one or more inline replies is identifiable via the updated metadata for switching between based on the order of playback between the original video message and the one or more inline replies.