Patent ID: 9266024
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A63F,G06F,G06Q,G07F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: displaying, in a screen for a mobile device, a game application interface for a game in progress; enabling game moves to be executed in the game application interface; enabling a command to be selected from a menu displayed in the screen to invoke a messaging interface for conducting an instant messaging conversation with an opposing player in the game in progress; and displaying the messaging interface in response to the command being selected, the messaging interface presenting a contact list to a user of the mobile device, the contact list comprising a set of contacts including the opposing player and a plurality of list items, wherein a first list item in the plurality of list items identifies a number of conversations between the user and the set of contacts, and a second list item in the plurality of list items identifies a number of games currently being played by the user, and wherein the messaging interface displays a graphical indicator designating the game in progress with the opposing player.