Patent ID: 8285812
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for uploading a set of media from a source to a destination, comprising: during an instant messaging (IM) session in which the source and the destination are participating, displaying an upload queue on a display associated with the source and a display associated with the destination, the upload queue comprising thumbnail media created from the set of media, the upload queue representing the set of media to be uploaded according to a first sequence; receiving a selection of one of the media to be placed at a top of the upload queue; sending the selection to the source that is uploading the media; modifying the upload queue such that the source uploads the set of media according to a second sequence where the one of the media is at a top of the upload queue; and simultaneously receiving from the source and the destination a selection of another one of the media to be placed at the top of the upload queue; determining whether the selection of the destination is in sequence; ignoring the selection of the destination, if the selection of the destination is not in sequence; and modifying the upload queue such that the source uploads the set of media according to a third sequence where the another one of the media selected by the destination is at a top of the upload queue, if the selection of the destination is in sequence; and displaying the modified upload queue according to the second sequence on both the display associated with the source and the display associated with the destination.