Patent ID: 8509123
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer code intended for execution on a communication device connected to a network, the code configured to perform the following when executed on the communication device: enable the communication device to participate in a conversation conducted over the network with a remote participant, the conversation including a bi-directional exchange between the participants of incoming and outgoing messages that include voice media; progressively store the incoming and outgoing messages of the conversation on the communication device: display on the communication device the message history of the conversation, the message history including visual representations corresponding to the incoming and outgoing messages respectively; provide rendering options on the communication device to selectively render the incoming messages of the conversation in a near real-time mode as the voice media of the incoming messages is progressively received over the network and out of storage in a time-shifted mode; selectively transition participation in the conversation between the near real-time mode when progressively rendering the voice media of the incoming messages as the voice media is progressively received over the network and in the time-shifted messaging mode when rendering the voice media of the incoming messages out of storage; and provide a select-to-talk function for generating the outgoing messages of the conversation on the communication device, the select-to-talk function, when implemented, configured to: