Patent ID: 8918727

Claim:
A system comprising: a memory that stores a set of instructions; and a processor that executes the set of instructions to: detect whether a computing device associated with a recipient has video messaging capabilities, wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, and wherein detecting that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities comprises receiving a report indicating that the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities; if the computing device associated with the recipient has video messaging capabilities, provide a video-enabled graphical user interface (GUI), the video-enabled GUI comprising a conversation window displaying a communication session; an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to the recipient; and a first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient; if the computing device associated with the recipient does not have video messaging capabilities, provide a non-video-enabled GUI, the non-video-enabled GUI comprising a conversation window displaying a communication session; and an input window allowing for the input of text messages for transmission to the recipient, wherein the non-video-enabled GUI does not comprise the first selectable option for initiating a video messaging session connection with the recipient; and if the first selectable option is selected, provide, in response to establishment of the video messaging session connection with the recipient: a first video messaging window for viewing a video message from a sender; and a second video messaging window for viewing a video message from the recipient.