METHODS FOR INTERACTIVELY EXCHANGING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS BETWEEN NETWORKED USERS

摘要

A networking system may comprise a web site serviced by a web server assembly. The web site may generally comprise a combination of the following components: a crediting system, a chat bidding system, a performance bidding system, a telephony switching system, a media interaction system, a display system, a photo management system, and a messaging system. An exemplary embodiment of the chat bidding system may comprise a plurality of common user accounts, a queue, and a featured user account. Common users of the common user accounts may pose tasks to the featured user, and may make a pledge for each task. The tasks may be stored in, and sorted by, the queue based on their pledges. A featured user of the featured user account may be presented with a highest ranked task in the queue, and may choose to respond to the task or to skip the task.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
hosting an online chat session between a first user at a first client device and a second user at a second client device, including providing, at the first client device, a first chat user interface comprising indications of a plurality of media content items being selectable by the first user through the first chat user interface to present for display to the second user at the second client device; responsive to receiving, over a computer network, from the first client device, a user selection, through the first chat user interface, of a first media content item from the plurality of media content items comprising an image or animation, packaging the first media content item for sending to the second client device; delaying the sending of the first media content item to the second client device at least until the second user is ready to view the first media content item; receiving, from the second client device, an indication of user activity at the second client device; and responsive to determining, by a processor and based on the indication of user activity, that the second user is ready to view the first media content item, sending the first media content item to the second client device, for display to the second user.