Providing sender-selected sound items to conversation participants

摘要

Functionality is described for allowing a first user to select a sound item. The first user can use a first device to send this sound item to a second device operated by a second user. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the sound item selected by the first user can be presented by the second device to the second user. The first device and the second device may correspond to two devices in an Instant Messaging (IM) system. According to another illustrative aspect, functionality is described that allows the first user to select the new sound item from a source sound item by adjusting the position and/or size (e.g., width) of a graphical selection unit that is presented over a graphical depiction of the source sound item.

主权项

1. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a computer implemented method for communicating among users, comprising:
receiving first presence information from a first device at a second device, the first presence information including a reference providing a link to a current sound item selected by a first user of the first user device; determining, based on the reference, whether the current sound item has not yet been provided to the second device; requesting the current sound item from the first device by the link if it is determined that the current sound item has not yet been provided to the second device; and presenting a previous sound item selected by the first user to a second user of the second device when the second device has not yet received the current sound item or the current sound item when the second device has received the current sound item.