公开(公告)号：US10904175B1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16578031

申请日：2019-09-20

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Knight Jones ,  Apoorvavarsha Havanur ,  Nicole Laura Reid ,  Zhuo Li ,  Yue Zhang

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/9535

Abstract: A server receives a request for a business account with the messaging system that includes a business name and a contact point. The server determines whether users of the messaging system associate the business name with the contact point. The server also determines whether the business name and/or the contact point has characteristics consistent with the request originating from a genuine business. The business account is validated if users of the messaging system associate the business name with the contact point and at least one of the business name or the contact point have characteristics consistent with the request originating from a genuine business. The business account profile is updated to indicate it is verified. Client devices are adapted to display messages from the business account in conjunction with a visual indicator that the business account is verified.

公开(公告)号：US10754534B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16442679

申请日：2019-06-17

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Dmitri Stukalov ,  Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Zafir Khan

IPC: G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: Images are displayed in an album mode in which an image occupying a focus position is separated by bars from adjacent images in the album. The bars serve as a visual separator between the images and signify to a user that the images can be vertically scrolled. If the focus image occupies less than the full height of the screen, then part of the adjacent images are shown above and below the focus image. If the focus image occupies the full height of the screen, then the image is reduced in size to occupy less than the full height, causing the adjacent images to also be displayed. If the user scrolls the image, the image reduction decreases linearly with the scrolling until the image is shown at full height. Continued scrolling causes the image to move off the screen and the previous or next image to be displayed.

公开(公告)号：US10685074B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15803956

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Randall Sarafa ,  Anton Borzov

IPC: G06F16/9535 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06F40/35 ,  G06F40/134

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying and providing highlight messages from a group messaging thread. For example, systems and methods described herein detect when a group messaging thread participant becomes absent from the group messaging thread, and identifies one or more highlight messages that were submitted to the group messaging thread while the participant was absent. Systems and methods described herein identify highlight messages that are specific to the absent participant, such that when the participant again accesses the group messaging thread, the participant can review the identified highlight messages in order to quickly “catch up” on the group messaging thread without having to read each electronic message submitted to the group messaging thread during the participant's absence.

公开(公告)号：US10587551B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15945306

申请日：2018-04-04

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Brian Lange Acton ,  Mubarik F Imam ,  Daniel Charles Cocuzzo

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: Techniques for multi-agent messaging authorization are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a message processing component operative to receive an incoming message for a multi-agent entity from a user client device associated with a user account; determine an agent client device associated with the agent account; and send the incoming message to the agent client device associated with the agent account; and an agent management component operative to determine the agent account associated with the multi-agent entity to receive the incoming message. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20200058151A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16664479

申请日：2019-10-25

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Dmitri Stukalov

IPC: G06T13/80 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T13/00

Abstract: This disclosure covers methods, computer-readable media, and systems that animate a digital graphic associated with a video or other visual media item based on a detected dynamic attribute. In particular, the disclosed methods, computer-readable media, and systems detect sensor data from a client device or a motion of an object within a video or other visual media item. Based on the detected sensor data or motion of an object within a visual media item, the methods, computer-readable media, and systems overlay and animate an emoji or other digital graphic selected by a user on a video or other visual media item.

公开(公告)号：US10536411B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15803931

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Randall Sarafa ,  Anton Borzov

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  G06F17/27

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying and providing highlight messages from a group messaging thread. For example, systems and methods described herein detect when a group messaging thread participant becomes absent from the group messaging thread, and identifies one or more highlight messages that were submitted to the group messaging thread while the participant was absent. Systems and methods described herein identify highlight messages that are specific to the absent participant, such that when the participant again accesses the group messaging thread, the participant can review the identified highlight messages in order to quickly “catch up” on the group messaging thread without having to read each electronic message submitted to the group messaging thread during the participant's absence.

公开(公告)号：US10462078B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15817048

申请日：2017-11-17

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Jun Gong ,  Manpreet Singh

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/841 ,  H04L12/18

Abstract: Two (or more) client devices engage in a chat session. Packets associated with the chat session are numbered using a predetermined pattern. When the packets are received, the receiving client device extracts signals from the packet metadata to determine whether the primary cause of packet loss during transit is network congestion or link losses. Based on the extracted signals, the receiving device sends a control message back to the other client device indicating how one or more chat parameters should be updated. On receiving the control message, the other client device updates the chat parameters accordingly.

公开(公告)号：USD861025S1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US29634642

申请日：2018-01-23

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Designer： Dmitri Stukalov ,  Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Zafir Khan

公开(公告)号：US10348557B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15987385

申请日：2018-05-23

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Manpreet Singh

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Techniques to dynamically configure target bitrate for streaming network connections are described. An apparatus may comprise a streaming component operative to establish a streaming network connection with a second client device at a first client device; and a stream configuration component operative to determine inter-arrival rate information for the streaming network connection; provide the inter-arrival rate information to an inter-arrival rate analysis component; receive a preliminary target bitrate from the inter-arrival rate analysis component in response to providing the inter-arrival rate information to the inter-arrival rate analysis component; determine round-trip time information for the streaming network connection; determine an assigned target bitrate and a packet size setting for the streaming network connection based on the preliminary target bitrate and the round-trip time information; and configure the streaming component to perform the streaming network connection with the assigned target bitrate and the packet size setting. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20190158437A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US15817048

申请日：2017-11-17

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Jun Gong ,  Manpreet Singh

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/841

CPC classification number: H04L51/04 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L47/11 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/14 ,  H04L47/283

Abstract: Two (or more) client devices engage in a chat session. Packets associated with the chat session are numbered using a predetermined pattern. When the packets are received, the receiving client device extracts signals from the packet metadata to determine whether the primary cause of packet loss during transit is network congestion or link losses. Based on the extracted signals, the receiving device sends a control message back to the other client device indicating how one or more chat parameters should be updated. On receiving the control message, the other client device updates the chat parameters accordingly.