公开(公告)号：US11265413B1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16741012

申请日：2020-01-13

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Randall Sarafa ,  Eugene Fooksman ,  Brian Acton ,  Jan Boris Koum ,  Michael B. Donohue ,  Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Anton Borzov ,  Ehren Andrew Kret

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04M1/72436 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04L51/226 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L51/52 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  H04W12/02 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04L51/18 ,  H04L51/10 ,  H04M1/72439 ,  H04W12/033 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L67/306 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04W12/088

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for sending ephemeral content messages via a communications service. An interface may be presented to allow a user to initially access ephemeral content functionality and select content for inclusion in the ephemeral content message. The interface may present a streamlined set of use cases without regard to the manner in which the content was initially captured. Different types of content may be used as ephemeral content, including images, videos, weather reports, news stories, text, audio recordings, location tags, etc. The ephemeral content may be sent through the communications service as an end-to-end encrypted message. When a user replies to an ephemeral content message, the reply may trigger a one-to-one conversation between the originating user and the replying user. Alternatively, an ephemeral content message may be initially sent to a selected group, and replies may be sent back to the entire group.

公开(公告)号：US10778831B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US15706007

申请日：2017-09-15

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Randall Sarafa ,  Eugene Fooksman ,  Brian Acton ,  Jan Koum ,  Michael B. Donohue ,  Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Anton Borzov ,  Ehren Andrew Kret

IPC: H04M1/725 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04W4/14 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/04

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for displaying and interacting with ephemeral content messages in a communication service. Ephemeral content, transmitted as a message in order to preserve end-to-end encryption, may be tagged with an identifier designating the message as an ephemeral content message. A receiving client may recognize the flag and display the content of the message as ephemeral content. The update may include a link to the content that expires under certain conditions. While the link is active, the link may be selected to enter a full-screen presentation of the ephemeral content. Different media types may be associated with different types of full-screen presentations. Displayed ephemeral content from different users may be ranked based on an interest score and displayed in the ranked order. Ephemeral content may be displayed in a user interface on separate tabs.

公开(公告)号：US10582036B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15705985

申请日：2017-09-15

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Inventor： Randall Sarafa ,  Eugene Fooksman ,  Brian Lange Acton ,  Jan Boris Koum ,  Michael B. Donohue ,  Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Anton Borzov ,  Ehren Andrew Kret

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04W12/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04W12/02 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04W4/14 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for sending ephemeral content messages via a communications service. An interface may be presented to allow a user to initially access ephemeral content functionality and select content for inclusion in the ephemeral content message. The interface may present a streamlined set of use cases without regard to the manner in which the content was initially captured. Different types of content may be used as ephemeral content, including images, videos, weather reports, news stories, text, audio recordings, location tags, etc. The ephemeral content may be sent through the communications service as an end-to-end encrypted message. When a user replies to an ephemeral content message, the reply may trigger a one-to-one conversation between the originating user and the replying user. Alternatively, an ephemeral content message may be initially sent to a selected group, and replies may be sent back to the entire group.

公开(公告)号：USD851671S1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US29625978

申请日：2017-11-14

Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

Designer： Charles Donald Deets, Jr. ,  Randall Sarafa ,  Anton Borzov ,  Zafir Khan