Abstract:
A method for presenting an advertisement within a display of information provided by a messaging application is described. The method includes: providing, at a display, a selectable advertisement as part of a messaging application, wherein the selectable advertisement is implemented in a native code of the messaging application; receiving a selection of the selectable advertisement to achieve a selected advertisement, wherein the selection initiates an execution of a set of instructions regarding a presentation of information associated with the selected advertisement; presenting the information according to the set of instructions.
Abstract:
A method for determining a route for communication across a network in real-time, said method including: collecting a set of network delay information at a caller device; storing the set of network delay information at the caller device; based on a stored set of network delay information at the caller device and the callee device, determining, by the caller device, in cooperation with the callee device, a set of relay server candidates to be used to relay data packets between the caller device and the callee device; and based on calculated round trip times for probing data packets set out and sent back, selecting, by the caller device in cooperation with the callee device, a shortest routing path as an active routing path for use for transporting a first data packet between the caller device and the callee device.
Abstract:
A method for enabling browsing of multiple advertisement units via an advertisement carousel is described. The method includes: integrating advertisement units from multiple vendors into an advertisement carousel; displaying at least one advertisement unit of the advertisement units in response to a display instruction; and capturing an impression time for the at least one advertisement units.
Abstract:
A method for enabling multiple functions to be performed by a first mobile device during a video conference within a mobile device environment includes: performing a second function at a first mobile device while a first function is being performed at the first mobile device without interruption of the first function, wherein the first function is a video conference between a first entity associated with the first mobile device and a second entity associated with a second mobile device, and wherein the first function and the second function are different functions.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for communicating with rate control. A communication is sent and received from a first device to a second device over a network, wherein the communication comprises at least one audio stream and a second communication stream. A capacity of the network is probed at the first device for the sending and receiving the communication. A presence of a voice in the at least one audio stream is detected at the first device via a voice activity detection of the at least one audio stream. A rate limit is set for the sending and receiving the communication at the first device based on the capacity of the network and the detection of the presence of the at least one audio stream.
Abstract:
A method for authenticating a third-party application for enabling access to messaging functionalities, including: receiving a first application launching request for an establishment of a connection between the first application and a server, wherein the connection enables a set of messaging functionalities that reside at the server and that are available for implementation by a second application to be available for implementation by the first application; validating that the first application is allowed to access the set of messaging functionalities at the server, wherein the validating includes: sending an indication of the first application launching request, to the server; and receiving an authentication token from the server, wherein the authentication token is configured for providing an authentication pass to the server when delivered thereto by the first application, thereby allowing the first application access to the set of messaging functionalities; and delivering the authentication token to the first application.
Abstract:
A method for integrating selected video frames into a social feed is described. The method includes: accessing a video stream at a device; detecting a set of features within at least one frame of the video stream to achieve a detected set of features; determining at least one moment comprising a combination of the detected set of features to achieve a determined at least one moment; accessing an integration instruction associated with the determined at least one moment; and integrating a selected moment of the determined at least one moment into a social feed based on the integration instruction.
Abstract:
A method for augmenting a threaded conversation between a first device and a second device. The method includes: receiving a selection of a selectable animation, via a selection of a selectable animation representation, at the first device, wherein the selectable animation is configured for augmenting the threaded conversation; and incorporating the selection of the selectable animation into the threaded conversation such that the selectable animation appears in a conversation view of the first device and the second device.
Abstract:
A method for seamlessly authenticating users of a first and second device is described. The method includes: determining a set of first signatures for a first device; generating a set of second signatures for a second device; comparing the set of first signatures with the set of second signatures; and based on the comparing, granting a user authentication status if a difference between the set of first signatures and the set of second signatures is less than a predetermined tolerance threshold, and rejecting the user authentication status if a difference between the set of first signatures and the set of second signatures is more than the predetermined tolerance threshold.
Abstract:
There is provided a technique of a centralized content moderation in a live streaming media. The technique comprises: periodically providing content evaluation of a sample of a contributing media stream, thereby obtaining a content evaluation (CE) result characterizing the stream, wherein a periodicity of sampling is defined by a sampling rate currently defined for the stream; periodically assigning to the stream a score being a function of the CE result and being indicative of a current compliance level of the stream to the moderation policy, wherein a periodicity of assigning is defined by the sampling rate currently defined for the stream; responsive to a predefined event, calculating a cumulative stream score (CSS) of the stream, wherein the CSS is calculated as a derivative of the scores assigned to the stream during a backward window of a predefined duration; and updating the sampling rate of the stream in accordance with CSS.