公开(公告)号：US20250023836A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18903829

申请日：2024-10-01

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Benedict Cjopping ,  Christie Marie Heikkinen ,  Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis ,  David Taitz ,  Mai Chi Tran

IPC: H04L51/046 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F9/54 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L51/224 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04W8/26

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to off-platform messaging. A selection of a third-party communication mechanism is received from a first device of a first user. A message is generated for communication to a second device of a second user via the third-party communication mechanism. The message identifies a network resource containing information relating to an event. A request to access the network resource is received. An event invitation interface is caused to be presented at the second device. The event invitation interface comprises a user-selectable indicium to cause issuing of a request to download an application associated with a messaging system. The request to download the application comprises a user identifier associated with the second user and an event identifier associated with the event. The user identifier and the event identifier are used to join the second user to a group chat hosted by the messaging system and pertaining to the event.

公开(公告)号：US20240364655A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18764715

申请日：2024-07-05

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Benedict Copping ,  Benjamin Ralph Hollis ,  Susan Marie Territo ,  Jeremy Baker Voss ,  Yu Wang

IPC: H04L51/52 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04L51/42

CPC classification number: H04L51/52 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04L51/42

Abstract: A messaging system for exchanging data over a network, configuring an intermediate connection tier system that provides a multi-tier connections messaging framework. The intermediate connection tier system generates, based on the contact data of a user, an intermediate tier of connected user accounts. Each account in the intermediate tier of connected user accounts is provided with messaging privileges with respect to the account of the user, without being associated with expanded access connection tier links, sometimes referred to as friendship links, between their respective accounts with respect to the account of the user.

公开(公告)号：US12095722B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18211103

申请日：2023-06-16

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Benedict Copping ,  Benjamin Ralph Hollis ,  Susan Marie Territo ,  Jeremy Baker Voss ,  Yu Wang

IPC: G06F3/04842 ,  H04L51/42 ,  H04L51/52

CPC classification number: H04L51/52 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04L51/42

Abstract: A messaging system for exchanging data over a network, configuring an intermediate connection tier system that provides a multi-tier connections messaging framework. The intermediate connection tier system generates, based on the contact data of a user, an intermediate tier of connected user accounts. Each account in the intermediate tier of connected user accounts is provided with messaging privileges with respect to the account of the user, without being associated with expanded access connection tier links, sometimes referred to as friendship links, between their respective accounts with respect to the account of the user.

公开(公告)号：US12074835B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17491060

申请日：2021-09-30

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Benedict Copping

IPC: H04L51/10 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04L51/52

CPC classification number: H04L51/10 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04L51/52

Abstract: Method of generating modified media content items for sharing to external applications starts with a processor receiving a media content item from a client device. Processor causes a sharing interface to be displayed on the client device. Sharing interface includes selectable items associated with external applications. Processor receives from the client device a selection of a first selectable item of the selectable items that is associated with a first external application of the external applications. Processor determines an attribute associated with the media content item. Processor generates a modified media content item based on the first external application and the attribute associated with the media content item and causes the modified media content item to be displayed in the first external application activated on the client device. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.

公开(公告)号：US20240250923A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18626866

申请日：2024-04-04

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Sergio Azua-Izeta ,  Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Anton Bredykhin ,  Yu Wang

IPC: H04L51/043 ,  H04L51/224

CPC classification number: H04L51/043 ,  H04L51/224

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve providing a platform user notification to users in a chat session. A user device receives from a server chat status message data for a chat session. The user device detects a specified platform being used by a user in the chat session based on the chat status message data. The user device provides a chat session user interface a platform presence icon associated with the user indicating that the user is using the specified platform.

公开(公告)号：US12021818B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US18141123

申请日：2023-04-28

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy Voss ,  Jonathan Brody ,  Nathan Kenneth Boyd

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/216 ,  H04L51/42 ,  H04L51/52

CPC classification number: H04L51/42 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/216 ,  H04L51/52

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for managing chat conversation retention models. The method may include causing display of an interface that enables a user to select one of multiple retention models for association with an electronic chat conversation, and receiving, via the selector interface, a selection of a particular retention model. The retention model specifies an amount of time that each individual message in the electronic chat conversation is accessible upon being read by a receiving user. The method further includes storing a newly received message as part of the chat conversation, where the storing includes configuring a retention duration attribute for the message in accordance with the amount of time specified by the retention model. The method further includes erasing the message in accordance with the retention duration attribute.

公开(公告)号：US20240176470A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18071452

申请日：2022-11-29

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Kenneth Boyd

IPC: G06F3/04842 ,  H04L51/07

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  H04L51/07

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system for tagging content items. The system generates for display, by a messaging application, a content item. The system receives, by the messaging application, input that selects a visual element and determines that the visual element visually represents a plurality of users. The system adds the visual element to the content item. The system, in response to adding the visual element to the content item and based on determining that the visual element represents the plurality of users, links the content item with the visual element to one or more respective accounts on the messaging application of one or more of the plurality of users.

公开(公告)号：US11973730B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US18132267

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  David Phillip Taitz ,  Jeremy Baker Voss ,  Xingnan Xia

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L51/046 ,  G06F3/04842

CPC classification number: H04L51/046 ,  G06F3/04842

Abstract: A sender holds a first platform account with an interaction system. The sender selects a content item to be shared with a recipient. In response to determining that a recipient identifier of the recipient is not linked to a platform account, an off-platform communication is transmitted to a second user device associated with the recipient identifier. The off-platform communication is in an electronic format supported by the second user device and contains a user-selectable registration link. In response to detecting establishment of a second platform account linked to the recipient identifier, the recipient is enabled to access the content item on the second user device via a user interface provided by an interaction application. A relationship between the first platform account and the second platform account is established within the interaction system.

公开(公告)号：US20240040236A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18483898

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Isabelle Albi ,  Kaveh Anvaripour ,  Christine Barron ,  Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Dallin Dyer ,  Christie Marie Heikkinen ,  Ranidu Lankage ,  Sherif Mohamed

IPC: H04N23/63 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G06F3/04847

CPC classification number: H04N23/632 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G06F3/04847

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for trimming video. The program and method provide for providing a capture user interface for capturing a video to generate a media content item; displaying a preview user interface for previewing and editing the captured video to generate the media content item, the preview user interface including an interface element for selecting to trim the captured video or to set a playback option for the media content item; receiving, via the interface element, user input selecting to trim the captured video; and displaying a preview bar within the preview user interface, the preview bar including a set of frames of the captured video and front and back handles respectively positioned in front and in back of the set of frames, each of the front and back handles being selectable to trim video.

公开(公告)号：US11880923B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US18184283

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Newar Husam Al Majid ,  Nathan Kenneth Boyd ,  Sheldon Chang ,  Chamal Samaranayake ,  Jeremy Voss

IPC: G06T13/40 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  H04L67/306 ,  G06V40/16 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M1/72427 ,  H04M1/7243

CPC classification number: G06T13/40 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06V40/161 ,  G06V40/168 ,  G06V40/171 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04M1/7243 ,  H04M1/72427 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M2201/42

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.