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US 12,284,152 · App. 17/937,777 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Apparatus and method for alternate channel communication initiated through a common message thread

Inventors: Evan Spiegel (Los Angeles, CA); Robert Cornelius Murphy (Venice, CA); Chamal Samaranayake (Venice, CA)
Assignee: SNAP INC.
H04L51/216G06F3/017G06F3/0481G06F3/04895H04L51/046H04L51/10
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Patent No.
US 12,284,152
App. No.
17/937,777
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A server has a processor and a memory storing a multiple channel message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to identify when participants at client devices are actively viewing a common message thread at the same time to establish a participant viewing state. An alternate channel communication lock prompt is supplied the client devices in response to the participant viewing state. An alternate channel communication is delivered to the client devices in response to activation of the alternate channel communication lock prompt by at least one participant.

Claims (49)

1. A server, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to:

identify when a first participant at a first client device and a second participant at a second client device are actively viewing a common message thread, comprising a thread entry, at a same time;

provide, in response to the identifying and without input from the first or second participants, for an alternate channel communication prompt and a lock prompt to be displayed together with the thread entry on the first client device and on the second client device,

wherein the alternate channel communication prompt is user-selectable for alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices, and

wherein the lock prompt is user-selectable for setting the alternate channel communication to a locked state;

receive, from the first client device, an indication of user selection of both the alternate channel communication prompt and the lock prompt by the first participant; and

provide, in response to receiving the indication, for the alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices in the locked state.

2. The server of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores instructions executed by the processor to:

provide for an alternate channel communication indicator to be displayed on the second client device, the alternate channel communication indicator being displayed together with the alternate channel communication lock prompt and the thread entry, wherein the alternate channel communication indicator is separate from the alternate channel communication prompt,

wherein the alternate channel communication indicator comprises a speaker icon when the alternate channel communication is audio-based, and

wherein alternate channel communication indicator comprises a video icon when the alternate channel communication is video-based.

3. The server of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores instructions executed by the processor to:

toggle between a front-facing camera and a back-facing camera in response to a gesture applied to a display of a client device.

4. The server of claim 3 , wherein the gesture is a tap to the display of the client device.

5. The server of claim 3 , wherein the gesture is haptic contact with a designated area of the display of the client device.

6. The server of claim 3 , wherein the gesture is a lateral gesture across the display of the client device.

7. The server of claim 1 , wherein the alternate channel communication prompt is a multifunctional button capable of providing a function other than activation of the alternate channel communication.

8. The server of claim 1 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a broadcast audio session from the first participant to the second participant.

9. The server of claim 1 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a bidirectional audio session between the first and second participants.

10. The server of claim 1 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a broadcast video session from the first participant to the second participant.

11. The server of claim 1 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a bidirectional video session between the first and second participants.

12. A method, comprising:

identifying when a first participant at a first client device and a second participant at a second client device are actively viewing a common message thread, comprising a thread entry, at a same time;

providing, in response to the identifying and without input from the first or second participants, for an alternate channel communication prompt and a lock prompt to be displayed together with the thread entry on the first client device and on the second client device,

wherein the alternate channel communication prompt is user-selectable for alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices, and

wherein the lock prompt is user-selectable for setting the alternate channel communication to a locked state;

receiving, from the first client device, an indication of user selection of both the alternate channel communication prompt and the lock prompt by the first participant; and

providing, in response to receiving the indication, for the alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices in the locked state.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

providing for an alternate channel communication indicator to be displayed on the second client device, the alternate channel communication indicator being displayed together with the alternate channel communication lock prompt and the thread entry,

wherein the alternate channel communication indicator is separate from the alternate channel communication prompt,

wherein the alternate channel communication indicator comprises a speaker icon when the alternate channel communication is audio-based, and

wherein alternate channel communication indicator comprises a video icon when the alternate channel communication is video-based.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

toggling between a front-facing camera and a back-facing camera in response to a gesture applied to a display of a client device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the gesture is a tap to the display of the client device.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the gesture is haptic contact with a designated area of the display of the client device.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a broadcast audio session from the first participant to the second participant.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a bidirectional audio session between the first and second participants.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the alternate channel communication is a broadcast video session from the first participant to the second participant.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

identifying when a first participant at a first client device and a second participant at a second client device are actively viewing a common message thread, comprising a thread entry, at a same time;

providing, in response to the identifying and without input from the first or second participants, for an alternate channel communication prompt and a lock prompt to be displayed together with the thread entry on the first client device and on the second client device,

wherein the alternate channel communication prompt is user-selectable for alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices, and

wherein the lock prompt is user-selectable for setting the alternate channel communication to a locked state;

receiving, from the first client device, an indication of user selection of both the alternate channel communication prompt and the lock prompt by the first participant; and

providing, in response to receiving the indication, for the alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices in the locked state.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 2, 2023
From: SNAPCHAT INC.
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 064597/0683 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: SPIEGEL, EVAN; MURPHY, ROBERT CORNELIUS; SAMARANAYAKE, CHAMAL
To: SNAPCHAT INC.
Reel/Frame 062157/0528 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17193667 · Mar 5, 2021
Continuation 16059834 · Aug 9, 2018
Continuation 14510051 · Oct 8, 2014
Continuation In Part 14187005 · Feb 21, 2014
Related Publication 20230109119A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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