IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,784,957
Granted Patent B2
US 11,784,957 · App. 17/679,683 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Messaging system

Inventor: Jeremy Voss (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
H04L51/42H04L51/046H04L51/10H04L51/224H04L51/234H04L51/212
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,784,957
App. No.
17/679,683
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a messaging system configured to: receive a request to generate a message at a first client device; cause display of a message notification within an interface of a second client device, wherein the message was addressed to a recipient of the second client device; receive a request to un-send the message from the first client device; and remove the message notification from the interface at the second client device in response to the request to un-send the message, according to some example embodiments.

Claims (61)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first request to send a message to a plurality of users from a first client device, the plurality of users including a user that corresponds with a user identifier;

presenting a message notification at the first client device based on the first request to send the message, the message notification including an indication of the plurality of users;

causing display of a presentation of a message within a messaging interface at a second client device associated with the user identifier based on the first request to send the message;

receiving, from the first client device, an input that selects the message notification;

causing display of a menu element at the first client device responsive to the input that selects the notification, the menu element including a display of one or more messaging options that include an option to un-send the message;

receiving an input that selects the display of the option to un-send the message;

presenting a selectable list of a set of user identifiers that correspond with the plurality of users associated with the message responsive to the input that selects the display of the option;

receiving, from the first client device, a second request that comprises a selection of the user identifier from the selectable list;

causing the second client device associated with the user identifier to remove the message from the messaging interface based on the second request received from the first client device; and

causing display of a notification at the second client device based on the second request, the notification including an identifier associated with the first client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface further comprises:

deleting the message from a memory location associated with the second client device within a server in response to the receiving the selection of the user identifier associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises media content.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection identifies a plurality of user identifiers that include the user identifier that corresponds with the user.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface responsive to the selection further comprises:

causing a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of user identifiers to remove the message from corresponding messaging interfaces.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a first message, the messaging interface comprises a plurality of messages, wherein the presentation of the message is at a position among the plurality of messages, and wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface further comprises:

causing display of a second message at the position of the presentation of the message among the plurality of messages.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user identifier comprises a graphical icon.

8. A system comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first request to send a message to a plurality of users from a first client device, the plurality of users including a user that corresponds with a user identifier;

presenting a message notification at the first client device based on the first request to send the message, the message notification including an indication of the plurality of users;

causing display of a presentation of a message within a messaging interface at a second client device associated with the user identifier based on the first request to send the message;

receiving, from the first client device, an input that selects the message notification;

causing display of a menu element at the first client device responsive to the input that selects the notification, the menu element including a display of one or more messaging options that include an option to un-send the message;

receiving an input that selects the display of the option to un-send the message;

presenting a selectable list of a set of user identifiers that correspond with the plurality of users associated with the message responsive to the input that selects the display of the option;

receiving, from the first client device, a second request that comprises a selection of the user identifier from the selectable list;

causing the second client device associated with the user identifier to remove the message from the messaging interface based on the second request received from the first client device; and

causing display of a notification at the second client device based on the second request, the notification including an identifier associated with the first client device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface further comprises:

deleting the message from a memory location associated with the second client device within a server in response to the receiving the selection of the user identifier associated with the user.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the message comprises media content.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the selection identifies a plurality of user identifiers that include the user identifier that corresponds with the user.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface responsive to the selection further comprises:

causing a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of user identifiers to remove the message from corresponding messaging interfaces.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the message is a first message, the messaging interface comprises a plurality of messages, wherein the presentation of the message is at a position among the plurality of messages, and wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface further comprises:

causing display of a second message at the position of the presentation of the message among the plurality of messages.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user identifier comprises a graphical icon.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first request to send a message to a plurality of users from a first client device, the plurality of users including a user that corresponds with a user identifier;

presenting a message notification at the first client device based on the first request to send the message, the message notification including an indication of the plurality of users;

causing display of a presentation of a message within a messaging interface at a second client device associated with the user identifier based on the first request to send the message;

receiving, from the first client device, an input that selects the message notification;

causing display of a menu element at the first client device responsive to the input that selects the notification, the menu element including a display of one or more messaging options that include an option to un-send the message;

receiving an input that selects the display of the option to un-send the message;

presenting a selectable list of a set of user identifiers that correspond with the plurality of users associated with the message responsive to the input that selects the display of the option;

receiving, from the first client device, a second request that comprises a selection of the user identifier from the selectable list;

causing the second client device associated with the user identifier to remove the message from the messaging interface based on the second request received from the first client device; and

causing display of a notification at the second client device based on the second request, the notification including an identifier associated with the first client device.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface further comprises:

deleting the message from a memory location associated with the second client device within a server in response to the receiving the selection of the user identifier associated with the user.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the message comprises media content.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the selection identifies a plurality of user identifiers that include the user identifier that corresponds with the user.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface responsive to the selection further comprises:

causing a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of user identifiers to remove the message from corresponding messaging interfaces.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the message is a first message, the messaging interface comprises a plurality of messages, wherein the presentation of the message is at a position among the plurality of messages, and wherein the causing the second client device associated with the user to remove the message from the messaging interface further comprises:

causing display of a second message at the position of the presentation of the message among the plurality of messages.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2022
From: VOSS, JEREMY
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 059093/0722 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16042705 · Jul 23, 2018
Related Publication 20220239616A1 · Jul 28, 2022
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