Granted Patent B2

US 12,197,845 · App. 18/495,574 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventors: Jeremy Voss (Los Angeles, CA); Christie Marie Heikkinen (Sherman Oaks, CA); Daniel Rakhamimov (Brooklyn, NY); Laurent Desserrey (Los Angeles, CA); Susan Marie Territo (Los Angeles, CA); Edward Koai (Santa Monica, CA)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

G06F40/166G06F3/0482H04L51/216H04L51/52

Abstract

Claims (41)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of user input provided by a first user, the user input comprising a text-based term for updating a message thread between the first user and a second user;

determining that the text-based term is included within a set of predefined terms, each predefined term within the set of predefined terms having corresponding replacement content for including in the message thread, the replacement content having been specified by one of the first or second user with respect to messages exchanged between the first and second user;

providing, in response to the determining and based on the set of predefined terms, the replacement content corresponding to the text-based term within the message thread;

providing for differentiated display of the replacement content within the message thread; and

providing a notification that identifies which one of the first user or the second user specified the replacement content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of predefined terms is specific to the message thread.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement content comprises text.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement content comprises image, video or audio data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement content is provided within the message thread in lieu of displaying the text-based term within the message thread.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the notification further includes the text-based term.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a user interface to display each predefined term within the set of predefined terms and the respective replacement content for that predefined term.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user interface provides for adding, deleting or modifying at least one of a predefined term within the set of predefined terms or the respective replacement content for that predefined term.

9. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication of user input provided by a first user, the user input comprising a text-based term for updating a message thread between the first user and a second user;

determining that the text-based term is included within a set of predefined terms, each predefined term within the set of predefined terms having corresponding replacement content for including in the message thread, the replacement content having been specified by the first or second user with respect to messages exchanged between the first and second user;

providing, in response to the determining and based on the set of predefined terms, the replacement content corresponding to the text-based term within the message thread;

providing for differentiated display of the replacement content within the message thread; and

providing a notification that identifies which one of the first user or the second user specified the replacement content.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the set of predefined terms is specific to the message thread.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the replacement content comprises text.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the replacement content comprises image, video or audio data.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the replacement content is provided within the message thread in lieu of displaying the text-based term within the message thread.

14. The system of claim 9 ,

wherein the notification further includes the text-based term.

15. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:

providing a user interface to display each predefined term within the set of predefined terms and the respective replacement content for that predefined term.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the user interface provides for adding, deleting or modifying at least one of a predefined term within the set of predefined terms or the respective replacement content for that predefined term.

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

receiving an indication of user input provided by a first user, the user input comprising a text-based term for updating a message thread between the first user and a second user;

determining that the text-based term is included within a set of predefined terms, each predefined term within the set of predefined terms having corresponding replacement content for including in the message thread, the replacement content having been specified by the first or second user with respect to messages exchanged between the first and second user;

providing, in response to the determining and based on the set of predefined terms, the replacement content corresponding to the text-based term within the message thread;

providing for differentiated display of the replacement content within the message thread; and

providing a notification that identifies which one of the first user or the second user specified the replacement content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the set of predefined terms is specific to the message thread.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the replacement content comprises text.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the replacement content comprises image, video or audio data.

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