Apple Inc.

Other

Robert Y Loh

Gokul P Thirumalai

Scott Lopatin

Tommy Rochette

Daniel Ben Pollack

Nicholas Joseph Circosta

Grant Ritchie

Mithilesh Kumar

Aniket A Zamwar

Philomena F Lobo

Austin Marusco

Alexandre Perematko

Yannick L Sierra

Roberto Garcia

Bhaskar P Sarma

Alexandre A Aybes

Kevin J Lindeman

Michael D Ford

Richard D Cole

Ori Herrnstadt

Raghav V Pisolkar

William Klepczynski

Mayur P Mahajan

Aleksei Naiden

Techniques disclosed herein relate to the authentication of a first user in a communication session between the first user using a user device and a second user using a remote computer system. The computer system sends an authentication request in the session, and the user device receives the authentication request in the session via a messaging program. The user device then causes a different program to access an authentication token received from an authentication computer system. The user device sends an indication of the authentication token to the remote computer system which the remote computer system verifies to authenticate the first user within the session.

Authenticating a messaging program session

A messaging system, in one embodiment, can establish messaging accounts for a plurality of organizations (e.g., businesses) to allow customers or users of the organizations to conduct two-way messaging sessions between a customer and an organization. The messaging system can use a registration portal to allow an organization to set up a business/organization messaging account by providing account information. The account information can then be used to update one or more searchable databases that allow a customer to have multiple entry points into a messaging session with each of the registered businesses in the messaging system. For example, a search through a web browser or a map application can provide search results that contain or otherwise provide access to a selectable messaging option that is presented on a customer's device.

Messaging system for organizations

A messaging system uses a cloud storage backup system for messages and a temporary storage for messages that are not deliverable to offline devices at the time that the messages are sent by one or more messaging servers. The messages are backed up through a synchronization process that transfers a batch of a plurality of messages rather than a single message or an entire database of messages. A conversation state can be synchronized first before synchronizing messages through the transfer of one or more batches of messages.

Cloud storage and synchronization of messages

A notification server may be configured to receive a message from a device, determine a device location from the message, determine a location identifier corresponding to the determined device location, and send the location identifier to the device. The device may be configured to generate a configuration identifier based on the location identifier and send a configuration data request including the configuration identifier to a cache server. The cache server may be configured to receive the configuration data request from the device, select a device configuration corresponding to the configuration identifier, where the device configuration is specific to the device location, and send the selected device configuration to the device. The device may be further configured to configure the device according to the selected device configuration.

Region-specific configuration

A messaging system, in one embodiment, can establish messaging accounts for a plurality of organizations (e.g. businesses) to allow customers or users of the organizations to conduct two-way messaging sessions between a customer and an organization. The messaging system can use a registration portal to allow an organization to set up a business/organization messaging account by providing account information. The account information can then be used to update one or more searchable databases that allow a customer to have multiple entry points into a messaging session with each of the registered businesses in the messaging system. For example, a search through a web browser or a map application can provide search results that contain or otherwise provide access to a selectable messaging option that is presented on a customer's device.

A systemwhich is adapted to receive global positioning signalsfrom a satellite assemblyand which determines, displays, and selectively disseminates that error associated with the received signals to selected users at selected locations and at selected times. The systemalso provides several other applications, including but not limited to the acquisition and selectively display of selective weather information, physical attributes of a facility, such as an airport, time distribution, collection and dissemination of user information as well as allowing one to simulate the performance of a global positioning acquisition and dissemination system. Such a simulation allows a user to dynamically specify the location and movement of signal generating satellites, the location of the various ground or reception stations, and to display certain other attributes or desired system characteristics. The simulation efficiently recognizes monitored ionospheric ground points which are used to allow for a more accurate overall simulation that can be delivered to selected users at selected locations and at selected times.

Information management and control system

A system which is adapted to receive global positioning signals from a satellite assembly and which determines, displays, and selectively disseminates that error associated with the received signals to selected users at selected locations and at selected times. The system also provides several other applications, including but not limited to the acquisition and selectively display of selective weather information, physical attributes of a facility, such as an airport, time distribution, collection and dissemination of user information as well as allowing one to simulate the performance of a global positioning acquisition and dissemination system. Such a simulation allows a user to dynamically specify the location and movement of signal generating satellites, the location of the various ground or reception stations, and to display certain other attributes or desired system characteristics. The simulation efficiently recognizes monitored ionoshperic ground points which are used to allow for a more accurate overall simulation that can be delivered to selected users at selected locations and at selected times.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Robert Y Loh