Snap Inc.

Snapchat, Inc.

Tadeusz Kozak

Jeremy Baker Voss

David Whyte

Matthew Colin Grantham

Michael Dröse

Kavan Antony Seggie

Dmitry Sobinov

Krish Jayaram

Method of generating private notifications between users in a communication session starts with an application server causing a communication interface to be displayed at a first client device and at a second client device, respectively. Application server receives from the first client device a request to send a private notification to the second client device and causes a private notification sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. Application server receives from the first client device a confirmation to send the private notification to the second client device and generating the private notification at the second client device that includes causing a first avatar that is associated with a user of the first client device to be included in the communication interface displayed at the second client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

System and method of generating private notifications between users in a communication session

Method of generating customized graphics having reactions to electronic message content starts with application server causing a communication interface for a communication session to be displayed at a first client device and at a second client device, respectively. The communication session is between a plurality of client devices. The communication interface includes a chat presence bar that includes a plurality of presence indicators associated with the client devices, respectively. Application server receives content for an electronic message from first client device or second client device and generates a customized graphic based on the content for the electronic message and a user identifier for first client device. Application server causes the customized graphic to be displayed on the chat presence bar of the communication interface displayed on the second client device. The customized graphic included in a first presence indicator associated with the first client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Generating customized graphics having reactions to electronic message content

A computer has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a real time communication request from a client device and perform an evaluation of the number of client devices associated with the real time communication request. The evaluation results in the coordination of peer-to-peer communications in the event of two client devices and an attempt to host a real time communication session using a first protocol in the event of three or more client devices. A second protocol for the real time communication session is invoked in the event that the attempt to host the real time communication session using the first protocol is unsuccessful.

Method and system for integrating real time communication features in applications

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Victoria, Australia

Tadeusz Kozak