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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
An interaction system that provides users in mutual affinity relationships to send messages. Interaction applications of two or more users receives notifications of a mutual affinity relationship between the first user and the second user. The interaction applications configure respective mutual affinity widgets by associating the mutual affinity widget with the respective other user. Icons of the mutual affinity widgets are provided on respective home screens of the users. Upon detecting a selection of the mutual affinity widget by a first user, a message creation interface is provided to the first user and a message is generated based on an image captured by the first user using the message creation user interface. The message is then sent to a second user. The second user uses their own mutual affinity widget to access the message.