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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:

Whatsapp Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Isabel Tewes, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Sarah Hassan, San Jose, CA (US);

Bruno Soares, Medfield, MA (US);

Steven Zimmerman, Hoboken, NJ (US);

Assignee:

WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and storage media for managing and removing participant groups on a social media platform. In an exemplary method, the disclosure comprises receiving a request to generate a participant group wherein the participant group comprises a plurality of members that can access the participant group. The method comprises receiving an expiration date to terminate the participant group. The method comprises generating a deletion request for the participant group, based on a lapse of the expiration date. The method comprises transmitting the deletion request to the participant group; and purging the participant group.


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