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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Nicholas Richard Allen, Venice, CA (US);
Jonathan Brody, Venice, CA (US);
Chamal Samaranayake, Venice, CA (US);
William Wu, Venice, CA (US);
Nicholas Richard Allen, Venice, CA (US);
Jonathan Brody, Venice, CA (US);
Chamal Samaranayake, Venice, CA (US);
William Wu, Venice, CA (US);
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices, systems, and computer readable media with instructions for group text communications between multiple devices, along with communication of associated data and automatic deletion of communications, are described. One embodiment involves generating a first ephemeral group chat, receiving a first ephemeral chat message, associated with one or more deletion triggers, and transmitting the first ephemeral message; and receiving, from at least the second client device, chat monitoring information comprising first deletion trigger information. In various embodiments, coordinated presentation and deletion of ephemeral chat messages are managed in a variety of ways.