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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Jacob Catalano, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Christie Marie Heikkinen, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Vineet Kapil, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
Some examples relate to a system and method for enhancing digital communication through a rule-based messaging and user interaction system. The system allows users to apply user-selected rules to messages, which dictate the conditions under which certain aspects of the message, such as images or text, are obscured or revealed. For example, a 'reply to reveal' messaging mode may require a recipient to respond to the sender before a blurred image within the message becomes visible. The system includes a processor and memory that store the user-selected rules, apply the messaging mode to messages, and manage the transmission of such messages between user devices. This approach addresses the challenges of engaging users with varying degrees of digital literacy and encourages interactive communication by incentivizing responses through message content visibility conditions.