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Patent No.:

US 12770113 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2026

Display duration assignment for ephemeral messages

Applicant:

Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas Allen, Venice, CA (US);

Donald Giovannini, Venice, CA (US);

Chiayi Lin, Venice, CA (US);

Robert Murphy, Venice, CA (US);

Evan Spiegel, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Austin J Moreau

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/42 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 16/215 (2019.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01); G06Q 10/40 (2026.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/568 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/42 (2022.05); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 16/162 (2019.01); G06F 16/215 (2019.01); G06F 16/2365 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01); G06Q 10/40 (2026.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/568 (2022.05);
Abstract

A server has a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to maintain an ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages. An ephemeral message is posted to the ephemeral gallery. The ephemeral message has an associated message duration parameter and a gallery participation parameter. An ephemeral message is removed from the ephemeral gallery in response to the identification of an expired gallery participation parameter.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Allen, Nicholas. (2026). Display duration assignment for ephemeral messages (U.S. Patent No. 12770113). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12770113

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