Application-independent messaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023328014-A1
Application number	US-202318204203-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 31, 2023
Priority date	Aug 8, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging software and systems by allowing senders to transmit messages and content using a messaging system, and recipients to access such messages and content, even if the recipients do not have access to the messaging system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one memory component storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a first device of a first user, content adapted for display by a software application installed on the first device, the content addressed to a second user;
determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application; and
in response to determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application:
identifying a supported electronic communication format,
generating an electronic communication in the supported electronic communication format to enable the second user to receive the content,
causing transmission of the electronic communication to a second device of the second user, and
causing presentation of a notification at the first device, the notification indicating that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application comprises attempting to identify the second user within a registry of users of the software application.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification further indicates the supported electronic communication format.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic communication includes a link to enable the second user to access the content, the operations further comprising:
receiving a selection of the link by the second user via a user interface of the second device; and in response to receiving the selection of the link, causing display of the content on a display of the second device.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the system causes the content to be displayed on the display of the second device for a predetermined period of time.

6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the system allows the content to be displayed on the display of the second device for a predetermined number of times.

7 . The system of claim 6 , the operations further comprising:
after the content is displayed on the display of the second device for the predetermined number of times, causing display of a message on the display of the second device notifying the second user that the content is no longer accessible.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic communication includes one or more of: a short message service (SMS) communication, a multimedia service (MMS) communication, and an email.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein generating the electronic communication includes storing the content in a database in communication with the system.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises a plurality of content items, and wherein the system limits a number of views with respect to the plurality of content items on the second device.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises an image or video with a media overlay applied thereto by the first user using the first device.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises an image or video captured by a camera of the first device.

13 . A method comprising:
receiving, from a first device of a first user, content adapted for display by a software application installed on the first device, the content addressed to a second user; determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application; and in response to determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application:
identifying a supported electronic communication format,
generating an electronic communication in the supported electronic communication format to enable the second user to receive the content,
causing transmission of the electronic communication to a second device of the second user, and
causing presentation of a notification at the first device, the notification indicating that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application comprises attempting to identify the second user within a registry of users of the software application.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification further indicates the supported electronic communication format.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the electronic communication includes a link to enable the second user to access the content, further comprising:
receiving a selection of the link by the second user via a user interface of the second device; and in response to receiving the selection of the link, causing display of the content on a display of the second device.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the electronic communication includes one or more of: a short message service (SMS) communication, a multimedia service (MMS) communication, and an email.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a first device of a first user, content adapted for display by a software application installed on the first device, the content addressed to a second user; determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application; and in response to determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application:
identifying a supported electronic communication format,
generating an electronic communication in the supported electronic communication format to enable the second user to receive the content,
causing transmission of the electronic communication to a second device of the second user, and
causing presentation of a notification at the first device, the notification indicating that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein determining that the second user does not have an account associated with the software application comprises attempting to identify the second user within a registry of users of the software application.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the notification further indicates the supported electronic communication format.

Assignees

• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Andreou Jacob
• Dai Yang
• Gil Sebastian
• Li Tengfei
• Liu Yansong
• Ly Andy
• Samaranayake Chamal
• Tu Jianwei

Classifications

• H04L51/066 Primary

  Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression · CPC title

• H04L51/18

  Commands or executable codes · CPC title

• H04L51/56

  Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM] · CPC title

• H04L51/58

  Message adaptation for wireless communication · CPC title

• H04L51/08

  Annexed information, e.g. attachments · CPC title