Patents Assigned to WHATSAPP LLC
  • Patent number: 11146519
    Abstract: Techniques for multi-agent messaging authorization are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a message processing component operative to receive an incoming message for a multi-agent entity from a user client device associated with a user account; determine an agent client device associated with the agent account; and send the incoming message to the agent client device associated with the agent account; and an agent management component operative to determine the agent account associated with the multi-agent entity to receive the incoming message. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lange Acton, Mubarik F Imam, Daniel Charles Cocuzzo
  • Patent number: 11115363
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for dynamically controlling ephemeral messaging threads and ephemeral message duration settings across computing devices while improving security by maintaining end-to-end encryption. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems can transmit encrypted ephemeral messages, including ephemeral message duration settings and ephemeral setting timestamps. The disclosed systems can decrypt received messages on receiving client devices and dynamically apply ephemeral message duration settings to different message threads. For example, the disclosed systems can modify existing duration settings at a receiving client device to match a received ephemeral message duration setting based on determining that the received ephemeral setting timestamp predates an existing setting timestamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC
    Inventors: Santiago Pina Ros, Jimmy Enrico Jacques Holzer, Shalini Sah, Elton Kyin-Fong Leong, Dafeng Ou, Christopher Luc, Nurzhan Bakibayev, Zafir Khan
  • Patent number: 11106341
    Abstract: Techniques for media album display and management are described. An apparatus may comprise a messaging component operative to receive a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server and determine a plurality of visual media items referenced by the plurality of messaging packages; a media layout component operative to determine a visual media item layout; and a display component operative to display the plurality of visual media items based on the visual media item layout Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC
    Inventors: Jan Boris Koum, Brian Lange Acton, Randall Sarafa, Kuan Loong Yong
  • Patent number: 11095769
    Abstract: Techniques to dynamically engage echo cancellation are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a streaming component operative to establish a audio connection between the first client device and a second client device via the network interface controller; and receive a far-end audio stream at the first client device from the second client device via the audio connection; an audio capture component operative to capture a near-end audio stream at the first client device; and an echo processing component operative to compare the near-end audio stream and the far-end audio stream to determine whether a far-end echo is present in the near-end audio stream; and use an echo-cancellation module at the first client device where the far-end echo is present in the near-end audio stream. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC.
    Inventors: Manpreet Singh, YuanYuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11032678
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing multimedia status updates are described. One implementation includes a server receiving multimedia data from a transmitting mobile device along with an identifier associated with the transmitting mobile device. The server stores the multimedia data and identifies other mobile devices that have indicated an interest in monitoring the transmitting mobile device. The server also sends notifications including the location of the multimedia data on the server to the other mobile devices. The server sends the multimedia data to a receiving mobile device in response to receiving a request to access the multimedia data from the receiving mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: WhatsApp LLC
    Inventors: Jan Koum, Brian Acton
  • Patent number: 11017579
    Abstract: This disclosure covers methods, computer-readable media, and systems that animate a digital graphic associated with a video or other visual media item based on a detected dynamic attribute. In particular, the disclosed methods, computer-readable media, and systems detect sensor data from a client device or a motion of an object within a video or other visual media item. Based on the detected sensor data or motion of an object within a visual media item, the methods, computer-readable media, and systems overlay and animate an emoji or other digital graphic selected by a user on a video or other visual media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC
    Inventor: Dmitri Stukalov