Patents by Inventor Chamal Samaranayake

Chamal Samaranayake has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12177746
    Abstract: Systems and methods for simplified message grouping and display are provided. In example embodiments, a plurality of messages are received within a conversation which is accessible by a plurality of client devices. Messages are grouped into different cards based on criteria associated with the cards. During a transition between displaying a first of the cards to a second of the cards, an animation may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: William Wu, Michael Brian Murray, Chamal Samaranayake, Erik Wagner
  • Publication number: 20240396861
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Jonathan Dale Brody, Chamal Samaranayake, William Wu
  • Patent number: 12095720
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Jonathan Dale Brody, Chamal Samaranayake, William Wu
  • Patent number: 12069017
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Andreou, Yang Dai, Sebastian Gil, Tengfei Li, Yansong Liu, Andy Ly, Chamal Samaranayake, Jianwei Tu
  • Patent number: 12056182
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing photo filters based on the location of the object in the image are described. A photo filter publication system detects that a client device in communication with the system has captured an image, identifies an object in the image, identifies a location of the object in the image, identifies an image overlay associated with the identified location and having object criteria satisfied by the identified object, and provides the identified image overlay to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Timothy Michael Sehn, Rong Yan
  • Publication number: 20240248598
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a user interaction with a user interface of a client device, determining a current communication mode and a desired communication mode, where the desired communication mode is determined based on the user interaction received by the sensor module. The system further sets the desired communication mode as the current communication mode, and causes presentation of a user interface of the client device based on the desired communication mode being set as the current communication mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Matthew Hanover, Chamal Samaranayake, William Wu
  • Patent number: 11977732
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a user interaction with a user interface of a client device, determining a current communication mode and a desired communication mode, where the desired communication mode is determined based on the user interaction received by the sensor module. The system further sets the desired communication mode as the current communication mode, and causes presentation of a user interface of the client device based on the desired communication mode being set as the current communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Matthew Hanover, Chamal Samaranayake, William Wu
  • Publication number: 20240119652
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 11943183
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Andreou, Yang Dai, Sebastian Gil, Tengfei Li, Yansong Liu, Andy Ly, Chamal Samaranayake, Jianwei Tu
  • Patent number: 11880923
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 11838252
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Andreou, Yang Dai, Sebastian Gil, Tengfei Li, Yansong Liu, Andy Ly, Chamal Samaranayake, Jianwei Tu
  • Publication number: 20230328014
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob Andreou, Yang Dai, Sebastian Gil, Tengfei Li, Yansong Liu, Andy Ly, Chamal Samaranayake, Jianwei Tu
  • Patent number: 11743219
    Abstract: A server with a tile construction module has instructions executed by a processor to collect communication threads associated with a user. Tiles representative of the communication threads are dynamically configured in accordance with specified policies to form a tile configuration. The tile configuration is supplied to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Chamal Samaranayake
  • Patent number: 11736425
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Andreou, Yang Dai, Sebastian Gil, Tengfei Li, Yansong Liu, Andy Ly, Chamal Samaranayake, Jianwei Tu
  • Patent number: 11734342
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing photo filters based on the location of the object in the image are described. A photo filter publication system detects that a client device in communication with the system has captured an image, identifies an object in the image, identifies a location of the object in the image, identifies an image overlay associated with the identified location and having object criteria satisfied by the identified object, and provides the identified image overlay to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Timothy Michael Sehn, Rong Yan
  • Publication number: 20230234521
    Abstract: Systems and methods for causing display of a messaging achievement pictograph based on messaging activity are provided. In some example embodiments, a message activity communication is received by a messaging activity service from a client device, the messaging active communication causing and adjustment to a message activity score and the message activity score transgressing a first threshold activity score. Responsive to the message activity transgressing the first threshold activity score, an achievement pictograph is displayed on the client device. In some example embodiments, the pictograph may be ephemeral and removal of the pictograph may be triggered by a designated time or by the message activity score transgressing a second threshold activity score. In some example embodiments, a notification is generated that notifies a user of the display or removal from display of the achievement pictograph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Chamal Samaranayake, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Jonathan Dale Brody, Nicholas Richard Allen, Evan Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20230229688
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided receiving, from a computing device associated with a first user of a content sharing platform, a request to access a second user profile associated with a second user in the content sharing platform, accessing activity data related to both the first user and the second user in the content sharing platform, determining common activity data to both the first user and the second user, wherein the common activity data comprises at least one media content item generated by the second user that was viewed or saved by the first user, or one or more datum saved by the first user from a communication received from the second user, and generating second user profile data comprising the common activity data related to both the first user and the second user in the content sharing platform as part of the second user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Trevor Denton, Kirk Ouimet, Chamal Samaranayake, Jeremy Voss, Haibo Zhao, Zhuangtian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230229693
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing photo filters based on the location of the object in the image are described. A photo filter publication system detects that a client device in communication with the system has captured an image, identifies an object in the image, identifies a location of the object in the image, identifies an image overlay associated with the identified location and having object criteria satisfied by the identified object, and provides the identified image overlay to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Timothy Michael Sehn, Rong Yan
  • Publication number: 20230215072
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 11688119
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Sheldon Chang, Chamal Samaranayake, Jeremy Voss