Patents by Inventor David Whyte

David Whyte 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).

  • Publication number: 20220308722
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a collaborative achievement system for: detecting, at a client device associated with a first user, a collaborative achievement between at least the first user and a second user; selecting an achievement designator based on attributes of the collaborative achievement, wherein the achievement designator comprises personalization instructions for the achievement designator; retrieving, at the client device, user profile information from a first user account and a second user account associated with the first user and the second user; personalizing the achievement designator based on the user profile information and the personalization instructions; and causing display of a presentation of the personalized achievement designator at the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte, Haibo Zhao
  • Patent number: 11455082
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a collaborative achievement system for: detecting, at a client device associated with a first user, a collaborative achievement between at least the first user and a second user; selecting an achievement designator based on attributes of the collaborative achievement, wherein the achievement designator comprises personalization instructions for the achievement designator; retrieving, at the client device, user profile information from a first user account and a second user account associated with the first user and the second user; personalizing the achievement designator based on the user profile information and the personalization instructions; and causing display of a presentation of the personalized achievement designator at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte, Haibo Zhao
  • Patent number: 11443306
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, a request to access a third-party resource; in response to receiving the request, obtaining a user interface data corresponding to the third-party resource; generating, for display on a client device, a graphical user interface of the third-party resource based on the markup-language document; generating for display a menu with an option to authorize the third-party resource to access user data from the messaging application; and authorizing the third-party resource to access the user data from the messaging application in response to a user interaction with the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Matthew Colin Grantham, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte, William Wu
  • Publication number: 20220272059
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for prioritizing a list of applications. The systems and methods include identifying, with a messaging application, a list of applications that are configured to share authentication information with the messaging application; determining a priority value of each application on the list of applications; generating for display, with the messaging application, a graphical user interface that represents a selection of applications from the list of applications based on the priority value of each application on the list; and for each application represented in the graphical user interface, generating for display a user-selectable option to authorize the messaging application to share authentication information with the respective application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Burson DePue, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220239619
    Abstract: Method of generating private notifications between users in a communication session starts with an application server causing a communication interface to be displayed at a first client device and at a second client device, respectively. Application server receives from the first client device a. request to send a private notification to the second client device and causes a private notification sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. Application server receives from the first client device a confirmation to send the private notification to the second client device and generating the private notification at the second client device that includes causing a first avatar that is associated with a user of the first client device to be included in the communication interface displayed at the second client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Krish Jayaram, Tadeusz Kozak, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte
  • Patent number: 11392275
    Abstract: Method of generating contextual sending menu starts with processor causing first client device to display first and second portion of display screen in inactivated position. Processor receives selection from first user of first client device of chat selectable item in application interface. Chat selectable item is associated with communication interface of messaging system. In response to receiving the selection, processor generates media content item based on context of first client device and causes first portion and second portion of display screen to be displayed in an activated position by causing first portion to contract, and causing second portion to expand and to comprise a preview of media content item and selectable item associated with second user. Processor then receives from the first user selection of the selectable item associated with the second user, and transmits media content item to second client device. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Matthew Colin Grantham, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220141162
    Abstract: Method of generating customized graphics having reactions to electronic message content starts with application server causing a communication interface for a communication session to be displayed at a first client device and at a second client device, respectively. The communication session is between a plurality of client devices. The communication interface includes a chat presence bar that includes a plurality of presence indicators associated with the client devices, respectively. Application server receives content for an electronic message from first client device or second client device and generates a customized graphic based on the content for the electronic message and a user identifier for first client device. Application server causes the customized graphic to be displayed on the chat presence bar of the communication interface displayed on the second client device. The customized graphic included in a first presence indicator associated with the first client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Tadeusz Korak, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220137761
    Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220131969
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: receiving, with a messaging application implemented by one or more processors of a user device, a communication from a given application representing a first user interaction with the given application; generating, with the messaging application, a list of graphical elements based on the communication received from the given application; displaying, with the messaging application, the list of graphical elements; receiving, with the messaging application, a user selection of a first graphical element from the list of graphical elements; and incorporating, with the messaging application, the graphical element selected by the user into a message for transmission to another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Burson DePue, Laurent Desserrey, Matthew Colin Grantham, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220129140
    Abstract: Method of generating animation overlays starts with a processor causing a communication interface for a communication session to be displayed at client devices. The processor receives from a first client device an animation sending request and causes an animation sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. The animation sending interface comprises animation overlay icons. Each of the animation overlay icons comprise a first avatar associated with the first user. The processor receives from the first client device a selection of a first animation overlay icon and causes the first animation overlay corresponding to the first animation overlay icon to be displayed as an overlay on the communication interface of each of the plurality of client devices. The first animation overlay is an animation that includes the first avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Edward Blackstock, Timothy Jordan Garcia, Matthew Colin Grantham, Shahan Panth, David Whyte
  • Patent number: 11294545
    Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220101309
    Abstract: A method and a system include receiving a request to process a transaction, identifying, by the messaging application, transactional data based on the request, the transactional data corresponding to a user profile associated with the client device in an entity graph, determining a first desensitized data item associated with the user profile being included in the transactional data, providing for display a first user interface of the messaging application including a first user-selectable element corresponding to a completion of the transaction, receiving an indication of user selection of the first user-selectable element, and transmitting the transactional data to a secured processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Matthew Colin Grantham, Krish Jayaram, Patrick Mandia, Colin Usala, David Whyte
  • Patent number: 11290439
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for prioritizing a list of applications. The systems and methods include identifying, with a messaging application, a list of applications that are configured to share authentication information with the messaging application; determining a priority value of each application on the list of applications; generating for display, with the messaging application, a graphical user interface that represents a selection of applications from the list of applications based on the priority value of each application on the list; and for each application represented in the graphical user interface, generating for display a user-selectable option to authorize the messaging application to share authentication information with the respective application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Burson DePue, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220078143
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application implemented on a client device, a request to access a first version of a third-party resource; determining that a second version of the third-party resource was previously authorized by the messaging application; in response to determining that the second version of the third-party resource was previously authorized by the messaging application, identifying, by the messaging application, user account information generated using the second version of the third-party resource; and merging, by the messaging application, the user account information generated using the second version of the third-party resource with the first version of the third-party resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Matthew Colin Grantham, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Patent number: 11252274
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: receiving, with a messaging application implemented by one or more processors of a user device, a communication from a given application representing a first user interaction with the given application; generating, with the messaging application, a list of graphical elements based on the communication received from the given application; displaying, with the messaging application, the list of graphical elements; receiving, with the messaging application, a user selection of a first graphical element from the list of graphical elements; and incorporating, with the messaging application, the graphical element selected by the user into a message for transmission to another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Burson DePue, Laurent Desserrey, Matthew Colin Grantham, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Patent number: 11245658
    Abstract: Method of generating private notifications between users in a communication session starts with an application server causing a communication interface to be displayed at a first client device and at a second client device, respectively. Application server receives from the first client device a request to send a private notification to the second client device and causes a private notification sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. Application server receives from the first client device a confirmation to send the private notification to the second client device and generating the private notification at the second client device that includes causing a first avatar that is associated with a user of the first client device to be included in the communication interface displayed at the second client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Grantham, Krish Jayaram, Tadeusz Kozak, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte
  • Publication number: 20220029943
    Abstract: A method of sharing an item from an external resource comprises displaying a user interface for the external resource in a messaging application and navigating within the external resource based on user input received in the user interface presented in the messaging application. Upon receipt of selection of an item or state within the external resource based on user input, the identity of one or more recipients is obtained. Information representing the item or state is then transmitted to a device of at least one recipient and information representing the item or state is displayed in a chat interface of a messaging application running on a device of the recipient(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Matthew Colin Grantham, Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Patent number: 11233799
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including receiving, by a messaging application server from a third-party application implemented on a first device, a request to generate a registration code to enable the third-party application to access user profile information stored on the messaging application server; generating, by the messaging application server, the registration code; causing, by one or more processors, the first device to display a representation of the registration code; receiving, by the messaging application server from a messaging application implemented on a second device, a request to authorize access to the user profile based on the representation that is displayed on the first device; and authorizing, by the messaging application server, the third-party application implemented on the first device to access the user profile information maintained by, the messaging application server in response to receiving the request from the messaging application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Whyte, Matthew Colin Grantham, Patrick Mandia, Hongjai Cho
  • Publication number: 20210409610
    Abstract: In one or more implementations, a camera user interface of a client application may be accessed from a third-party application. The camera user interface may be modified based on input from a developer of the third-party application. Modifications to the camera user interface may be made according to a framework provided by a service provider related to the client application. The modifications to the camera user interface of the client application may be directed to modifying one or more user interface elements of an initial version of the camera user interface, modifying functionality available via the initial version of the camera user interface, or adding information related to the third-party application into the initial version of the camera user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Mandia, David Whyte
  • Patent number: D947886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Matthew Colin Grantham, Krish Jayaram, Patrick Mandia, Colin Usala, David Whyte