Patents by Inventor Evan Thomas Spiegel

Evan Thomas Spiegel 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).

  • Apparatus and method for single action control of social network profile access
    Patent number: 8775972
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes allowing a user to access a user-controlled social network profile page with posts in a specified order. A user is permitted to traverse an interface element across the specified order to establish a set position for the interface element. Access to posts is provided on a first side of the set position to define a viewable profile. Access to posts is blocked on a second side of the set position to define a non-viewable profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: SnapChat, Inc.
    Inventor: Evan Thomas Spiegel
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SINGLE ACTION CONTROL OF SOCIAL NETWORK PROFILE ACCESS
    Publication number: 20140129953
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes allowing a user to access a user-controlled social network profile page with posts in a specified order. A user is permitted to traverse an interface element across the specified order to establish a set position for the interface element. Access to posts is provided on a first side of the set position to define a viewable profile. Access to posts is blocked on a second side of the set position to define a non-viewable profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SNAPCHAT, INC.
    Inventor: Evan Thomas Spiegel
  • Single mode visual media capture
    Patent number: 8428453
    Abstract: An electronic device includes digital image sensors to capture visual media, a display to present the visual media from the digital image sensors and a touch controller to identify haptic contact engagement, haptic contact persistence and haptic contact release on the display. A visual media capture controller alternately records the visual media as a photograph or a video based upon an evaluation of the time period between the haptic contact engagement and the haptic contact release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Snapchat, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Thomas Spiegel, Robert Cornelius Murphy