Patents by Inventor Michael Yoffa

Michael Yoffa 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).

  • SELECTIVE PRESENTATION OF GROUP MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20210168100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for soft deletion of a group chat conversation are provided. In example embodiments, a listing of suggested chat conversations are displayed in response to receiving a chat message initiation input. The listing of suggested chat conversations includes a first group chat conversation in which the user is a participant. Subsequently, it is determined that the first group chat has remained inactive for a threshold period of time, and in response a soft deletion of the first group chat is executed. The soft deletion comprises removing the first group chat from the listing of suggested chat conversations, however the first group chat remains accessible to the user in a chat feed of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: William Wu, Michael Yoffa
  • Selective presentation of group messages
    Patent number: 11019001
    Abstract: Systems and methods for soft deletion of a group chat conversation are provided. In example embodiments, a listing of suggested chat conversations are displayed in response to receiving a chat message initiation input. The listing of suggested chat conversations includes a first group chat conversation in which the user is a participant. Subsequently, it is determined that the first group chat has remained inactive for a threshold period of time, and in response a soft deletion of the first group chat is executed. The soft deletion comprises removing the first group chat from the listing of suggested chat conversations, however the first group chat remains accessible to the user in a chat feed of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: William Wu, Michael Yoffa