Patents by Inventor Timothy Sehn

Timothy Sehn 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: 20230418537
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a message and a message parameter indicative of a characteristic of the message, where the message includes a photograph or a video. A determination is made that the message parameter corresponds to a selected gallery, where the selected gallery includes a sequence of photographs or videos. The message is posted to the selected gallery in response to the determination. The selected gallery is supplied in response to a request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11849214
    Abstract: A mobile client device includes a photo controller to identify when a client device captures a picture. Photo filters are designated based upon attributes of the mobile client device. The picture with a selected photo filter is sent to a server for routing to other client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11803345
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a message and a message parameter indicative of a characteristic of the message, where the message includes a photograph or a video. A determination is made that the message parameter corresponds to a selected gallery, where the selected gallery includes a sequence of photographs or videos. The message is posted to the selected gallery in response to the determination. The selected gallery is supplied in response to a request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11783862
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, from a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of messages, each message comprising at least one message parameter. For each message of the plurality of messages, the machine determines whether the at least one message parameter comprises a timestamp indicating a time the message was generated. Based on determining that the at least one message parameter comprises a timestamp indicating the time the message was generated, the timestamp is evaluated to determine whether the time the message was generated corresponds to a first media collection. The message is added to the first media collection based on determining that the time the message was generated corresponds to the first media collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20230039505
    Abstract: A server has a processor and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between users of client devices. The message thread module serves a message thread with a new text entry to a client device in response to a request for the message thread from a user. Message thread state change is collected from the client device, where the message thread state change represents an indication to automatically delete the new text entry of the message thread after the duration of a transitory display period on the client device unless an indication of a. gesture applied to a display screen presenting the new text entry of the message thread is received from the client device during the transitory display period. The message thread state change is queued at the server along with additional message thread state changes associated with the collecting operation performed for additional users associated with the message thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20230020575
    Abstract: A mobile client device includes a photo controller to identify when a client device captures a picture. Photo filters are designated based upon attributes of the mobile client device. The picture with a selected photo filter is sent to a server for routing to other client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy SEHN
  • Patent number: 11509618
    Abstract: A server has a processor and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between users of client devices. The message thread module serves a message thread with a new text entry to a client device in response to a request for the message thread from a user. Message thread state change is collected from the client device, where the message thread state change represents an indication to automatically delete the new text entry of the message thread after the duration of a transitory display period on the client device unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the new text entry of the message thread is received from the client device during the transitory display period. The message thread state change is queued at the server along with additional message thread state changes associated with the collecting operation performed for additional users associated with the message thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11496673
    Abstract: A mobile client device includes a photo controller to identify when a client device captures a picture. Photo filters are designated based upon attributes of the mobile client device. The picture with a selected photo filter is sent to a server for routing to other client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20220276817
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a message and a message parameter indicative of a characteristic of the message, where the message includes a photograph or a video. A determination is made that the message parameter corresponds to a selected gallery, where the selected gallery includes a sequence of photographs or videos. The message is posted to the selected gallery in response to the determination. The selected gallery is supplied in response to a request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11372608
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a message and a message parameter indicative of a characteristic of the message, where the message includes a photograph or a video. A determination is made that the message parameter corresponds to a selected gallery, where the selected gallery includes a sequence of photographs or videos. The message is posted to the selected gallery in response to the determination. The selected gallery is supplied in response to a request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20220130425
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, from a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of messages, each message comprising at least one message parameter. For each message of the plurality of messages, the machine determines whether the at least one message parameter comprises a timestamp indicating a time the message was generated. Based on determining that the at least one message parameter comprises a timestamp indicating the time the message was generated, the timestamp is evaluated to determine whether the time the message was generated corresponds to a first media collection. The message is added to the first media collection based on determining that the time the message was generated corresponds to the first media collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11250887
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, from a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of messages, each message comprising at least one message parameter. For each message of the plurality of messages, the machine determines whether the at least one message parameter comprises temperature data indicating a temperature of a location of a respective computing device. Based on determining that the at least one message parameter comprises temperature data, the temperature data is evaluated to determine whether the temperature of the location of the respective computing device corresponds to a first media collection. The message is added to the first media collection based on determining that the temperature of the respective computing device corresponds to the first media collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20210377199
    Abstract: A server has a processor and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between users of client devices. The message thread module serves a message thread with a new text entry to a client device in response to a request for the message thread from a user. Message thread state change is collected from the client device, where the message thread state change represents an indication to automatically delete the new text entiv of the message thread after the duration of a transitory display period on the client device unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the new text entry of the message thread is received from the client device during the transitory display period. The message thread state change is queued at the server along with additional message thread state changes associated with the collecting operation performed for additional users associated with the message thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11134046
    Abstract: A server has a processor and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between users of client devices. The message thread module serves a message thread with a new text entry to a client device in response to a request for the message thread from a user. Message thread state change is collected from the client device, where the message thread state change represents an indication to automatically delete the new text entry of the message thread after the duration of a transitory display period on the client device unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the new text entry of the message thread is received from the client device during the transitory display period. The message thread state change is queued at the server along with additional message thread state changes associated with the collecting operation performed for additional users associated with the message thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 11122200
    Abstract: A server includes a photo filter module with instructions executed by a processor to identify when a client device captures a photograph. Photograph filters are selected based upon attributes of the client device and attributes of the photograph. The photograph filters are supplied to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20200411058
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, from a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of messages, each message comprising at least one message parameter. For each message of the plurality of messages, the machine determines whether the at least one message parameter comprises temperature data indicating a temperature of a location of a respective computing device. Based on determining that the at least one message parameter comprises temperature data, the temperature data is evaluated to determine whether the temperature of the location of the respective computing device corresponds to a first media collection. The message is added to the first media collection based on determining that the temperature of the respective computing device corresponds to the first media collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Patent number: 10811053
    Abstract: A machine includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, from a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of messages, each message comprising at least one message parameter. For each message of the plurality of messages, the machine determines whether the at least one message parameter comprises speed indicia indicating a speed of a respective computing device. Based on determining that the at least one message parameter comprises speed indicia, the speed indicia is evaluated to determine whether a speed of the respective computing device corresponds to a first media collection. The message is added to the first media collection based on determining that the speed of the respective computing device corresponds to the first media collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn
  • Publication number: 20200329336
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a first message associated with a first sponsor and a second message associated with a second sponsor for inclusion in a message collection. The systems and methods determine a first priority parameter associated with the first message based on sponsored content, and a second priority parameter associated with the second message based on sponsored content. Based on a determination that there is insufficient message inventory to include both the first message and the second message in the message collection, the systems and methods prioritize the first message associated with the first sponsor in the message collection and excluding the second message associated with the second sponsor in the message collection, based on an amount of consideration associated with the first priority parameter received from the first sponsor and an amount of consideration associated with the second priority parameter received from the second sponsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy Sehn, Juan David Borrero, Michael Randall, Brian Ames
  • Patent number: 10779113
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a first message associated with a first sponsor and a second message associated with a second sponsor for inclusion in a message collection. The systems and methods determine a first priority parameter associated with the first message based on sponsored content, and a second priority parameter associated with the second message based on sponsored content. Based on a determination that there is insufficient message inventory to include both the first message and the second message in the message collection, the systems and methods prioritize the first message associated with the first sponsor in the message collection and excluding the second message associated with the second sponsor in the message collection, based on an amount of consideration associated with the first priority parameter received from the first sponsor and an amount of consideration associated with the second priority parameter received from the second sponsor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Sehn, Juan David Borrero, Michael Randall, Brian Ames
  • Patent number: 10701262
    Abstract: A server includes a photo filter module with instructions executed by a processor to identify when a client device captures a photograph. Photograph filters are selected based upon attributes of the photograph. The photograph filters are supplied to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sehn