Patents by Inventor Wade Spires

Wade Spires 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: 12244569
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for sending a combined read and reaction message. The systems and methods perform operations comprising: accessing, by a messaging application, a conversation session comprising a plurality of messages exchanged between a plurality of client devices, the messaging application being associated with a first client device of the plurality of client devices; generating, by the messaging application, metadata associated with one or more of the plurality of messages; encrypting, by the messaging application, the metadata in accordance with an end-to-end encryption process to enable a second client device of the plurality of client devices to read the metadata and prevent the second client device from modifying the metadata; and transmitting, to a server, a packet comprising an encrypted message slot and a first metadata slot, the first metadata slot comprising the encrypted metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Varbedian, Wade Spires, Benjamin Ralph Hollis, Kyle Comer, Bradley Baron, Samuel Young, Aleksandr Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240333507
    Abstract: A system to perform operations that include: causing display of a messaging interface at that comprises a plurality of messages; receiving an input that selects a message from among the plurality of messages, the message corresponding with a sender identifier; causing display of a menu element responsive to the input that selects the message, the menu element comprising a display of the message and a set of composition options; receiving a selection of a composition option from among the set of composition options; causing display of a text input field based on the selection of the composition option; receiving a text input via the text input field; and causing display of a quoted reply within the messaging interface, the quoted reply comprising at least the text input, the message, the sender identifier, and a user identifier associated with the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Wade Spires, Kent Tam, Susan Marie Territo, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte, Xuezi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230308411
    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes maintaining first electronic contact data for a plurality of users of an interaction system, and relationship data relating to relationships between the plurality of users. The method also includes, using the first electronic contact data and the relationship data, automatically generating composite electronic contact data. The composite electronic contact data includes a first electronic contact record for a first user with which a specific user has a relationship as reflected in the relationship data, and a second electronic contact record for a second user with which the specific user has no relationship as reflected in the relationship data. The composite electronic contact data is presented within the interaction system in a manner that visually distinguishes between the first electronic contact record and the second electronic contact record. The specific user is enabled to initiate an electronic interaction with the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yuanchen Bai, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Benjamin Ralph Hollis, Vinay Kola, Qi Li, Ketan Sethi, Wade Spires, Susan Marie Territo, Jeremy Baker Voss, Yu Wang, Aleksandr Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230208641
    Abstract: A system to perform operations that include: causing display of a messaging interface at that comprises a plurality of messages; receiving an input that selects a message from among the plurality of messages, the message corresponding with a sender identifier; causing display of a menu element responsive to the input that selects the message, the menu element comprising a display of the message and a set of composition options; receiving a selection of a composition option from among the set of composition options; causing display of a text input field based on the selection of the composition option; receiving a text input via the text input field; and causing display of a quoted reply within the messaging interface, the quoted reply comprising at least the text input, the message, the sender identifier, and a user identifier associated with the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Wade Spires, Kent Tam, Susan Marie Territo, Jeremy Voss, David Whyte, Xuezi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230067981
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for sending a combined read and reaction message. The systems and methods perform operations comprising: accessing, by a messaging application, a conversation session comprising a plurality of messages exchanged between a plurality of client devices, the messaging application being associated with a first client device of the plurality of client devices; generating, by the messaging application, metadata associated with one or more of the plurality of messages; encrypting, by the messaging application, the metadata in accordance with an end-to-end encryption process to enable a second client device of the plurality of client devices to read the metadata and prevent the second client device from modifying the metadata; and transmitting, to a server, a packet comprising an encrypted message slot and a first metadata slot, the first metadata slot comprising the encrypted metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Varbedian, Wade Spires, Benjamin Ralph Hollis, Kyle Comer, Bradley Baron, Samuel Young, Aleksandr Zhang