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WhatsApp LLC

159Patents
159Active
159Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 25, 2010 → Dec 15, 2022 · 3 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9338287B1 Automated verification of a telephone number Electricity 39 Active
USD861025S1 Display screen with an animated graphical user interface General 38 Active
US10269164B1 Creating custom stickers for use on a messaging system Physics 17 Active
US9912373B1 Techniques to detect echoes using audio fingerprinting Physics 15 Active
US10462080B1 Verifying users of an electronic messaging system Electricity 14 Active
US9473428B1 Dynamic muting of communication notifications Electricity 13 Active
US8923812B1 Phone number verification method and system Electricity 13 Active
US11308228B1 Providing access for online content via secured URL Electricity 12 Active
USD851671S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 11 Active
US8918473B1 System and method for detecting unwanted content Electricity 9 Active
US10515464B2 Dynamic color customization of standardized (emoji) image characters Physics 9 Active
US11050723B1 Methods and systems for transmitting anonymized information Electricity 8 Active
US10129412B1 Establishing and maintaining a VOIP call Electricity 8 Active
US9923844B1 Conveying instant messages via HTTP Electricity 7 Active
US9948580B2 Techniques to replicate data using uploads from messaging clients Electricity 7 Active
US10582036B2 Methods and systems for generating an ephemeral content message Electricity 7 Active
US9934600B2 Techniques to configure device display Physics 6 Active
US10972726B2 Techniques to dynamically select a video encoder for streaming video encoding Electricity 6 Active
US10685074B2 Providing group messaging thread highlights Electricity 6 Active
US9948588B2 System and method for detecting unwanted content Electricity 6 Active
US11115363B1 Utilizing encrypted ephemeral messages to modify ephemeral message duration settings Electricity 6 Active
US10740947B2 Animating digital graphics overlaid on visual media items based on dynamic attributes Physics 6 Active
US9225516B1 Combined authentication and encryption Electricity 5 Active
US9503485B1 Connecting communicating devices in a multi-server communication system Electricity 5 Active
US11265300B1 Methods and systems for transmitting anonymized information Electricity 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.