Ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages with opt-in permanence
US10284508B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server has a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to maintain an ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages, where each ephemeral message is a photograph or a video. An ephemeral message is posted to the ephemeral gallery. The ephemeral message has an associated message duration parameter and a gallery participation parameter. An ephemeral message is removed from the ephemeral gallery in response to the identification of an expired gallery participation parameter. The ephemeral gallery is eliminated upon expiration of either a gallery timer or upon expiration of the gallery participation parameter of a last message posted to the ephemeral gallery. The ephemeral gallery is preserved in response to a gesture applied to an indicium to save the ephemeral gallery to produce a preserved gallery.
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