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Including video feed in message thread

US10880496B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2019
Grant dateDec 29, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for including a video feed in a message thread. The program and method provide for determining that a message thread is being concurrently displayed on a first device associated with a first user and on a second device associated with a second user, the first user and the second user corresponding to contacts within a messaging application; and transmitting, in response to the determining, image data captured on the first device to the second device, for display within the message thread on the second device.

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