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Software application manager for messaging applications

US11122094B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 2017
Grant dateSep 14, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/131
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging systems by enabling users in an electronic chat conversation to run applications together. In some embodiments, when one user in a chat launches an application, an icon or other visual representation of the application appears in a portion of the chat window (e.g., in a “chat dock”) for other users in the chat to access.

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