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    System and method for facilitating payment for a third party's application subscription
    11.
    发明授权
    System and method for facilitating payment for a third party's application subscription 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10600038B2

    公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

    申请号：US15723629

    申请日：2017-10-03

    Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

    Inventor： Vicki W. Lee ,  Eugene Fooksman ,  Brian L. Acton ,  Michael B. Donohue

    IPC: G06Q20/02 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06Q20/22 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q30/02

    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and methods are provided for facilitating payment for a third party's use of an application by a current user. The current user, or payor, initiates the process within the application by selecting one or more recipients. The system that hosts the application then determines which of the third parties are eligible. A target recipient may be ineligible because her application subscription never expires, because it doesn't expire within a threshold period of time, or for some other reason. The system identifies the target recipients that are eligible, and the payor may configure the gift payment (e.g., by choosing a duration of the subscription). The payor then chooses a method of electronic payment and, depending on the method selected, may redeem a coupon with the application host system, or the process may complete automatically. The payor and/or the recipient(s) may be notified of successful activation of the subscription(s).

    Automated message recall from a sender's device
    12.
    发明授权
    Automated message recall from a sender's device 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10263937B2

    公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

    申请号：US15291027

    申请日：2016-10-11

    Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

    Inventor： Michael B. Donohue ,  Erik James Reed

    IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/08

    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and methods are provided for supporting automated recall of a message (e.g., a chat message) from an originator's device, or at least media that accompanied the message. An original message may convey one or more media files that are temporarily stored on a system or apparatus that hosts the communication application used to create, send, and receive messages. The media files may be lost in transit because of failure of a system component, failure of a storage device, purging of the files before they are retrieved by a recipient, or for some other reason. When the recipient's device receives an error in response to an attempt to retrieve the media file(s), it automatically initiates a recall request that is returned to the originating device. If the message and media are still available on the device, an abbreviated version of the message is re-sent, with the media.

    Techniques to manage contact records
    13.
    发明授权
    Techniques to manage contact records 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10194010B1

    公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

    申请号：US15720994

    申请日：2017-09-29

    Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

    Inventor： Michael B. Donohue ,  Clark Chen ,  Alan Liu

    IPC: H04M1/2745 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04L12/58

    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for managing contact information received in the context of a messaging system. Messages may be received from known contacts which contain user contact records for third parties. Based on the trust relationship with the known contacts, the user contact record is placed in a contact record repository for later retrieval. When another message is received which either references the user contact record or is from the third party referenced in the user contact record, a dialog box is presented offering the user the opportunity to add the user contact record as an address entry in the address book of the device.

    VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH REAL-TIME STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
    16.
    发明申请
    VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH REAL-TIME STATUS NOTIFICATIONS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20160323726A1

    公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

    申请号：US15208552

    申请日：2016-07-12

    Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

    Inventor： Jan Koum ,  Michael B. Donohue ,  Brian Acton ,  Erik James Reed ,  Dima Stukalov

    IPC: H04W4/20 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04W4/06

    Abstract: A system, apparatus, graphical user interface and methods are provided for conducting electronic voice communications with status notifications. A user of a first portable device executing a communication application selects a multi-function control that automatically initiates an audio recording, which is automatically sent toward another participant of an active communication session when the control is released. The same multi-function control may be used to transmit a textual message. A representation of the recording is displayed on the user's device, with an indicator that changes appearance when the other participant plays the recording. In addition, when one user initiates an audio recording that will be automatically sent to another user, the other user's device is advised of the initiation of recording and displays that status for the other user.

    Automated message recall from a sender's device
    19.
    发明授权
    Automated message recall from a sender's device 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10764228B1

    公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

    申请号：US16288387

    申请日：2019-02-28

    Applicant: WhatsApp Inc.

    Inventor： Michael B. Donohue ,  Erik James Reed

    IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/08

    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and methods are provided for supporting automated recall of a message (e.g., a chat message) from an originator's device, or at least media that accompanied the message. An original message may convey one or more media files that are temporarily stored on a system or apparatus that hosts the communication application used to create, send, and receive messages. The media files may be lost in transit because of failure of a system component, failure of a storage device, purging of the files before they are retrieved by a recipient, or for some other reason. When the recipient's device receives an error in response to an attempt to retrieve the media file(s), it automatically initiates a recall request that is returned to the originating device. If the message and media are still available on the device, an abbreviated version of the message is re-sent, with the media.

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