US 11,941,229 B2
Systems and methods for reacting to messages
Adam Cole, San Francisco, CA (US); Pedro Carmo, San Francisco, CA (US); and Kristin Au, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Salesforce, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Slack Technologies, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/105,324.
Application 18/105,324 is a continuation of application No. 17/385,262, filed on Jul. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,573,683.
Application 17/385,262 is a continuation of application No. 17/079,173, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,079,907, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176714 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [H04L 51/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
causing a message posted to a communication platform to be displayed on an interface of an electronic device associated with a user of the communication platform;
receiving a selection of two or more instances of a same reactive emoji with different skin tones in association with the posted message; and
after receiving the selection, causing a message box that includes at least the two or more instances of the same reactive emoji with the different skin tones and an indication of a quantity of the two or more instances of the same reactive emoji with the different skin tones to be displayed in association with the posted message on the interface of the electronic device.