CPC H04L 65/4015 (2013.01) [H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/104 (2013.01); H04L 65/1089 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
11. A method comprising:
receiving, from a first client computing device of a first user participating in a group conversation with a respective client computing device of one or more other respective users, an electronic communication containing a request to launch a software application into the group conversation;
in response to the request to launch the software application, creating a software application session for the software application and associating the software application session with each respective client computing device of each respective user in the group conversation;
transmitting a respective electronic communication containing information regarding the software application session to each respective client computing device of each respective user in the group conversation;
determining that the first user is engaged in the software application session via the first client computing device, and that a second user in the group conversation is engaged in the software application session via a second client computing device; and
causing display of a first interface element on a third client computing device of a third user in the group conversation, the first interface element being user-selectable to observe the software application session.
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