US 11,683,444 B2
Cross-application facilitating of video rooms
Aby John, San Jose, CA (US); Valerie Rose, Lafayette, CA (US); Priyanka Kodikal, San Jose, CA (US); Ryan Andrew Wiggins, San Francisco, CA (US); Raluca-Elena Podiuc, Mountain View, CA (US); Charlotte Genevieve Duran, Torrance, CA (US); and Scott William Ryder, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,763.
Application 17/664,763 is a continuation of application No. 17/196,733, filed on Mar. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,375,157.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/014,928, filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286645 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 51/02 (2022.01); H04L 51/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/15 (2013.01) [H04L 51/02 (2013.01); H04L 51/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented by a video room system comprising:
providing, for display within a chat interface of a first messaging application on a creator device, a video room element selectable to generate a video room for video conferencing between the creator device and one or more devices;
receiving, from the creator device and based on user interaction selecting the video room element, an indication to generate the video room;
based on determining that a second messaging application is installed on the creator device, generating, utilizing the second messaging application, a video room link that is sharable to invite invitee devices to join the video room;
providing the video room link within the chat interface of the first messaging application on the creator device;
sending the video room link to the one or more devices via a message thread between the creator device and the one or more devices on the first messaging application; and
upon providing the video room link within the message thread on the first messaging application, automatically surfacing a graphical element for the video room link in a banner area of the first messaging application, the second messaging application, or within a social networking feed of one or more users of the one or more devices or the creator device.