US 11,888,797 B2
Emoji-first messaging
Karl Bayer, Brooklyn, NY (US); Prerna Chikersal, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Shree K. Nayar, New York, NY (US); and Brian Anthony Smith, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/234,884.
Prior Publication US 2022/0337540 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/08 (2022.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/08 (2013.01) [H04L 51/224 (2022.05)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A client device, comprising:
a user interface configured to allow a user to enter a string of text comprising a message, the user interface configured to display an incoming message from a second client device;
a memory including a customizable library configured to map the string of text to customized emojis, wherein a user can selectively map the customized emojis to each of a plurality of words to generate the customized library;
a processor coupled to the memory; and
instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:
automatically convert the string of text to a string of the customized emojis, such that all the text is automatically converted to the customized emojis to automatically generate the string of customized emojis representing the message without user input;
send the string of customized emojis representing the message to the second client device;
share the customizable library with only a selected said second client device to create a private message exchange; and
toggle a displayed incoming emoji message from the second client device to text and automatically toggle the text back to only emojis after a period of time.