US 12,233,345 B2
In-game status bar
William Wu, Marina del Rey, CA (US); Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Venice, CA (US); and Alexander R. Osborne, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/308,304.
Application 18/308,304 is a continuation of application No. 17/345,465, filed on Jun. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,673,063.
Application 17/345,465 is a continuation of application No. 16/177,332, filed on Oct. 31, 2018, granted, now 11,052,322.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256349 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/48 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/87 (2014.09) [A63F 13/48 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); A63F 2300/556 (2013.01); A63F 2300/572 (2013.01); A63F 2300/636 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
selecting between presenting a first set of features and presenting a second set of features based on whether a target application was launched from a non-conversation interface of a communication interface or whether the target application was launched from a conversation interface of the communication interface; and
exchanging one or more messages between a set of users, via the communication interface of an interaction application, during interaction of the set of users in the target application to enable the set of users to have a conversation in the target application through the communication interface that is associated with the interaction application.