US 11,996,113 B2
Voice notes with changing effects
Alex Edelsburg, Seattle, WA (US); Kyle Goodrich, Venice, CA (US); Pedram Javidpour, Los Angeles, CA (US); Andrew James McPhee, Culver City, CA (US); Daniel Moreno, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Jeremy Baker Voss, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/514,439.
Prior Publication US 2023/0135516 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 51/04 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06T 13/00 (2011.01); G10L 21/013 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01)
CPC G10L 21/013 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06T 13/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a messaging application implemented on a first participant computing device, a request to send a voice message to a second participant computing device in a communication session;
in response to receiving the request, selecting a voice modification effect;
receiving first input comprising a touch and hold gesture on a first indicator of the voice modification effect, the first input causing initiating of recording the voice message;
while the voice message is being recorded:
receiving, in real time, speech input by the first participant computing device;
modifying the speech input based on the voice modification effect in real time as the speech input is received; and
continuously updating an audio file with the modified speech input; and
in response to receiving second input comprising a release of the touch and hold gesture on the first indicator, terminating recording of the voice message, providing a first option to playback the audio file and a second option to send the audio file as the voice message to the second participant computing device.