US 12,010,080 B2
Syndication of links to content
Christopher J. Gearhart, Mountain View, CA (US); Alykhan F. Kanji, Cupertino, CA (US); Erik A. Partridge, Santa Clara, CA (US); Erik M. Berget, San Francisco, CA (US); Karthik Sudhir, Campbell, CA (US); Michael W. Fullerton, Campbell, CA (US); Sofiane Toudji, San Francisco, CA (US); and Stephen M. Lottermoser, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/744,599.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/197,224, filed on Jun. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/189,666, filed on May 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377032 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/18 (2013.01) [H04L 51/046 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a message from a participant in a first conversation thread of a third process;
detecting a first content link in the message, and automatically designating the detected first content link for syndication;
storing the first content link in a local link index;
receiving, by a first process executing on an electronic device and from a second process executing on the electronic device, a request for links to content items that resolve to the content items in the second process;
obtaining, based on the request, by the first process and from the local link index, a link to a content item that resolves to the content item in the second process, wherein the local link index is locally stored on the electronic device and the local link index comprises links to content items communicated via the third process executing on the electronic device; and
providing, by the first process, the link to the content item obtained from the local link index for presentation by the second process, wherein selection of the link causes the second process to present the content item.