US 11,700,256 B1
Techniques for group message thread link administration
Vinodh Jayaram, Freemont, CA (US); Andrew Cairns Moxon, San Francisco, CA (US); Andrew Yaoshu Song, San Francisco, CA (US); Huan Yan Wang, Belmont, CA (US); and Viswanath Poosala, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to META PLATFORMS, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by META PLATFORMS, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/461,292.
Application 17/461,292 is a continuation of application No. 16/425,199, filed on May 29, 2019, granted, now 11,108,776.
Application 16/425,199 is a continuation of application No. 15/389,998, filed on Dec. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,348,731, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04L 67/146 (2022.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/10 (2013.01) [H04L 51/216 (2022.05); H04L 67/146 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 63/0442 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
displaying, in a messaging application on a client device, a discussion room creation interface for creating a discussion room, comprising: a room create control, a viewable setting control, and a joinable setting control;
receiving a user selection of the room create control; and
creating, on a messaging system, a group messaging thread;
wherein the discussion room is set to allow users to view posted messages without administrator approval by selecting the viewable setting control; and
wherein the discussion room is set to allow the users to post messages without the administrator approval by selecting the joinable setting control.