US 12,411,587 B2
User classification based notification
Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Los Angeles, CA (US); Siqi Chen, Marina del Rey, CA (US); Edward Koai, Santa Monica, CA (US); Yansong Liu, Marina del Rey, CA (US); Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Khoi Tran, West Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/128,999.
Application 18/128,999 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,767, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,716,243.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239197 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/306 (2022.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06Q 50/00 (2024.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 41/0686 (2022.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0481 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); H04L 41/0686 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a client device, an input that designates a notification type to a user attribute that includes a rate of communication that comprises a minimum number of bidirectional communications within a predefined time period in order to be designated with the notification type, the notification type comprising one or more alert attributes;
designating the notification type to a portion of a list of user connections based on the rate of communication, the portion of the list of user connections including a user account that includes a communication history that indicates the rate of communication designated by the input;
receiving a notification from the user account; and
presenting an alert at the client device based on the notification type designated to the user attribute by the input.