US 12,464,048 B2
Social network pooled post capture
Newar Husam Al Majid, New York, NY (US); and Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/631,981.
Application 18/631,981 is a continuation of application No. 18/205,381, filed on Jun. 2, 2023, granted, now 11,991,250.
Application 18/205,381 is a continuation of application No. 17/534,021, filed on Nov. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,736,572.
Application 17/534,021 is a continuation of application No. 15/929,413, filed on Apr. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,196,816.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/840,971, filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0259471 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/141 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/143 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/141 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/143 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
initiating a social network pool session based on a request from a device;
continuously generating a plurality of media data items during the social network pool session;
detecting that a time duration of the plurality of media data items being displayed in combination meets a pool limit; and
in response to detecting that the time duration meets the pool limit, terminating the social network pool session.