https://patentbrief.org/company/snapchat-inc Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Snapchat Inc, newest first. en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:20:09 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9083770/facebook-reactions A system that automatically decides whether to connect video calls directly between users or through a central server based on the number of people and connection quality. Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9083770/facebook-reactions https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8914752/apparatus-and-method-for-accelerated-display-of-ephemeral-messages This patent describes how an electronic device can quickly show a series of short-lived messages, deleting the current one and showing the next in response to a simple screen tap. Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8914752/apparatus-and-method-for-accelerated-display-of-ephemeral-messages