# Snapchat Inc — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Snapchat Inc has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Apps Automatically Switch Between Video Call Connection Methods](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9083770/facebook-reactions) — granted 2015
  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.
- [How Snapchat Stories Advance with a Tap](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8914752/apparatus-and-method-for-accelerated-display-of-ephemeral-messages) — granted 2014
  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.

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