Apparatus and method for accelerated display of ephemeral messages
An electronic device comprises a display and an ephemeral message controller to present on the display an ephemeral message for a transitory period of time. A touch controller identifies haptic contact on the display dur
Patent Number
US 8914752
Status
Active
Filing Date
August 22, 2013
Grant Date
December 16, 2014
Expiration
~August 2033 (estimated)
Claims
11
Assignee
Snapchat Inc
Inventors
Evan Spiegel
Citations
176 forward · 10 backward
What it covers
An electronic device comprises a display and an ephemeral message controller to present on the display an ephemeral message for a transitory period of time. A touch controller identifies haptic contact on the display during the transitory period of time. The ephemeral message controller terminates the ephemeral message in response to the haptic contact.
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