Conversation-based messaging method and system
Summary
USPTO granted ByteDance Inc. Patent US12596972B2 for a conversation-based messaging system. The patent covers generating thread identifiers for new conversations, displaying overlaid windows with selectable elements for conversation attributes, and creating conversation attributes through user selection. The patent contains 20 claims and was filed on August 16, 2023.
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USPTO granted ByteDance Inc. Patent US12596972B2 for a conversation-based messaging system. The patent covers generating thread identifiers for new conversations, displaying overlaid windows with selectable elements for conversation attributes, and creating conversation attributes through user selection. This represents a standard patent grant for messaging technology with no direct compliance obligations.
This patent grant gives ByteDance enforceable intellectual property rights over the described messaging system, which may be relevant in IP licensing negotiations or patent litigation. Competitors developing similar conversation-based messaging features should consider potential infringement implications. The patent does not create any regulatory compliance requirements for the industry.
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Conversation-based messaging method and system
Grant US12596972B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
BYTEDANCE INC.
Inventors
Wentao Zheng, Zihao Wang, Ruchir Astavans, Justin Jia-Zhao Lim, Wang Liang
Abstract
The present disclosure describes conversation-based messaging techniques. The techniques comprise generating a thread identifier (ID) corresponding to a new conversation based on receiving a user input indicative of starting the new conversation, wherein the user input is received from a user via a predetermined interface element on a user interface; displaying a window overlaid on the user interface in response to receiving the user input via the predetermined interface element, wherein the window comprises a plurality of representative elements corresponding to a plurality of types of conversation attribute; and creating one or more attributes of the new conversation based at least in part on selecting one or more representative elements among the plurality of representative elements, wherein the creating one or more attributes of the new conversation further comprises associating the one or more attributes with the thread ID of the first conversation.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 10/063114 G06Q 10/1097 G06Q 10/101 G06Q 50/01 G06F 16/22 H04L 51/56 H04L 51/216 H04L 51/046 H04L 67/55
Filing Date
2023-08-16
Application No.
18234774
Claims
20
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