Ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages with opt-in permanence
First Claim
1. A server, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to;
maintain a plurality of ephemeral galleries of ephemeral messages including a first ephemeral gallery and a second ephemeral gallery an ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages, wherein each ephemeral message is a photograph or a video, and each particular ephemeral gallery in the plurality of ephemeral galleries has a gallery timer that establishes a lifespan of the particular ephemeral gallery,post a first ephemeral message to the first ephemeral gallery, wherein the ephemeral message has an associated a first message duration parameter and a first gallery participation parameter, wherein the first message duration parameter specifies a period of time for which the first ephemeral message is displayed, and the first gallery participation parameter specifies a period of time that the first ephemeral message will continue to be available for viewing in the first ephemeral gallery,remove a second ephemeral message from the first ephemeral gallery in response to the identification of an expired a second gallery participation parameter of the second ephemeral message expiring, the second ephemeral message after removal thereof being unavailable for recipient viewing as part of the ephemeral gallery,eliminate the first ephemeral gallery upon an earlier one of;
a first expiration of the gallery timer associated with the first ephemeral gallery and a second expiration of a gallery participation parameter of a last most recent ephemeral message posted to the first ephemeral gallery, wherein a time period of the gallery timer is at least partly concurrent with a time period of the gallery participation parameter of the most recent ephemeral message, andwherein eliminating the first ephemeral gallery comprises making the first ephemeral gallery unavailable for recipient viewing, andpreserve the second ephemeral gallery in response to receiving user input indicative of gallery preservation a gesture applied to an indicium to save the ephemeral gallery to produce a preserved gallery.
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Abstract
A server has a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to maintain an ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages, where each ephemeral message is a photograph or a video. An ephemeral message is posted to the ephemeral gallery. The ephemeral message has an associated message duration parameter and a gallery participation parameter. An ephemeral message is removed from the ephemeral gallery in response to the identification of an expired gallery participation parameter. The ephemeral gallery is eliminated upon expiration of either a gallery timer or upon expiration of the gallery participation parameter of a last message posted to the ephemeral gallery. The ephemeral gallery is preserved in response to a gesture applied to an indicium to save the ephemeral gallery to produce a preserved gallery.
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21 Claims
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1. A server, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to; maintain a plurality of ephemeral galleries of ephemeral messages including a first ephemeral gallery and a second ephemeral gallery an ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages, wherein each ephemeral message is a photograph or a video, and each particular ephemeral gallery in the plurality of ephemeral galleries has a gallery timer that establishes a lifespan of the particular ephemeral gallery, post a first ephemeral message to the first ephemeral gallery, wherein the ephemeral message has an associated a first message duration parameter and a first gallery participation parameter, wherein the first message duration parameter specifies a period of time for which the first ephemeral message is displayed, and the first gallery participation parameter specifies a period of time that the first ephemeral message will continue to be available for viewing in the first ephemeral gallery, remove a second ephemeral message from the first ephemeral gallery in response to the identification of an expired a second gallery participation parameter of the second ephemeral message expiring, the second ephemeral message after removal thereof being unavailable for recipient viewing as part of the ephemeral gallery, eliminate the first ephemeral gallery upon an earlier one of;
a first expiration of the gallery timer associated with the first ephemeral gallery and a second expiration of a gallery participation parameter of a last most recent ephemeral message posted to the first ephemeral gallery, wherein a time period of the gallery timer is at least partly concurrent with a time period of the gallery participation parameter of the most recent ephemeral message, andwherein eliminating the first ephemeral gallery comprises making the first ephemeral gallery unavailable for recipient viewing, and preserve the second ephemeral gallery in response to receiving user input indicative of gallery preservation a gesture applied to an indicium to save the ephemeral gallery to produce a preserved gallery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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