Inventor

WALTON LIN

Inventor

US

Overview

2022–2026

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 70 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Lprimary

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication21%

G06FElectric digital data processing18%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general15%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television12%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes11%

G06NComputing arrangements based on specific computational models9%

H04WWireless communication networks8%

A63FCard, board, or roulette games2%

G01WMeteorology1%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding1%

PatentTitleYear

12,580,783Configuring 360-degree video within a virtual conferencing system2026 12,530,408Location-based social media search mechanism with dynamically variable search period2026 12,524,128Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interface2026 12,520,101Selective location-based identity communication2026 12,483,676Providing a door for a room within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,457,305Providing MIDI controls within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,413,687Providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,393,318Map-based graphical user interface for ephemeral social media content2025 12,362,954Mixing participant audio from multiple rooms within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,340,064Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metrics2025 12,321,564Presenting participant reactions within a virtual working environment2025 12,316,689Automatically navigating between rooms within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,302,037Virtual participant interaction for hybrid event2025 12,302,038Providing a takeable item within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,289,176Presenting overview of participant reactions within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,287,961Providing bot participants within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,244,966Providing template rooms within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,223,156Low-latency delivery mechanism for map-based GUI2025 12,212,425Providing a room preview within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,199,784Configuring broadcast media quality within a virtual conferencing system2025 12,192,675Recreating keyboard and mouse sounds within virtual working environment2025 12,185,028Providing contact information within a virtual conferencing system2024 12,167,168Presenting time-limited video feed within virtual working environment2024 12,131,003Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metrics2024 12,132,769Communicating with a user external to a virtual conference2024 12,120,460Updating a room element within a virtual conferencing system2024 12,112,013Location privacy management on map-based social media platforms2024 12,107,698Breakout sessions based on tagging users within a virtual conferencing system2024 12,086,381Map-based graphical user interface for multi-type social media galleries2024 12,088,962Configuring participant video feeds within a virtual conferencing system2024 12,081,353Updating element properties based on distance between elements in virtual conference2024 12,081,794Video compression system2024 12,069,409In-person participant interaction for hybrid event2024 12,057,952Coordinating side conversations within virtual conferencing system2024 12,058,583Selective location-based identity communication2024 12,050,758Presenting participant reactions within a virtual working environment2024 12,047,707Providing MIDI controls within a virtual conferencing system2024 11,998,833Generating collectible items based on location information2024 11,995,288Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interface2024 11,979,244Configuring 360-degree video within a virtual conferencing system2024 11,973,613Presenting overview of participant conversations within a virtual conferencing system2024 11,972,173Providing change in presence sounds within virtual working environment2024 11,968,055Assigning participants to rooms within a virtual conferencing system2024 11,943,072Providing a room preview within a virtual conferencing system2024 11,893,647Location-based virtual avatars2024 11,880,560Providing bot participants within a virtual conferencing system2024 11,855,796Presenting overview of participant reactions within a virtual conferencing system2023 11,842,411Location-based virtual avatars2023 11,792,031Mixing participant audio from multiple rooms within a virtual conferencing system2023 11,789,179Generating weather data based on messaging system activity2023 11,784,841Presenting participant reactions within a virtual conferencing system2023 11,782,574Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metrics2023 11,740,758Presenting participant reactions within a virtual working environment2023 11,736,717Video compression system2023 11,722,535Communicating with a user external to a virtual conference2023 11,689,696Configuring participant video feeds within a virtual conferencing system2023 11,683,447Providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing system2023 11,683,192Updating element properties based on distance between elements in virtual conference2023 11,574,225Generating weather data based on messaging system activity2023 11,556,221Friend location sharing mechanism for social media platforms2023 11,491,393Generating collectible items based on location information2022 11,489,684Assigning participants to rooms within a virtual conferencing system2022 11,474,663Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interface2022 11,451,956Location privacy management on map-based social media platforms2022 11,418,906Selective location-based identity communication2022 11,409,407Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metrics2022 11,392,264Map-based graphical user interface for multi-type social media galleries2022 11,385,763Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metrics2022 11,381,411Presenting participant reactions within a virtual conferencing system2022 11,362,848Administrator-based navigating of participants between rooms within a virtual conferencing system2022

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2022–2026Patents assigned to SNAP INC (70)· patent assignee history

2022–2026Based in US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SNAP INC	70	2022–2026

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
US	70	2022–2026