Patent ID: 11956191
Assignee: BRAGI GMBH
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for audio-based social media messaging, the method comprising:
generating a first audio message by a first user using at least one microphone of a first device, the first device having a processor operatively connected to the at least one microphone and at least one speaker operatively connected to the processor;
associating the first audio message with a bubble;
sending the first audio message from the first device over a network to an audio-based social media server platform using a wireless radio transceiver operatively connected to the processor within the first device;
storing the first audio message on the audio-based social media server platform for a time period associated with the bubble;
communicating the first audio message on the audio-based social media server platform to a second device, the second device having at least one microphone and at least one speaker;
receiving a second audio message at the first device from a second user of the second device;
associating the second audio message with the bubble;
playing the second audio message using the first device;
storing the second audio message on the audio-based social media server platform for a remaining portion of the time period; and
removing the first audio message and the second audio message from the audio-based social media server platform after expiration of the time period such that both the first audio message and the second audio message are removed together when the bubble is popped, wherein the time period is determined based on rules defined by user preferences.