Patent ID: 11902235
Assignee: SNAP INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A server, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to:
identify when a first participant at a first client device and a second participant at a second client device are actively viewing a common message thread, comprising a thread entry, at a same time;
provide, in response to the identifying and without input from the first or second participants, for an alternate channel communication prompt to be displayed together with the thread entry on the first client device and on the second client device, the alternate channel communication prompt being user-selectable for alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices;
receive, from the first client device, an indication of user selection of the alternate channel communication prompt by the first participant;
provide, in response to receiving the indication, for the alternate channel communication between the first and second client devices; and
provide for an alternate channel communication indicator to be displayed on the second client device, the alternate channel communication indicator being displayed together with the alternate channel communication prompt and the thread entry.