Patent ID: 11962555
Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a chat application running on a first client device, a selection of a first message to keep from a sequence of messages in Mena networked conversation hosted by the chat application, wherein the first message is associated with a second client device;
verifying that the networked conversation is slated for deletion at a selected time after the selection of the first message;
storing the first message in a folder accessible to multiple participants in the networked conversation;
determining a state of the chat application in the second client device;
displaying, based on the state of the chat application in the second client device, an in-application notification or a push notification that the first message has been stored in the folder and is accessible to the participants in the networked conversation; and
removing the first message from the folder upon receipt, from the second client device, of a request to un-keep the first message.