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Walton Lin
Also filed as: LIN WALTON · LIN WALTON W
74 granted patents·14 pending applications·612 citations·filing 2008–2025
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88 records- 0198US12112013B2Location privacy management on map-based social media platformsSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 8, 2024·4 cites·18 claims
- 0298US12086381B2Map-based graphical user interface for multi-type social media galleriesSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 10, 2024·5 cites·19 claims
- 0398US12058583B2Selective location-based identity communicationSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 6, 2024·7 cites·14 claims
- 0498US11489684B2Assigning participants to rooms within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 1, 2022·18 cites·19 claims
- 0598US11474663B2Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interfaceSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 18, 2022·17 cites·20 claims
- 0698US11451956B1Location privacy management on map-based social media platformsSNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 20, 2022·22 cites·18 claims
- 0798US11418906B2Selective location-based identity communicationSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 16, 2022·19 cites·20 claims
- 0898US11385763B2Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metricsSNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 12, 2022·20 cites·14 claims
- 0998US11381411B1Presenting participant reactions within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 5, 2022·62 cites·20 claims
- 1098US11362848B1Administrator-based navigating of participants between rooms within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 14, 2022·58 cites·20 claims
- 1198US10963529B1Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interfaceSNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·50 cites·19 claims
- 1298US10212541B1Selective location-based identity communicationSNAP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·42 cites·11 claims
- 1397US12340064B2Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metricsSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 24, 2025·3 cites·20 claims
- 1497US12223156B2Low-latency delivery mechanism for map-based GUISNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 11, 2025·4 cites·20 claims
- 1597US12131003B2Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metricsSNAP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 29, 2024·7 cites·16 claims
- 1697US11995288B2Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interfaceSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 28, 2024·7 cites·20 claims
- 1797US11782574B2Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metricsSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·11 cites·19 claims
- 1897US11689696B2Configuring participant video feeds within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 27, 2023·10 cites·20 claims
- 1997US11683447B2Providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·7 cites·16 claims
- 2097US11556221B2Friend location sharing mechanism for social media platformsSNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 17, 2023·13 cites·16 claims
- 2197US11392264B1Map-based graphical user interface for multi-type social media galleriesSNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 19, 2022·19 cites·17 claims
- 2297US10952013B1Selective location-based identity communicationSNAP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·30 cites·20 claims
- 2396US11409407B2Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metricsSNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 9, 2022·17 cites·20 claims
- 2496US10933311B2Generating collectible items based on location informationSNAP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·74 cites·18 claims
- 2595US11842411B2Location-based virtual avatarsSNAP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 12, 2023·13 cites·18 claims
- 2695US11740758B1Presenting participant reactions within a virtual working environmentSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 29, 2023·3 cites·16 claims
- 2794US12047707B2Providing MIDI controls within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 23, 2024·2 cites·15 claims
- 2894US11893647B2Location-based virtual avatarsSNAP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 6, 2024·10 cites·19 claims
- 2993US11722535B2Communicating with a user external to a virtual conferenceSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 3093US2025377761A1Map-based graphical user interface for ephemeral social media contentSNAP INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3192US12393318B2Map-based graphical user interface for ephemeral social media contentSNAP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 19, 2025·2 cites·18 claims
- 3292US12244966B2Providing template rooms within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 4, 2025·1 cites·19 claims
- 3392US10769542B1Generating weather data based on messaging system activitySNAP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 8, 2020·14 cites·20 claims
- 3491US2025021206A1Activity metric-based visual variation of selectable gui elementsSNAP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3591US2025110611A1Stylized map tile generation and serving for online platformsSNAP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3689US2024281114A1Map-based graphical user interface for multi-type social media galleriesSNAP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3789US2024402877A1Map-based graphical user interface indicating geospatial activity metricsSNAP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3888US11574225B2Generating weather data based on messaging system activitySNAP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 7, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3987US11979244B2Configuring 360-degree video within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 4086US11784841B2Presenting participant reactions within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4186US9743045B2Automatic audio-video switchingAIRTIME MEDIA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·4 cites·24 claims
- 4285US8108383B2Enhanced search resultsLIN WALTON·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 31, 2012·26 cites·14 claims
- 4383US11943072B2Providing a room preview within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 26, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
- 4482US12457305B2Providing MIDI controls within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4582US12321564B2Presenting participant reactions within a virtual working environmentSNAP INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4680US11683192B2Updating element properties based on distance between elements in virtual conferenceSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4780US11491393B2Generating collectible items based on location informationSNAP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 8, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4880US2025165120A1Dynamic map interface generationSNAP INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4979US11789179B2Generating weather data based on messaging system activitySNAP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5078US12287961B2Providing bot participants within a virtual conferencing systemSNAP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 29, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
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