# US 12,192,159 B2 · Methods, systems, and media for generating a notification in connection with a video content item > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,159 B2 - Document ID: US12192159B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/417,950 - Filed: 2024-01-19 - Published: 2024-05-09 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-13 - Assignees: Google Inc. - Applicants: Google LLC - Inventors: David Patierno; Jokubas Zukerman; Christopher Cooke; Tomer Margolin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192159B2 ## CPC - H04L 51/10: Multimedia information - H04L 51/224: providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages - H04L 67/55: Push-based network services - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Techniques are described for generating a notification in connection with a video content item are provided. An example method comprises receiving, from at least a portion of the plurality of user devices, a plurality of messages via the first message interface, determining whether a message from the plurality of messages is associated with participant information that would be of interest to a content creator of the video content item, and responsive to determining that the message is associated with the participant information that would be of interest to the content creator of the video content item, causing a creator interface including a second message interface to be presented on a user device associated with the content creator, wherein the second message interface presents a notification concerning the participant information by modifying an appearance of the message in the second message interface based on the participant information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: causing, by a computing system, a video content item and a first message interface to be presented on a plurality of user devices; receiving, by the computing system and from at least a portion of the plurality of user devices, a plurality of messages via the first message interface; determining, by the computing system, whether a message from the plurality of messages is associated with participant information that would be of interest to a content creator of the video content item; and responsive to determining that the message is associated with the participant information that would be of interest to the content creator of the video content item, causing, by the computing system, a creator interface including a second message interface to be presented on a user device associated with the content creator, wherein the second message interface presents a notification concerning the participant information by modifying an appearance of the message in the second message interface based on the participant information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is a first notification, the method further comprising causing, by the computing system, a second notification to be presented by modifying an appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein causing the second notification to be presented comprises causing, by the computing system, the appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices to be modified based on the participant information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: storing, by the computing system, metadata that indicates a time period of the video content item during which the first notification was presented; and presenting, by the computing system, the second notification in connection with presentation of the video content item on the plurality of user devices using the stored metadata. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, causing, by the computing system, the message to be pinned at the second message interface, wherein the message remains visible for a predetermined period of time at the second message interface when pinned. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the computing system, a selection of the notification from the plurality of messages. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the notification is a first notification, the method further comprising, responsive to receiving the selection, causing, by the computing system, a second notification to be presented by modifying an appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the notification is a first notification, the method further comprising, responsive to receiving the selection, causing, by the computing system, a second notification to be superimposed on the presentation of the video content item on the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 9 A computing system comprising: a memory that stores instructions; and one or more processors that execute the instructions to: cause a video content item and a first message interface to be presented on a plurality of user devices; receive, from at least a portion of the plurality of user devices, a plurality of messages via the first message interface; determine that a message from the plurality of messages is associated with participant information that would be of interest to a content creator of the video content item; and responsive to determining that the message is associated with the participant information that would be of interest to the content creator of the video content item, cause a creator interface including a second message interface to be presented on a user device associated with the content creator, wherein the second message interface presents a notification concerning the participant information by modifying an appearance of the message in the second message interface based on the participant information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computing system of claim 9, wherein the notification is a first notification and the one or more processors further execute the instructions to cause a second notification to be presented by modifying an appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein to cause the second notification to be presented the one or more processors further execute the instructions to modify the appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices based on the participant information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The computing system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors further execute the instructions to: store metadata that indicates a time period of the video content item during which the first notification was presented; and present the second notification in connection with presentation of the video content item on the plurality of user devices using the stored metadata. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The computing system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors further execute the instructions to cause the message to be pinned at the second message interface, wherein the message remains visible for a predetermined period of time at the second message interface when pinned. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The computing system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors further execute the instructions to receive, by the creator interface, a selection of the notification from the plurality of messages. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The computing system of claim 14, wherein the notification is a first notification and wherein the one or more processors further execute the instructions to, responsive to receiving the selection, cause a second notification to be presented by modifying an appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The computing system of claim 14, wherein the notification is a first notification and wherein the one or more processors further execute the instructions to, responsive to receiving the selection, cause a second notification to be superimposed on the presentation of the video content item on the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the one or more processors to: cause a video content item and a first message interface to be presented on a plurality of user devices; receive, from at least a portion of the plurality of user devices, a plurality of messages via the first message interface; determine that a message from the plurality of messages is associated with participant information that would be of interest to a content creator of the video content item; and responsive to determining that the message is associated with the participant information that would be of interest to the content creator of the video content item, cause a creator interface including a second message interface to be presented on a user device associated with the content creator, wherein the second message interface presents a notification concerning the participant information by modifying an appearance of the message in the second message interface based on the participant information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the notification is a first notification and the one or more processors further execute the instructions to cause a second notification to be presented by modifying an appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein to cause the second notification to be presented the one or more processors further execute the instructions to modify the appearance of the message in the first message interface of the plurality of user devices based on the participant information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors further execute the instructions to cause the message to be pinned at the second message interface, wherein the message remains visible for a predetermined period of time at the second message interface when pinned.