公开(公告)号：US11199957B1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16277607

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Sumbul Alvi ,  Jonathan Brody ,  Xingkai Eric Chew ,  Bryant Detwiller ,  Joseph Engelman ,  Abdulrahman Khan ,  Sarah Lensing ,  Robert Lin ,  Gaurav Misra ,  Nathaniel Parrott ,  Suraj Vindana Samaranayake ,  Andrew Thieck

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Method of generating customized avatars based on location information includes processor receiving from first client device location information including a location of the first client device. Processor causes a status interface to be displayed on first client device that includes selectable location items corresponding to locations based on the location information. Processor receives a selection from first client device of first selectable location item and causes avatar selection interface to be displayed on first client device that includes versions of first avatar performing actions related to the first selectable location item. Processor receives selection of first selectable version of the first avatar and generates a map interface that includes a map display based on the location information and the first selectable version of the first avatar. Processor causes the map interface to be displayed on at least one of the plurality of client devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10979752B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16289308

申请日：2019-02-28

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan Brody ,  Joseph Engelman ,  Robert Lin ,  Gaurav Misra ,  Kimberly A. Phifer ,  Sriram Raman ,  Jay Sani

IPC: H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: Method for generating media content items based on location information starts with the server system receiving from a first computing device an electronic communication including location information from a location sensor coupled to the first client computing device. Server system then determines a current activity of a first user of the first client computing device based on the location information; generating a media content item including a map display based on the location information and at least one of: (i) an avatar of the first user engaged in the current activity, (ii) a status message associated with the current activity of the first user, or (iii) a status message associated with a map location on the map display. Server system then causes the media content item to be displayed on a display screen of at least one of a plurality of client computing devices. Other embodiments are described herein.