公开(公告)号：US20220321613A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17390729

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Snap, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for communicating with a user external to a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring an external communication element to communicate with an external user; receive, via the interface, an indication of first user input for setting properties for the external communication element; provide, in association with virtual conferencing for the room, the external communication element in the room based on the properties; receive an indication of second user input selecting the external communication element; and provide, in response to receiving indication of the second user input, for communication with the external user based on the properties.

公开(公告)号：US11362848B1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US17391948

申请日：2021-08-02

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04815

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for administrator-based navigating of a participant between rooms. The program and method provide, to a first of plural participants, a first user interface for navigating a virtual space comprising plural rooms, the first user interface allowing the first participant to move the plural participants among the plural rooms; provide, to a second participant, a second user interface for navigating the virtual space, the second user interface allowing the second participant to move among the plural rooms while disallowing to move other participants among the plural rooms; receive an indication of user input via the first user interface, to move the second participant from a first room to a second room; and provide, in response to receiving the indication, for switching the second participant from the first to second room.

公开(公告)号：US12289176B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US18506861

申请日：2023-11-10

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L65/4038

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting an overview of participant reactions to a virtual conference. The program and method provide for a virtual conference between plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of reaction buttons which are selectable by the participant to indicate different reactions to the virtual conference; receive indication of selections of the reaction buttons by one or more of the plural participants; store an indication of the selections over time in association with recording the virtual conference; generate a graphical overview of reactions to the virtual conference based on the stored indication of the selections; and provide, for a first participant of the plural participants, display of the graphical overview.

公开(公告)号：US12185028B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17954932

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04N7/14

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing contact information. The program and method provide for providing for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a room included within a virtual space; providing, for each of the plural participants in the room, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button for sending contact information to the participant; receiving a first indication of a user selection, by a first participant of the plural participants, of the user-selectable button corresponding to a second participant of the plural participants; receiving, in response to receiving the first indication, a second indication that the second participant authorizes viewing contact information of first participant; and providing, in response to receiving the second indication, the contact information of the first participant for viewing by the second participant.

公开(公告)号：US12120460B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17954949

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04N7/14

CPC classification number: H04N7/157 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/152 ,  G06T2200/24

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for updating a room element within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide for providing, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for setting properties of elements within a room; receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input setting a property of an element within the room; providing, based on the first user input, a virtual conference between plural participants within the room, the room including the element; receiving, via the interface and during the virtual conference, an indication of second user input updating the property of the element within the room; and updating, based on the second user input and during the virtual conference, the property of the element.

公开(公告)号：US12107698B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17391979

申请日：2021-08-02

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04N7/15

CPC classification number: H04L12/1822 ,  H04N7/157

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing breakout sessions based on tagging users within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a virtual space for virtual conferencing between plural participants, display of a first user interface for assigning tags to the plural participants; receive indication of first user input, via the first user interface, assigning a tag to a subset of the plural participants; provide display of a second user interface for configuring a breakout session; receive indication of second user input, via the second user interface, setting properties for the breakout session including the tag and an identification of a room to associate with the tag; and provide for the breakout session in the room, the breakout session including at least the subset of the plural participants.

公开(公告)号：US20240314271A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18678568

申请日：2024-05-30

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G10H1/00 ,  H04N7/14

CPC classification number: H04N7/157 ,  G06T19/003 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/152 ,  G06T2200/24 ,  G06T2219/024 ,  G06T2219/2012

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) controls within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for updating a property of an element within a room based on a received MIDI message; receiving, based on the interface, an indication of user input specifying to update the property of the element when the received MIDI message includes a predefined value; providing a virtual conference between plural participants within the room, the room including the element; receiving a MIDI message that includes the predefined value; and updating, in response to receiving the MIDI message, the property of the element.

公开(公告)号：US12088962B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18340450

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06T7/11

CPC classification number: H04N7/157 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T2200/24

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for configuring participant video feeds within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring plural participant video elements which are assignable to respective participant video feeds; receive, via the interface, an indication of user input for setting properties for the plural participant video elements; provide, in association with virtual conferencing between plural participants, display of the room based on the properties for the plural participant video elements; and assign, for each of the plural participants, a participant video feed corresponding to the participant with a respective participant video element of the plural participant video elements.

公开(公告)号：US12081794B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18230511

申请日：2023-08-04

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Demyanov ,  Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin ,  Aleksei Podkin ,  Aleksei Stoliar ,  Sergey Tulyakov

IPC: H04N19/54 ,  G06N3/045 ,  H04L65/70 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/172

CPC classification number: H04N19/54 ,  G06N3/045 ,  H04L65/70 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/172

Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe a video compression system. The described systems and methods accesses a sequence of image frames from a first computing device, the sequence of image frames comprising a first image frame and a second image frame, detects a first set of keypoints for the first image frame, transmits the first image frame and the first set of keypoints to a second computing device, detects a second set of keypoints for the second image frame, transmits the second set of keypoints to the second computing device, causes an animated image to be displayed on the second computing device.

公开(公告)号：US11973613B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17393204

申请日：2021-08-03

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04L12/18

CPC classification number: H04L12/1827 ,  H04L12/1822

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting an overview of participant conversations within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide for a virtual space comprising plural rooms, each room of the plural rooms being configured for virtual conferencing between respective participants; provide, for an administrator of the virtual space, display of a dashboard interface, the dashboard interface comprising a room preview element for each of the plural rooms, each room preview element corresponding to a live preview for a respective room of the plural rooms; determine metrics for each of the plural rooms; and provide for display of the metrics within the dashboard interface.