公开(公告)号：US11647160B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17390711

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04N7/15 ,  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：US11647159B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17390510

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  H04N7/15

CPC classification number: H04N7/157 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with a virtual conference among plural participants, a first audio channel for sharing among the plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button to initiate a side conversation with the participant; receive indication of a user selection, by a first participant, of the user-selectable button for initiating a side conversation with a second participant of the plural participants; and provide a second audio channel from a first device associated with the first participant to a second device associated with the second participant, in conjunction with providing the first audio channel to the second device.

公开(公告)号：US20230113024A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17953979

申请日：2022-09-27

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: H04L12/18

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for configuring broadcast media quality 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 an indication of user input for setting a broadcast media quality for a first participant video element, such that the broadcast media quality set for the first participant video element differs from that set for a second participant video element; provide for presentation of the room based on the broadcast media quality set for each of the first and second participant video elements; and assign, for each participant, 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：US20230101377A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17954932

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

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

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：US20230096597A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17954949

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

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

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：US20230051468A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17805127

申请日：2022-06-02

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Amitay ,  Jonathan Brody ,  Jeffrey Arthur Johnson ,  Andrew Lin ,  Walton Lin ,  John Rauser ,  Evan Spiegel

IPC: G06F3/04817 ,  G06T11/20 ,  G06T11/60 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/21 ,  G06F16/29 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/28 ,  H04L67/12 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F16/487 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04L51/52 ,  H04L67/52 ,  H04L67/50 ,  H04W12/02

Abstract: A social media platform provides a map-based graphical user interface (GUI) with multiple geographically anchored icons that are selectable to trigger playback of respective galleries of ephemeral messages. Each of the plurality of location-based ephemeral galleries comprises media content contributed by multiple different users. The ephemeral galleries are compiled based on geotag data associated with respective ephemeral messages submitted by multiple users to be publicly viewable via the map-based GUI. Two or more different types of galleries are represented in the map-based GUI by different, visually distinct types of gallery icon.

公开(公告)号：US20220407735A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17856588

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Maxwell Gale ,  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 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 a reaction button which is selectable by the participant to indicate a reaction to the virtual conference; receive indication of selections of the reaction button by one or more of the plural participants; and in response to receiving the indication, provide, for each of the plural participants, display of reaction icons and audio output based on the selections, determine that a rate at which the selections were received meets a threshold rate, and provide, in response to the determining, for modified audio output associated with the selections.

公开(公告)号：US11385763B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US15965775

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Amitay ,  Jonathan Brody ,  Leonid Gorkin ,  Jeffrey Arthur Johnson ,  Andrew Lin ,  Walton Lin ,  John Rauser ,  Amer Shahnawaz ,  Evan Spiegel ,  Marcel M. Yung

IPC: G06F3/04817 ,  G06T11/20 ,  G06T11/60 ,  H04L67/52 ,  H04L67/50 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/21 ,  G06F16/29 ,  H04L51/52 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/28 ,  H04L67/12 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F16/487 ,  H04W4/18 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: A map-based graphical user interface for a social media application displays to social media activity information based on submission of geo-tagged social media items to the platform. Geographical distributions of social activity is displayed on a map forming part of the application. A heatmap can represent posting density or unusualness.

公开(公告)号：US11381411B1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US17390564

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Maxwell Gale ,  Andrew Cheng-min Lin ,  Walton Lin

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  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 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 a reaction button which is selectable by the participant to indicate a reaction to the virtual conference; receive indication of selections of the reaction button by one or more of the plural participants; and in response to receiving the indication, provide, for each of the plural participants, display of reaction icons and audio output based on the selections, determine that a rate at which the selections were received meets a threshold rate, and provide, in response to the determining, for modified audio output associated with the selections.

公开(公告)号：US11195237B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US15628408

申请日：2017-06-20

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan Brody ,  Leonid Gorkin ,  Andrew Lin ,  Evan Spiegel ,  Daniel Amitay ,  Sheridan Kates ,  Walton Lin ,  John Rauser ,  Amer Shahnawaz ,  Marcel M. Yung

IPC: G06Q50/00 ,  G06F16/487 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by determining the current activities of users based on location sensor information from the users' computing devices and generating customized media content items based on their activities. The media content can be generated for a variety of topics and shared with other users. For example, media content (e.g., images or video) can be generated and displayed on a user's computing device, as well as transmitted to other users via electronic communications, such as short message service (SMS) or multimedia service (MMS) texts and emails.