IP Library Granted Patent US 11,599,241
Granted Patent B2
US 11,599,241 · App. 16/596,469 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Network resource location linking and visual content sharing

Inventors: Imran Patel (Venice, CA); William Wu (Marina del Rey, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,599,241
App. No.
16/596,469
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for transmitting shared visual content between networked devices with a linked source for the visual content by accessing and presenting visual content, receiving a network location for a network resource associated with the visual content, linking the network location to the visual content to generate linked visual content, and cause presentation of the linked visual content in a draft message within a graphical user interface.

Claims (67)

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

sending a request to identify a network location for a network resource for an image;

in response to identifying the network location:

automatically linking the network location to the image to generate a linked image without user input, the generating of the linked image causing modification of image metadata of the image to include a representation of the network location, wherein the representation of the network location is not visually presented within a graphical user interface of a client device;

detecting a selection of the linked image; and

in response to detecting the selection of the linked image, causing presentation of the linked image within message content of a draft message within the graphical user interface, the presentation of the draft message proximate to display of a message thread; and

in response to failing to identify the network location, causing presentation of a linking failure notification within the graphical user interface of the client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is a screen capture of a further image presented within the graphical user interface of the client device and the network location is a network address for the network resource.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is captured via an image device coupled to a client device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is presented as a set of user interface elements and further comprising:

detecting a further selection, the further selection comprising selection of a user interface element of the set of user interface elements, the selected user interface element representing the image; and

based on the selection of the user interface element, transmitting the image to an image identification system via a communication network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein before receiving the network location for the network resource for the image, the method further comprises:

accessing an image cache of a client device;

causing presentation of the image of the image cache within the graphical user interface of a messaging application, the messaging application displaying the message thread on the client device; and

based on the presentation of the image of the image cache, transmitting the image to an image identification system via a communication network.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

based on presentation of the image of the image cache, causing presentation of a linking indicator.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein linking the network location to the image further comprises:

generating an overlay element representing the network location, the overlay element comprising a selectable user interface element and an indication of the network location; and

associating the overlay element with the image.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein linking the network location to the image to generate the linked image further comprises:

storing the network location in metadata associated with the image.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second network location for a network resource for a second image;

detecting a failure to link the second network location to the second image based on a monitored condition;

causing presentation of a failure notification, the failure notification indicating failure to link the second network location to the second image;

based on presenting the failure notification, causing presentation of a link field; and

receiving the second network location via the link field.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving input via the graphical user interface, the input comprising an annotation to be added to the image; and

modifying the image to include the annotation.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing presentation of a linking failure notification within the graphical user interface of the client device comprises:

causing presentation of an indication of a plurality of selectable network locations;

receiving a selection at the graphical user interface of one of the plurality of selectable network locations; and

in response to receiving the selection, linking the network location to the image to generate the linked image.

12. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising:

sending a request to identify a network location for a network resource for an image;

in response to identifying the network location:

automatically linking the network location to the image to generate a linked image without user input, the generating of the linked image causing modification of image metadata of the image to include a representation of the network location, wherein the representation of the network location is not visually presented within a graphical user interface of a client device;

detecting a selection of the linked image; and

in response to detecting the selection of the linked image, causing presentation of the linked image within message content of a draft message within the graphical user interface, the presentation of the draft message proximate to display of a message thread; and

in response to failing to identify the network location, causing presentation of a linking failure notification within the graphical user interface of the client device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the image is a screen capture of a further image presented within the graphical user interface of the client device and the network location is a network address for the network resource.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the image is captured via an image device coupled to a client device.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more images are presented as a set of user interface elements, and the one or more processors perform operations further comprising:

detecting a further user input, the further user input selecting a user interface element of the set of user interface elements, the selected user interface element representing the image; and

based on the selection of the user interface element, transmitting the image to an image identification system via a communication network.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein before receiving the network location for the network resource for the image, wherein the one or more processors perform operations further comprising:

accessing an image cache of a client device;

causing presentation of the image of the image cache within the graphical user interface of a messaging application, the messaging application displaying the message thread on the client device; and

based on the presentation of the image of the image cache, transmitting the image to an image identification system via a communication network.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors perform operations further comprising:

based on presentation of the image of the image cache, causing presentation of a linking indicator.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors to perform operations further comprising:

generating an overlay element representing the network location, the overlay element comprising a selectable user interface element and an indication of the network location; and

associating the overlay element with the image.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

sending a request to identify a network location for a network resource for an image;

in response to identifying the network location:

automatically linking the network location to the image to generate a linked image without user input, the generating of the linked image causing modification of image metadata of the image to include a representation of the network location, wherein the representation of the network location is not visually presented within a graphical user interface of a client device;

detecting a selection of the linked image; and

in response to detecting the selection of the linked image, causing presentation of the linked image within message content of a draft message within the graphical user interface, the presentation of the draft message proximate to display of a message thread; and

in response to failing to identify the network location, causing presentation of a linking failure notification within the graphical user interface of the client device.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the image is a screen capture of a further image presented within the graphical user interface of the client device and the network location is a network address for the network resource.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: PATEL, IMRAN; WU, WILLIAM
To: SNAPCHAT, INC.
Reel/Frame 062106/0460 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: SNAPCHAT, INC.
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 062106/0782 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14954138 · Nov 30, 2015
Related Publication 20200034013A1 · Jan 30, 2020