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Granted Patent B2
US 11,063,891 · App. 16/702,184 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Personalized avatar notification

Inventor: Jeremy Voss (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
H04L51/10G06F3/0482G06F3/04817H04L51/16H04L51/24H04L51/32H04L67/306
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,063,891
App. No.
16/702,184
Filed
Dec 3, 2019
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2143
USPC
715/753
Abstract

An avatar notification system is disclosed, which performs operations that include: causing display of a notification at a client device associated with a first user account, the notification including an identification of a second user account; receiving an input that selects the notification from the client device; presenting a composition interface at the client device in response to the input that selects the notification, the composition interface including a display of a media element that comprises a first identifier associated with the first user account and a second identifier associated with the second user account; receiving a selection of the media element from the client device; and generating a message that includes the media element in response to the selection.

Claims (61)

1. A method comprising:

accessing a bidirectional communication history between a first user account and a second user account, the bidirectional communication history comprising a message that includes a timestamp;

determining a period of time elapsed since the message from among the bidirectional communication history based on the timestamp;

determining that the period of time transgresses a threshold value;

causing display of a notification at a client device associated with the first user account responsive to the determining that the period of time transgresses the threshold value, the notification including an identification of the second user account;

receiving an input that selects the notification from the client device;

presenting a composition interface at the client device in response to the input that selects the notification, the composition interface including a display of a plurality of media elements generated based on a first personalized avatar associated with the first user account and a second personalized avatar associated with the second user account;

receiving a selection of a media element from among the plurality of media elements from the client device; and

generating a message that includes a display of the media element in response to the selection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user account comprises user profile data, and the causing display of the notification includes:

identifying one or more user accounts that include at least the first user account based on the user profile data of the second user account; and

causing display of the notification at one or more client devices associated with the one or more user accounts, the one or more client devices including the client device associated with the first user account.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media element comprises media properties, and the presenting the composition interface that includes the display of the media element further comprises:

accessing an interaction history associated with the first user account and the second user account; and

selecting the media properties of the media element based on the interaction history.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display of the media element within the composition interface comprises a plurality of media elements, each media element among the plurality of media elements comprising the first personalized avatar associated with the first user account and the second personalized avatar associated with the second user account.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user account and the second user account are associated with an interaction history that comprises a bidirectional communication history, and wherein the presenting the composition interface at the client device includes:

accessing the bidirectional communication history associated with the first user device and the second user device; and

causing display of a portion of the bidirectional communication history within the composition interface.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message includes an ephemeral message.

7. A system comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the system to perform operations comprising:

accessing a bidirectional communication history between a first user account and a second user account, the bidirectional communication history comprising a message that includes a timestamp;

determining a period of time elapsed since the message from among the bidirectional communication history based on the timestamp;

determining that the period of time transgresses a threshold value;

causing display of a notification at a client device associated with the first user account responsive to the determining that the period of time transgresses the threshold value, the notification including an identification of the second user account;

receiving an input that selects the notification from the client device;

presenting a composition interface at the client device in response to the input that selects the notification, the composition interface including a display of a plurality of media elements generated based on a first personalized avatar associated with the first user account and a second personalized avatar associated with the second user account;

receiving a selection of a media element from among the plurality of media elements from the client device; and

generating a message that includes a display of the media element in response to the selection.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the second user account comprises user profile data, and the causing display of the notification includes:

identifying one or more user accounts that include at least the first user account based on the user profile data of the second user account; and

causing display of the notification at one or more client devices associated with the one or more user accounts, the one or more client devices including the client device associated with the first user account.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the media element comprises media properties, and the presenting the composition interface that includes the display of the media element further comprises:

accessing an interaction history associated with the first user account and the second user account; and

selecting the media properties of the media element based on the interaction history.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the display of the media element within the composition interface comprises a plurality of media elements, each media element among the plurality of media elements comprising the first personalized avatar associated with the first user account and the second personalized avatar associated with the second user account.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first user account and the second user account are associated with an interaction history that comprises a bidirectional communication history, and wherein the presenting the composition interface at the client device includes:

accessing the bidirectional communication history associated with the first user device and the second user device; and

causing display of a portion of the bidirectional communication history within the composition interface.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the message includes an ephemeral message.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing a bidirectional communication history between a first user account and a second user account, the bidirectional communication history comprising a message that includes a timestamp;

determining a period of time elapsed since the message from among the bidirectional communication history based on the timestamp;

determining that the period of time transgresses a threshold value;

causing display of a notification at a client device associated with the first user account responsive to the determining that the period of time transgresses the threshold value, the notification including an identification of the second user account;

receiving an input that selects the notification from the client device;

presenting a composition interface at the client device in response to the input that selects the notification, the composition interface including a display of a plurality of media elements generated based on a first personalized avatar associated with the first user account and a second personalized avatar associated with the second user account;

receiving a selection of a media element from among the plurality of media elements from the client device; and

generating a message that includes a display of the media element in response to the selection.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the second user account comprises user profile data, and the causing display of the notification includes:

identifying one or more user accounts that include at least the first user account based on the user profile data of the second user account; and

causing display of the notification at one or more client devices associated with the one or more user accounts, the one or more client devices including the client device associated with the first user account.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the media element comprises media properties, and the presenting the composition interface that includes the display of the media element further comprises:

accessing an interaction history associated with the first user account and the second user account; and

selecting the media properties of the media element based on the interaction history.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the display of the media element within the composition interface comprises a plurality of media elements, each media element among the plurality of media elements comprising the first personalized avatar associated with the first user account and the second personalized avatar associated with the second user account.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the first user account and the second user account are associated with an interaction history that comprises a bidirectional communication history, and wherein the presenting the composition interface at the client device includes:

accessing the bidirectional communication history associated with the first user device and the second user device; and

causing display of a portion of the bidirectional communication history within the composition interface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2023
From: VOSS, JEREMY
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 062362/0600 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2021
From: VOSS, JEREMY
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 056502/0824 →
Continuity (1)
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