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Granted Patent B2
US 11,496,544 · App. 17/135,422 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Story and sub-story navigation

Inventors: Maria Pavlovskaia (San Francisco, CA); Evan Spiegel (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
H04L67/06H04L67/01H04L67/306H04L67/52H04L67/55
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Patent No.
US 11,496,544
App. No.
17/135,422
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for generating and managing stories and sub-stories presented to a user's client device are described. In one example embodiment, a server system communicates a portion of a first story to a first client device based on a first client device association with a user segment assigned to the first story. The server system receives a first selection communication associated with a first piece of content of the first story, accesses a second story based on the selection, and communicates a portion of the second story to the first client device.

Claims (56)

1. A method comprising:

communicating, by a server system, at least a portion of a first story to a first client device based, at least in part, on a first client device association with a user segment assigned to the first story, the user segment corresponding to a geographic tier selected from among a set of geographic tiers based on an amount of interest in the first story, wherein the first story comprises a first plurality of pieces of content, and wherein each piece of content of the first plurality of pieces of content comprises an image or a video clip captured by a respective client device;

receiving, at the server system from the first client device, a first selection communication associated with a first piece of content of the first story;

automatically generating, by the server system and in response to receiving the first selection communication, a second story comprising a second plurality of pieces of content sharing content characteristics with the first plurality of pieces of content; and

communicating at least a portion of the second story to the first client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each piece of content of the second plurality of pieces of content comprises an image or a video clip, and

wherein the automatically generating comprises selecting, from a database of the server system, the second plurality of pieces of content based on each image or video clip of the second plurality of pieces of content sharing a portion of content characteristics with the first plurality of pieces of content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user segment is based on a story visibility area.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user segment is based at least in part on a user interest selection associated with the first client device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server system from the first client device, a first feedback message associated with the first story.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first feedback message identifies one or more screen captures performed by the first client device to captures screens associated with the first story.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first feedback message further identifies a percentage of the first story presented on a display of the first client device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server system from the first client device, a second selection communication associated with a second piece of content of the first story;

accessing a third story comprising pieces of content sharing at least a portion of a set of content characteristics of the second piece of content, wherein the third story is different than the second story; and

communicating at least a portion of the third story to the first client device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server system from the first client device, a second selection communication associated with a piece of content of the second story;

accessing a third story comprising pieces of content sharing at least a portion of a set of content characteristics of the piece of content of the second story, wherein the third story is different than the second story; and

communicating at least a portion of the third story to the first client device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server system from the first client device, a return selection communication associated with the first story; and

retransmitting the portion of the first story to the first client device in response to receipt of the return selection communication.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server system from the first client device, a second feedback communication associated with the third story.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

adjusting, a set of pieces of content of the third story based on the second feedback communication.

13. A server system comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:

communicate at least a portion of a first story to a first client device based, at least in part, on a first client device association with a user segment assigned to the first story, the user segment corresponding to a geographic tier selected from among a set of geographic tiers based on an amount of interest in the first story, wherein the first story comprises a first plurality of pieces of content, and wherein each piece of content of the first plurality of pieces of content comprises an image or a video clip captured by a respective client device;

receive from the first client device of a first selection communication associated with a first piece of content of the first story;

automatically generate, in response to receiving the first selection communication, a second story comprising a second plurality of pieces of content sharing content characteristics with the first plurality of pieces of content; and

communicate at least a portion of the second story to the first client device.

14. The server system of claim 13 , wherein the user segment is based on a set of local geographic areas and the set of geographic tiers.

15. The server system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

manage receipt from the first client device of a second selection communication associated with a second piece of content of the first story;

access a third story comprising pieces of content sharing at least a portion of a set of content characteristics of the second piece of content, wherein the third story is different than the second story; and

initiate communication of at least a portion of the third story to the first client device.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a server system, cause the server system to:

communicate at least a portion of a first story to a first client device based, at least in part, on a first client device association with a user segment assigned to the first story, the user segment corresponding to a geographic tier selected from among a set of geographic tiers based on an amount of interest in the first story, wherein the first story comprises a first plurality of pieces of content, and wherein each piece of content of the first plurality of pieces of content comprises an image or a video clip captured by a corresponding different client device;

receive, from the first client device, a first selection communication associated with a first piece of content of the first story;

automatically generate, in response to receiving the first selection communication, a second story comprising a second plurality of pieces of content sharing content characteristics with the first plurality of pieces of content and

communicate at least a portion of the second story to the first client device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the server system to:

receive, from the first client device, a second selection communication associated with a piece of content of the second story;

access a third story comprising pieces of content sharing at least a portion of a set of content characteristics of the piece of content of the second story, wherein the third story is different than the second story;

communicate at least a portion of the third story to the first client device;

receive, at the server system from the first client device, a return selection communication associated with the first story; and

retransmit the portion of the first story to the first client device in response to receipt of the return selection communication.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the server system to:

automatically generate the first story by receiving, at an input device of the server system, one or more curator selections identifying the first plurality of pieces of content from pieces of content stored in a content database and by receiving, at the input device, a user segment selection for the first story identifying and the user segment for the first story.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein each piece of content of the second plurality of pieces of content comprises an image or a video clip, and

wherein the automatically generating comprises selecting, from a database of the server system, the second plurality of pieces of content based on each image or video clip of the second plurality of pieces of content sharing a portion of content characteristics with the first plurality of pieces of content.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the user segment is based on a story visibility area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: PAVLOVSKAIA, MARIA; SPIEGEL, EVAN
To: SNAP INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16155782 · Oct 9, 2018
Continuation 14704212 · May 5, 2015
Related Publication 20210227016A1 · Jul 22, 2021
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