IP Library Granted Patent US 11,889,381
Granted Patent B2
US 11,889,381 · App. 18/090,654 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Generation, curation, and presentation of media collections

Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen (Venice, CA); Sheldon Chang (Venice, CA); Maria Pavlovskaia (San Francisco, CA); Amer Shahnawaz (New York, NY); Jianchao Yang (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
H04W4/021H04L12/1859H04L51/52H04L67/52
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Patent No.
US 11,889,381
App. No.
18/090,654
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for receiving input increasing a default predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible and activating the new media collection for the increased predetermined window of time and a geographic boundary size for where media content originates. The systems and methods further cause a plurality of content messages comprising media content originating in the geographical boundary size to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from a computing device to view the new media collection based on determining the request occurs within the increased predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to activate a new media collection, the new media collection to be accessible only for a default predetermined window of time and to comprise a geographic boundary size for where media content for the new media collection originates;

receiving input increasing the default predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible;

activating the new media collection for the increased predetermined window of time and geographic boundary size for where media content originates; and

causing a plurality of content messages comprising media content originating in the geographical boundary size to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from a computing device to view the new media collection based on determining the request occurs within the increased predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the new media collection is no longer accessible after the increased predetermined window of time.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from one or more computing devices, a plurality of content messages originating in the geographic boundary size and associated with the new media collection for selection to include in the new media collection, the content messages comprising photos and video;

causing display of the plurality of content messages comprising photos and video for selection to include in the new media collection;

receiving a selected a subset of the plurality of content messages displayed, to be included in the new media collection; and

causing the selected subset of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the selected subset of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection includes at least one content message from the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein only users within a geofence associated with the geographic boundary size will be given an option to send content messages to be included in the new media collection.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the request to activate a new media collection includes at least one contributor and wherein the at least one contributor is a user that is located within the geofence for the new media collection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to activate a new media collection includes at least one contributor and wherein the at least one contributor is a user that has permission to send content messages to be included in the new media collection.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to activate a new media collection includes at least one audience member and wherein the at least one audience member is a user who has permission to view the new media collection.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a specified max audience to which the new media collection may be shared; and

wherein the specified max audience includes users located within a geofence associated with the new media collection and users located outside the geofence associated with the new media collection.

10. A device comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

at least one hardware processor configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to activate a new media collection, the new media collection to be accessible only for a default predetermined window of time and to comprise a geographic boundary size for where media content for the new media collection originates;

receiving input increasing the default predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible;

activating the new media collection for the increased predetermined window of time and geographic boundary size for where media content originates; and

causing a plurality of content messages comprising media content originating in the geographical boundary size to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from a computing device to view the new media collection based on determining the request occurs within the increased predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the new media collection is no longer accessible after the increased predetermined window of time.

12. The device of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, from one or more computing devices, a plurality of content messages originating in the geographic boundary size and associated with the new media collection for selection to include in the new media collection, the content messages comprising photos and video;

causing display of the plurality of content messages comprising photos and video for selection to include in the new media collection;

receiving a selected a subset of the plurality of content messages displayed, to be included in the new media collection; and

causing the selected subset of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the selected subset of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection includes at least one content message from the computing device.

14. The device of claim 10 , wherein only users within a geofence associated with the geographic boundary size will be given an option to send content messages to be included in the new media collection.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the request to activate a new media collection includes at least one contributor and wherein the at least one contributor is a user that is located within the geofence for the new media collection.

16. The device of claim 10 , wherein the request to activate a new media collection includes at least one contributor and wherein the at least one contributor is a user that has permission to send content messages to be included in the new media collection.

17. The device of claim 10 , wherein the request to activate a new media collection includes at least one audience member and wherein the at least one audience member is a user who has permission to view the new media collection.

18. The device of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a specified max audience to which the new media collection may be shared; and

wherein the specified max audience includes users located within a geofence associated with the new media collection and users located outside the geofence associated with the new media collection.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to activate a new media collection, the new media collection to be accessible only for a default predetermined window of time and to comprise a geographic boundary size for where media content for the new media collection originates;

receiving input increasing the default predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible;

activating the new media collection for the increased predetermined window of time and geographic boundary size for where media content originates; and

causing a plurality of content messages comprising media content originating in the geographical boundary size to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from a computing device to view the new media collection based on determining the request occurs within the increased predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, from one or more computing devices, a plurality of content messages originating in the geographic boundary size and associated with the new media collection for selection to include in the new media collection, the content messages comprising photos and video;

causing display of the plurality of content messages comprising photos and video for selection to include in the new media collection;

receiving a selected a subset of the plurality of content messages displayed, to be included in the new media collection; and

causing the selected subset of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: ALLEN, NICHOLAS RICHARD; CHANG, SHELDON; PAVLOVSKAIA, MARIA; SHAHNAWAZ, AMER; YANG, JIANCHAO
To: SNAPCHAT, INC.
Reel/Frame 065585/0641 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: SNAPCHAT, INC.
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 065585/0811 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17517888 · Nov 3, 2021
Continuation 17034663 · Sep 28, 2020
Continuation 16293300 · Mar 5, 2019
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