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Granted Patent B2
US 12,341,736 · App. 18/153,750 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Personalized avatar notification

Inventor: Jeremy Voss (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
H04L51/10G06F3/04817G06F3/0482H04L51/216H04L51/224H04L51/52H04L67/306
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Patent No.
US 12,341,736
App. No.
18/153,750
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
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 (46)

1. A method comprising:

identifying a first user account and a second user account based on historical interaction data between the first user account and the second user account;

determining a characterization of a relationship between the first user account and the second user account based on the historical interaction data;

causing display of a notification at a client device associated with the first user account, the notification including a graphical avatar that identifies the second user account;

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

responsive to the input that selects the notification, generating a media item based on another graphical avatar representing a first user identifier associated with the first user account and the graphical avatar representing a second user identifier associated with the second user account, and a media element that comprises one or more media properties selected based on the characterization of the relationship; and

presenting the media item at the client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the presenting the media item includes:

presenting a media collection that comprises a plurality of media items generated based on the first user identifier associated with the first user account and the second user identifier associated with the second user account, the plurality of media items including the media item.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of the media item; and

generating a message that includes a display of the media item.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the message includes an ephemeral message that comprises a display duration.

5. 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:

identifying a first user account and a second user account based on historical interaction data between the first user account and the second user account;

determining a characterization of a relationship between the first user account and the second user account based on the historical interaction data;

causing display of a notification at a client device associated with the first user account, the notification including a graphical avatar that identifies the second user account;

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

responsive to the input that selects the notification, generating a media item based on another graphical avatar representing a first user identifier associated with the first user account and the graphical avatar representing a second user identifier associated with the second user account, and a media element that comprises one or more media properties selected based on the characterization of the relationship; and

presenting the media item at the client device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the presenting the media item includes:

presenting a media collection that comprises a plurality of media items generated based on the first user identifier associated with the first user account and the second user identifier associated with the second user account, the plurality of media items including the media item.

7. The system of claim 5 , 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.

8. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of the media item; and

generating a message that includes a display of the media item.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the message includes an ephemeral message that comprises a display duration.

10. 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:

identifying a first user account and a second user account based on historical interaction data between the first user account and the second user account;

determining a characterization of a relationship between the first user account and the second user account based on the historical interaction data;

causing display of a notification at a client device associated with the first user account, the notification including a graphical avatar that identifies the second user account;

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

responsive to the input that selects the notification, generating a media item based on another graphical avatar representing a first user identifier associated with the first user account and the graphical avatar representing a second user identifier associated with the second user account, and a media element that comprises one or more media properties selected based on the characterization of the relationship; and

presenting the media item at the client device.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the presenting the media item includes:

presenting a media collection that comprises a plurality of media items generated based on the first user identifier associated with the first user account and the second user identifier associated with the second user account, the plurality of media items including the media item.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , 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.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of the media item; and

generating a message that includes a display of the media item.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2025
From: VOSS, JEREMY
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 070062/0112 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17343569 · Jun 9, 2021
Continuation 16702184 · Dec 3, 2019
Related Publication 20230171211A1 · Jun 1, 2023
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