Granted Patent B2

US 12,613,612 · App. 18/491,449 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid (New York, NY); Jeremy Baker Voss (Los Angeles, CA)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

G06F3/0482G06F3/04817G06F9/542G06F9/543G06F16/9558

Abstract

Claims (63)

1 . A method comprising:

detecting, via a device, a user activity based on a predetermined time period;

determining that the user activity is associated with a media content item;

determining that a type of the media content item associated with the user activity corresponds to a user-specified type of media content item for contextual detection;

generating a user interface (UI) element that represents the type of the media content item; and

causing display of the UI element on the device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UI element is a first UI element, comprising:

receiving, via the device, an indication of user selection of the first UI element;

generating a second UI element that includes the media content item; and

causing display of the second UI element on the device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , comprising:

generating a user interface that includes a plurality of entity UI elements, a content display region, and a content transmission UI element; and

causing display of the second UI element in the content display region included in the user interface.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein each entity UI element represents a recipient user.

5 . The method of claim 3 , comprising:

receiving, via the device, an indication of user selection of one or more entity UI elements from the plurality of entity UI elements and an indication of user selection of the content transmission UI element;

generating a message that includes the media content item; and

causing the message to be transmitted to one or more devices that correspond to the one or more entity UI elements.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content item comprises one or more of an image, a video, audio, and a hyperlink.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UI element represents a content transmission proposal as an invitation to share the media content item.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user activity is a first user activity, wherein the media content item is a first media content item, and wherein the UI element is a first UI element, comprising:

detecting, via the device, a second user activity that occurred within the predetermined time period;

determining that the second user activity corresponds to a contextual triggering event based on a triggering condition for contextual detection;

identifying a second media content item associated with the second user activity;

generating a second UI element as a content transmission proposal, the second UI element representing a type of the second media content item; and

causing display of the second UI element on the device.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the contextual triggering event comprises a playback of the media content item or a capture of the media content item by a sensor coupled to the device.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the triggering condition is determined based on content transmission history data or user preference data associated with a user of the device.

11 . A system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a non-transitory machine-readable medium for storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:

detecting, via a device, a user activity based on a predetermined time period;

determining that the user activity is associated with a media content item;

determining that a type of the media content item associated with the user activity corresponds to a user-specified type of media content item for contextual detection;

generating a user interface (UI) element that represents the type of the media content item; and

causing display of the UI element on the device.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the UI element is a first UI element, and wherein the operations comprise:

receiving, via the device, an indication of user selection of the first UI element;

generating a second UI element that includes the media content item; and

causing display of the second UI element on the device.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise:

generating a user interface that includes a plurality of entity UI elements, a content display region, and a content transmission UI element; and

causing display of the second UI element in the content display region included in the user interface.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein each entity UI element represents a recipient user.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the operations comprise:

receiving, via the device, an indication of user selection of one or more entity UI elements from the plurality of entity UI elements and an indication of user selection of the content transmission UI element;

generating a message that includes the media content item; and

causing the message to be transmitted to one or more devices that correspond to the one or more entity UI elements.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the media content item comprises one or more of an image, a video, audio, and a hyperlink.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the UI element represents a content transmission proposal as an invitation to share the media content item.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user activity is a first user activity, wherein the media content item is a first media content item, wherein the UI element is a first UI element, and wherein the operations comprise:

detecting, via the device, a second user activity that occurred within the predetermined time period;

determining that the second user activity corresponds to a contextual triggering event based on a triggering condition for contextual detection;

identifying a second media content item associated with the second user activity;

generating a second UI element as a content transmission proposal, the second UI element representing a type of the second media content item; and

causing display of the second UI element on the device.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the contextual triggering event comprises a playback of the media content item or a capture of the media content item by a sensor coupled to the device, and wherein the triggering condition is determined based on content transmission history data or user preference data associated with a user of the device.

20 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium for storing instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:

detecting, via a device, a user activity based on a predetermined time period;

determining that the user activity is associated with a media content item;

determining that a type of the media content item associated with the user activity corresponds to a user-specified type of media content item for contextual detection;

generating a user interface (UI) element that represents the type of the media content item; and

causing display of the UI element on the device.

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