Granted Patent B2

US 12,361,627 · App. 18/638,019 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Chelsea Kwong (Oakland, CA); Dorit Rein (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

G06T13/80G06F3/0482G06T11/203G06T13/40G06V10/25G06V20/40H04L51/10G06T2200/24

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by an application, additional input that identifies one or more visual graphics to apply to a graphical element comprising a region of a video corresponding to input that draws a selection of the region, the region comprising a depiction of a real-world object and one or more augmented reality elements;

in response to receiving the additional input, applying, by the application, the one or more visual graphics comprising one or more visual effects to the graphical element to create a custom graphic;

determining that a plurality of users has viewed or shared the custom graphic; and

in response to determining that a quantity of users in the plurality of users transgresses a threshold, enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving, by an application, the input that draws the selection of the region of the video; and

generating, by the application, the graphical element comprising the region of the video drawn by the input.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the custom graphic presents an animation comprising extracted portions of each of a plurality of frames of the video corresponding to the selection of the region of the video.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, by the application, a menu of options comprising a crop option, a visual effects option, and an animation option, the menu of options being displayed together with the video.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving a first selection of the crop option; and

displaying a plurality of crop styles comprising a freehand style, a predefined shape, and an automatic region extraction.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a freehand style;

in response to the selection, detecting freehand input that draws a shape that defines the region of the video; and

in response to detecting that the shape has been completely drawn when an ending point has reached a starting point of the shape, extracting the region of the video to include in the graphical element.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of an automatic region extraction;

in response to the selection, identifying a portion of the video that comprises the real-world object and the one or more augmented reality elements; and

extracting the region of the video that encompasses the real-world object and the one or more augmented reality elements.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

capturing the video that depicts a real-world environment; and

applying the one or more augmented reality elements to the real-world object depicted in the real-world environment of the video.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more visual effects comprises an outline, text, a sticker, or a media item.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, by the application, a new video depicting a real-world environment; and

adding, to the new video, the custom graphic comprising the region of the video drawn by the input and the one or more visual effects.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving input for rotating the custom graphic added to the new video.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving input for adjusting a two-dimensional position of the custom graphic within the new video.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that a first number of custom graphics have been created by a user account associated with the application;

comparing the first number of custom graphics created by the user account to a first threshold; and

in response to determining that the first number of custom graphics created by the user account transgresses the first threshold, enabling advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more advanced visual effects comprise at least one of a geofilter or a caption style.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

comparing the first number of custom graphics created by the user account to a second threshold that is larger than the first threshold; and

in response to determining that the first number of custom graphics created by the user account transgresses the second threshold, generating an option to purchase access to an augmented reality experience creation application.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by an application, the input that draws the selection of the region of the video.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of one or more keywords; and

associating the selection of the one or more keywords with the custom graphic, wherein the custom graphic is searched for by one or more other users based on the selection of the one or more keywords.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, by the application, attribution control information, the attribution control information comprising a first option to remain anonymous as a creator of the custom graphic and a second option to share limited information about a user who created the custom graphic; and

associating attribution control information with the custom graphic based on whether the first option or the second option was selected.

19. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory component having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by an application, additional input that identifies one or more visual graphics to apply to a graphical element comprising a region of a video corresponding to input that draws a selection of the region, the region comprising a depiction of a real-world object and one or more augmented reality elements;

in response to receiving the additional input, applying, by the application, the one or more visual graphics comprising one or more visual effects to the graphical element to create a custom graphic;

determining that a plurality of users has viewed or shared the custom graphic; and

in response to determining that a quantity of users in the plurality of users transgresses a threshold, enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by an application, additional input that identifies one or more visual graphics to apply to a graphical element comprising a region of a video corresponding to input that draws a selection of the region, the region comprising a depiction of a real-world object and one or more augmented reality elements;

in response to receiving the additional input, applying, by the application, the one or more visual graphics comprising one or more visual effects to the graphical element to create a custom graphic;

determining that a plurality of users has viewed or shared the custom graphic; and

in response to determining that a quantity of users in the plurality of users transgresses a threshold, enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element.

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