IP Library Granted Patent US 11,301,671
Granted Patent B1
US 11,301,671 · App. 16/657,470 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Determining a mood for a group

Inventor: Sheldon Chang (Venice, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
G06K9/00315G06K9/00335G06F2203/011
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Patent No.
US 11,301,671
App. No.
16/657,470
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for determining a mood for a crowd is disclosed. In example embodiments, a method includes identifying an event that includes two or more attendees, receiving at least one indicator representing emotions of attendees, determining a numerical value for each of the indicators, and aggregating the numerical values to determine an aggregate mood of the attendees of the event.

Claims (58)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, messages from user devices at a given location;

determining, by the one or more processors, that the given location of the user devices is within a threshold distance of a geographic location;

computing, by the one or more processors, a number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location;

comparing, by the one or more processors, the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location to a threshold value number of messages;

in response to determining that the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location exceeds the threshold value, determining, by the one or more processors, a mood of the messages received from the user devices at the given location based on content included in the messages;

generating a chart that displays a plurality of separate indicators for attendees of an event having different demographical characteristics, a first indicator of the plurality of separate indicators comprising a video; and

determining a numerical value based on a magnitude of an audio signal included with the video.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising registering an event at the given location in response to determining that the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location exceeds the threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the messages includes one or more indicators comprising an image of a face of an attendee of an event, and the method further comprises:

determining the numerical value representing an intensity of emotion for each of the images based on a distribution of points on the face of the attendee within the image; and

causing display of a chart that is based on an aggregation of the numerical values.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the quantity number of the messages fails to exceed the threshold value, awaiting receipt of additional messages before determining the mood.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting an aggregate mood to a device of a host for an event at the given location.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an aggregate mood of the attendees of the event over a period of time.

7. A system comprising:

hardware processing circuitry;

a hardware memory storing instructions that when executed configure the hardware processing circuitry to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first messages from a first user devices at a given location;

determining that the given location of the user devices is within a threshold distance of a geographic location;

computing a number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location;

comparing the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location to a threshold value;

in response to determining that the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location exceeds the threshold value, determining a mood of the messages received from the user devices at the given location based on content included in the messages;

generating a chart that displays a plurality of separate indicators for attendees of an event having different demographical characteristics, a first indicator of the plurality of separate indicators comprising a video; and

determining a numerical value based on a magnitude of an audio signal included with the video.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

registering an event at the given location in response to determining that the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location exceeds the threshold value.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein each of the messages includes one or more indicators comprising an image of a face of an attendee of an event, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a numerical value representing an intensity of emotion for each of the images based on a distribution of points on the face of the attendee within the image; and

causing display of a chart that is based on an aggregation of the numerical values.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the number of the messages fails to exceed the threshold value, awaiting receipt of additional messages before determining the mood.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting an aggregate mood to a device of a host for an event at the given location.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an aggregate mood of the attendees of the event over a period of time.

13. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving additional indicators for the attendees of the event; and

updating an aggregate mod based on the additional indicators.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions for performing operations comprising:

receiving a first messages from a first user devices at a given location;

determining that the given location of the user devices is within a threshold distance of a geographic location;

computing a number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location;

comparing the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location to a threshold value;

in response to determining that the number of the messages received from the user devices at the given location exceeds the threshold value, determining a mood of the messages received from the user devices at the given location based on content included in the messages;

generating a chart that displays a plurality of separate indicators for attendees of an event having different demographical characteristics, a first indicator of the plurality of separate indicators comprising a video; and

determining a numerical value based on a magnitude of an audio signal included with the video.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the numerical value representing an intensity of emotion for a set of images based on a distribution of points on a face of an attendee within an image; and

causing display of a chart that is based on an aggregation of the numerical values.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting an aggregate mood to a device of a host for an event at the given location.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise determining an aggregate mood of the attendees of the event over a period of time.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein each of the messages includes one or more indicators comprising an image of a face of an attendee of an event.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

plotting an aggregate mood of the attendees.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

registering an event at the given location in response to determining that the number of the messages exceeds the threshold value.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2023
From: SNAPCHAT, INC.
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 063870/0110 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNEE FROM SNAP INC. TO SNAPCHAT, INC. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059148 FRAME: 0408. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 6, 2023
From: CHANG, SHELDON
To: SNAPCHAT, INC.
Reel/Frame 063881/0787 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: CHANG, SHELDON
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 059148/0408 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16037870 · Jul 17, 2018
Continuation 14691313 · Apr 20, 2015
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