IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,836,826
Granted Patent B2
US 11,836,826 · App. 17/235,280 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Augmented reality content generators for spatially browsing travel destinations

Inventors: Ilteris Kaan Canberk (Marina Del Rey, CA); Virginia Drummond (Venice, CA); Jean Luo (Los Angeles, CA); Alek Matthiessen (Marina Del Rey, CA); Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Snap Inc.
G06T19/003G06F3/0488G06F3/04817G06T19/006
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Patent No.
US 11,836,826
App. No.
17/235,280
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject technology selects a set of augmented reality content generators from a plurality of augmented reality content generators. The subject technology causes display, at a client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, at least one augmented content reality item generated by the first augmented reality content generator. The subject technology causes display, at a second client device, the at least one augmented content reality item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented content reality item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation.

Claims (54)

1. A method, comprising:

selecting, by a messaging client application at a client device, a set of augmented reality content generators from a plurality of available augmented reality content generators, the selected set of augmented reality content generators comprising at least one augmented reality content generator for presenting a three-dimensional (3D) scene based at least in part on a geolocation;

causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items, each selectable graphical item corresponding to a respective augmented reality content generator of the set of augmented reality content generators;

receiving, by the messaging client application at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation, the particular geolocation being different than a current geolocation of the client device;

after receiving the selection, causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, a plurality of graphical items corresponding to a plurality of users, each graphical item comprising a name of a particular user from the plurality of users as an indication of the particular user to participate in a shared augmented reality viewing experience provided by the first selectable graphical item corresponding to an augmented reality content generator that has been selected;

causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, at least one augmented reality content item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented reality content item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation different than the current geolocation of the client device; and

causing display, by a second messaging client application at a second client device, the at least one augmented reality content item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented reality content item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular geolocation is different than a second current geolocation of the second client device, and further comprising:

receiving a touch input via a touch screen of the client device; and

in response to receiving the touch input, causing navigation through the 3D scene.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the touch input comprises a swipe gesture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing display of the graphical interface comprising the plurality of selectable graphical items comprises:

causing display of respective 3D objects in a particular arrangement, each 3D object corresponding to one of the plurality of selectable graphical items, wherein the respective 3D objects are displayed in a current scene captured by a camera of the client device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the particular arrangement comprises a geometric arrangement where each 3D object is positioned at an equal distance in 3D space from at least one other 3D object.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the particular arrangement comprises a geometric arrangement where each 3D object is positioned at different distances in 3D space from at least a first 3D object and a second 3D object.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving movement data from the client device, the movement data indicating that the current scene captured by the camera has changed; and

in response to receiving the movement data, rendering an updated view of the current scene based on the received movement data, the updated view of the current scene reflecting the changed current scene.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

causing display of the respective 3D objects in the updated view of the current scene.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second client device is associated with a different user.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the different user is connected to a social graph of a first user, the first user associated with the client device.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving movement data from the second client device, the movement data indicating that the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation different than the current geolocation of the client device has changed; and

in response to receiving the movement data, causing an updated view of the 3D scene to be rendered at the client device based on the received movement data from the second client device.

12. A system comprising:

a processor; and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

selecting, by a messaging client application at a client device, a set of augmented reality content generators from a plurality of available augmented reality content generators, the selected set of augmented reality content generators comprising at least one augmented reality content generator for presenting a three-dimensional (3D) scene based at least in part on a geolocation, the geolocation being different than a current geolocation of the client device;

causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items, each selectable graphical item corresponding to a respective augmented reality content generator of the set of augmented reality content generators;

receiving, by the messaging client application at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation;

after receiving the selection, causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, a plurality of graphical items corresponding to a plurality of users, each graphical item comprising a name of a particular user from the plurality of users as an indication of the particular user to participate in a shared augmented reality viewing experience provided by the first selectable graphical item corresponding to an augmented reality content generator that has been selected;

causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, at least one augmented reality content item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented reality content item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation different than the current geolocation of the client device; and

causing display, by a second messaging client application at a second client device, the at least one augmented reality content item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented reality content item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation.

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

receiving a touch input via a touch screen of the client device; and

in response to receiving the touch input, causing navigation through the 3D scene.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the touch input comprises a swipe gesture.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein causing display of the graphical interface comprising the plurality of selectable graphical items comprises:

causing display of respective 3D objects in a particular arrangement, each 3D object corresponding to one of the plurality of selectable graphical items, wherein the respective 3D objects are displayed in a current scene captured by a camera of the client device.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the particular arrangement comprises a geometric arrangement where each 3D object is positioned at an equal distance in 3D space from at least one other 3D object.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the particular arrangement comprises a geometric arrangement where each 3D object is positioned at different distances in 3D space from at least a first 3D object and a second 3D object.

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

receiving movement data from the client device, the movement data indicating that the current scene captured by the camera has changed; and

in response to receiving the movement data, rendering an updated view of the current scene based on the received movement data, the updated view of the current scene reflecting the changed current scene.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:

causing display of the respective 3D objects in the updated view of the current scene.

20. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second client device is associated with a different user.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

selecting, by a messaging client application at a client device, a set of augmented reality content generators from a plurality of available augmented reality content generators, the selected set of augmented reality content generators comprising at least one augmented reality content generator for presenting a three-dimensional (3D) scene based at least in part on a geolocation, the geolocation being different than a current geolocation of the client device;

causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items, each selectable graphical item corresponding to a respective augmented reality content generator of the set of augmented reality content generators;

receiving, by the messaging client application at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation;

after receiving the selection, causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, a plurality of graphical items corresponding to a plurality of users, each graphical item comprising a name of a particular user from the plurality of users as an indication of the particular user to participate in a shared augmented reality viewing experience provided by the first selectable graphical item corresponding to an augmented reality content generator that has been selected;

causing display, by the messaging client application at the client device, at least one augmented reality content item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented reality content item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation different than the current geolocation of the client device; and

causing display, by a second messaging client application at a second client device, the at least one augmented reality content item generated by the first augmented reality content generator, the at least one augmented reality content item comprising the 3D scene based at least in part on the particular geolocation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2023
From: CANBERK, ILTERIS KAAN; DRUMMOND, VIRGINIA; LUO, JEAN; MATTHIESSEN, ALEK; MOURKOGIANNIS, CELIA NICOLE
To: SNAP INC.
Reel/Frame 065181/0308 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63085470 · Sep 30, 2020
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