Granted Patent B2

US 12,229,857 · App. 18/320,710 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Ebony James Charlton (Los Angeles, CA); Dhritiman Sagar (Marina del Rey, CA); Daniel Vincent Grippi (New York, NY)

Assignee: SNAP INC.

G06T11/60G06F3/04817H04W4/021G01S19/13G06F2203/04806G06T2200/24

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A method comprising:

accessing location data from one or more sensors of a device;

determining a geographic location of the device based on the location data;

identifying a zoom level of a map displayed on a display of the device;

identifying physical distance parameters of an icon located in the map, the physical distance parameters comprising an icon visibility distance parameter and an unlocked content geo-fence distance parameter; and

adjusting a state of the icon in the map based on a combination of the zoom level and the physical distance parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that a geographic location of the icon is located within the map displayed on the display of the device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the icon visibility distance parameter identifies a geo-fence area of the icon based on the geographic location of the icon, the geo-fence area corresponding to the display of the icon on the map.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the unlocked content geo-fence distance parameter identifies a geo-fence area of the icon based on the geographic location of the icon, the geo-fence area corresponding to unlocked access to content associated with the icon.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the icon visibility distance parameter identifies a first geo-fence area of the icon based on the geographic location of the icon, the first geo-fence area corresponding to the display of the icon on the map,

wherein the unlocked content geo-fence distance parameter identifies a second geo-fence area of the icon based on the geographic location of the icon, the second geo-fence area corresponding to unlocked access to content associated with the icon.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein adjusting the state of the icon further comprises:

determining the state of the icon based on the zoom level of the map, the geographic location of the device relative to the first geo-fence area of the icon, and the geographic location of the device relative to the second geo-fence area of the icon.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining whether to display the icon in the map based on the state of the icon.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining whether to unlock access to content associated with the icon based on the state of the icon.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a first state of the icon, the first state corresponding to a non-displayed icon on the map and locked access to content associated with the icon;

identifying a second state of the icon, the second state corresponding to a displayed icon on the map and locked access to content associated with the icon;

identifying a third state of the icon, the third state corresponding to a non-displayed icon on the map and unlocked access to content associated with the icon; and

identifying a fourth state of the icon, the fourth state corresponding to a displayed icon on the map and unlocked access to content associated with the icon.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that a geographic location of the device is outside a first geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the geographic location of the device is outside a second geo-fence area of the icon; and

determining that the icon is in the first state in response to the geographic location of the device being outside the first geo-fence area of the icon, and the geographic location of the device being outside second first geo-fence area of the icon.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the geographic location of the device is within a first geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the geographic location of the device is outside a second geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the zoom level of the map is within a zoom threshold; and

determining that the icon is in the second state in response to the geographic location of the device being within the first geo-fence area of the icon, the geographic location of the device being outside the second geo-fence area of the icon, and the zoom level of the map being within the zoom threshold.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the geographic location of the device is within a first geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the geographic location of the device is within a second geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the zoom level of the map exceeds a zoom threshold; and

determining that the icon is in the third state in response to the geographic location of the device being within the first geo-fence area of the icon, the geographic location of the device being within the second geo-fence area of the icon, and the zoom level of the map exceeding the zoom threshold.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the geographic location of the device is within a first geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the geographic location of the device is within a second geo-fence area of the icon;

determining that the zoom level of the map is within a zoom threshold; and

determining that the icon is in the fourth state in response to the geographic location of the device being within the first geo-fence area of the icon, the geographic location of the device being within the second geo-fence area of the icon, and the zoom level of the map is within the zoom threshold.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, by the device, selection of the icon to unlock access to content associated with the icon;

determining that the icon is in the fourth state; and

in response to determining that the icon is in the fourth state, providing access to content associated with the icon.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, by the device, selection of the icon to unlock access to content associated with the icon;

determining that the icon is in the fourth state;

in response to receiving the selection, transmitting a request over a network to a server to access an overlay content associated with the icon, the request indicating the fourth state; and

receiving the overlay content associated with the icon from the server.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the overlay content is user interface content configured for overlay on one or more images captured using the device while located within a second geo-fence area.

17. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, by the device, selection of the icon to unlock access to content associated with the icon;

determining that the icon is in the second state; and

in response to determining that the icon is in the second state, displaying a prompt to move the device within a second geo-fence area.

18. A system comprising:

one or more processors of a machine; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing location data from one or more sensors of a device;

determining a geographic location of the device based on the location data;

identifying a zoom level of a map displayed on a display of the device;

identifying physical distance parameters of an icon located in the map, the physical distance parameters comprising an icon visibility distance parameter and an unlocked content geo-fence distance parameter; and

adjusting a state of the icon in the map based on a combination of the zoom level and the physical distance parameters.

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

determining that a geographic location of the icon is located within the map displayed on the display of the device,

wherein the icon visibility distance parameter identifies a first geo-fence area of the icon based on the geographic location of the icon, the first geo-fence area corresponding to the display of the icon on the map,

wherein the unlocked content geo-fence distance parameter identifies a second geo-fence area of the icon based on the geographic location of the icon, the second geo-fence area corresponding to unlocked access to content associated with the icon.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing location data from one or more sensors of a device;

determining a geographic location of the device based on the location data;

identifying a zoom level of a map displayed on a display of the device;

identifying physical distance parameters of an icon located in the map, the physical distance parameters comprising an icon visibility distance parameter and an unlocked content geo-fence distance parameter; and

adjusting a state of the icon in the map based on a combination of the zoom level and the physical distance parameters.

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