Granted Patent B2

US 12,347,013 · App. 18/665,370 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventors: Kyle Goodrich (Venice, CA); Christie Marie Heikkinen (Sherman Oaks, CA); Pedram Javidpour (Los Angeles, CA); Andrew James McPhee (Culver City, CA); Daniel Moreno (New York, NY)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

G06T13/40G06F3/0482G06T11/60G06T13/80H04L51/10G06T2200/24

Abstract

Claims (64)

1. A method comprising:

generating, by an application, a graphical element comprising a region of an image;

computing a quantity of animated custom graphics previously created by a user account associated with a first device;

determining whether the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses a first threshold; and

in response to determining that the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses the first threshold, enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element by adding the one or more advanced visual effects to a list of visual effects, the one or more advanced visual effects comprising at least one visual effect excluded from the list of visual effects.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying, by the application, one or more advanced visual effects of the list of visual effects to the graphical element to add the one or more advanced visual effects relative to the graphical element at one or more user specified positions;

causing the graphical element to be animated according to a given animation pattern selected from a plurality of animation patterns to generate an animated custom graphic; and

sending the animated custom graphic with the one or more advanced visual effects from the first device to a second device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a counter associated with creation of animated custom graphics associated with the first device;

incrementing the counter each time a new animated custom graphic is generated by the first device and stored in a list of animated custom graphics;

comparing the counter to the first threshold; and

determining that the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses the first threshold in response to determining that the counter transgresses the first threshold.

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 image.

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 5 , further comprising:

receiving a second selection of the freehand style;

in response to the second selection, detecting freehand input that draws a shape that defines the region of the image; 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 image to include in the graphical element.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a second selection of the automatic region extraction;

in response to the second selection, identifying an object depicted in the image; and

extracting the region of the image to include in the identified object.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

animating the one or more advanced visual effects according to a first animation pattern while the graphical element is animated according to a second animation pattern.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying one or more attributes of the region of the image; and

automatically searching, based on the one or more attributes, a plurality of visual effects to identify and recommend the one or more visual effects.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, by the application, a plurality of animation patterns, the plurality of animation patterns comprising a bounce animation, a mirror animation, and a spin animation; and

receiving a first selection of a given animation pattern from the displayed plurality of animation patterns, the graphical element being animated independently of the one or more visual effects.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the animated custom graphic in a list that includes a plurality of previously created animated custom graphics.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

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

converting the animated custom graphic to a three-dimensional virtual element.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

adding the three-dimensional virtual element comprising the animated custom graphic to the video.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element in response to determining that one or more conditions are satisfied, the region of the image being selected by user input.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating an option to purchase access to an augmented reality experience creation application.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a quantity of users that have viewed or shared a previously generated animated custom graphic that has been created by a user account associated with the application;

determining that the quantity of users transgresses a threshold; and

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

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more conditions comprise a quantity of users who have viewed or shared a previously generated animated graphic created by the user account transgress a second threshold.

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 animated custom graphic and a second option to share limited information about a user who created the animated custom graphic; and

associating attribution control information with the animated 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:

generating, by an application, a graphical element comprising a region of an image;

computing a quantity of animated custom graphics previously created by a user account associated with a first device;

determining whether the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses a first threshold; and

in response to determining that the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses the first threshold, enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element by adding the one or more advanced visual effects to a list of visual effects, the one or more advanced visual effects comprising at least one visual effect excluded from the list of visual effects.

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:

generating, by an application, a graphical element comprising a region of an image;

computing a quantity of animated custom graphics previously created by a user account associated with a first device;

determining whether the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses a first threshold; and

in response to determining that the quantity of the animated custom graphics transgresses the first threshold, enabling one or more advanced visual effects to be applied to the graphical element by adding the one or more advanced visual effects to a list of visual effects, the one or more advanced visual effects comprising at least one visual effect excluded from the list of visual effects.

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