Granted Patent B2

US 12,363,056 · App. 18/516,664 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Jacob Edward Blackstock (Toronto, CA); Diego Muñoz Escalante (Toronto, CA); Matthew Colin Grantham (Toronto, CA)

Assignee: SNAP INC.

H04L51/046G06F16/5866H04L51/10H04L51/216H04L51/52H04L67/10H04L67/306G06T11/60

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

accessing an image from a camera;

identifying an article of clothing or an accessory in the image and a corresponding design of the clothing or accessory;

modifying an avatar by:

identifying user information of a user;

customizing the avatar based on the identified user information; and

modifying an avatar clothing or avatar accessory worn by the avatar to include the design in the avatar clothing or avatar accessory;

causing to be displayed on a display screen the avatar wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory; and

generating an updated image by causing the avatar performing an action and wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory to be overlaid on the image that includes the article of clothing.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the article of clothing or the accessory comprises identifying the article of clothing.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the article of clothing or the accessory comprises identifying the accessory.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise causing to be displayed on the display screen a plurality of selectable items, each of the plurality of selectable items including the avatar, wherein the avatar in each of the selectable items is wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the avatar of a first selectable item is depicted as performing a first action, wherein the avatar of a second selectable item is depicted as performing a section action.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the avatar is depicted as performing individual actions, wherein each of the individual actions is different.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting the updated image with the overlaid avatar to another user.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a location associated with the user, a velocity associated with the user, an altitude associated with the user, mood or sentiment of previous messages associated with the user, or a past purchase made by the user.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein modifying the avatar comprises modifying the avatar based on the location, the velocity, the altitude the mood or sentiment, or the past purchase.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: identifying weather, time of day, or trends or popularity, wherein modifying the avatar comprises modifying the avatar based on the weather, the time of day, or the trends or popularity.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: determining a geolocation associated with the user that is based on geolocation information from a mobile device of the user.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an image of a tag;

determining a geolocation of a mobile device of the user; and

causing content associated with the tag and the geolocation to be displayed on the display screen.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a geolocation and movement information associated with the user based on a geolocation and movement information from a mobile device of the user; and

identifying a context associated with an electronic communication based on the geolocation and the movement information, wherein modifying the avatar comprises modifying an avatar outfit worn by the avatar, wherein the avatar outfit is associated with the geolocation and the context.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user information includes a location associated with the user, wherein the avatar clothing or avatar accessory is identified based on the location associated with the user.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the avatar clothing or avatar accessory is identified based on a sports team associated with the location.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the avatar clothing or avatar accessory is identified based on a store where the user is located.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the avatar clothing or avatar accessory is identified based on a residence location of the user.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user information includes one or more text messages, emails, or social media posts.

19. A method comprising:

accessing an image from a camera;

identifying an article of clothing or an accessory in the image and a corresponding design of the clothing or accessory,

modifying an avatar by:

identifying user information of a user;

customizing the avatar based on the identified user information; and

modifying an avatar clothing or avatar accessory worn by the avatar to include the design in the avatar clothing or avatar accessory;

causing to be displayed on a display screen the avatar wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory; and

generating an updated image by causing the avatar performing an action and wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory to be overlaid on the image that includes the article of clothing.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

accessing an image from a camera;

identifying an article of clothing or an accessory in the image and a corresponding design of the clothing or accessory;

modifying an avatar by:

identifying user information of a user;

customizing the avatar based on the identified user information; and

modifying an avatar clothing or avatar accessory worn by the avatar to include the design in the avatar clothing or avatar accessory;

causing to be displayed on a display screen the avatar wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory; and

generating an updated image by causing the avatar performing an action and wearing the modified avatar clothing or avatar accessory to be overlaid on the image that includes the article of clothing.

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