Granted Patent B2

US 12,393,734 · App. 18/165,747 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Inventors: Jin Cheng (New York, NY); Kevin Sarabia Dela Rosa (Seattle, WA)

Assignee: SNAP INC.

G06F21/629G06F21/31G06F21/54

Abstract

Claims (82)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, user login credentials associated with a user portal;

authenticating, by the processor, the received user login credentials;

accessing a set of unlockable data elements associated with the user portal, the set of unlockable data elements comprising an image and media content associated with the image;

causing display of the accessed set of unlockable data elements on a user interface of a webpage; and

generating a new unlockable data element, the generating comprising:

accessing a new image;

receiving a subsequent selection of a user interface element from the webpage indicating a type of content;

receiving data comprising the type of content; and

associating the data and the new image with the new unlockable data element; and storing the new unlockable data element in association with the user portal.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of an unlockable data element from the set of unlockable data elements; and

in response to the selection, modifying one or more aspects of the selected unlockable data element.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the image is an original image and wherein modifying the one or more aspects of the selected unlockable data element further comprises:

accessing a new image;

associating the new image with the data; and

replacing the original image with the new image.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the data is an original data and the type of content is a first type of content, and wherein modifying the one or more aspects of the selected unlockable data element, further comprises:

accessing new data comprising a second type of content, the second type of content being different than the first type of content;

associating the new data with the selected unlockable data element; and

replacing the original data with the new data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unlockable data element is configured to present the media content upon being scanned by a camera unit.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the type of content comprises at least one of website, an augmented reality experience, or a user profile.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user login credentials are first user login credentials, the method further comprising:

receiving second user login credentials associated with the user portal;

authenticating the second user login credentials; and

causing display of the accessed set of unlockable data elements associated with the user portal.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of an icon displayed proximate to the selected unlockable data element; and

in response to the selection, causing display of analytics data associated with the selected unlockable data element.

9. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving user login credentials associated with a user portal;

authenticating the received user login credentials;

accessing a set of unlockable data elements associated with the user portal, the set of unlockable data elements comprising an image and media content associated with the image;

causing display of the accessed set of unlockable data elements on a user interface of a webpage; and

generating a new unlockable data element, the generating comprising:

accessing a new image;

receiving a subsequent selection of a user interface element from the webpage indicating a type of content;

receiving data comprising the type of content; and

associating the data and the new image with the new unlockable data element; and storing the new unlockable data element in association with the user portal.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further configure the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a selection of an unlockable data element from the set of unlockable data elements; and

in response to the selection, modifying one or more aspects of the selected unlockable data element.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the image is an original image and wherein modifying the one or more aspects of the selected unlockable data element further comprises:

accessing a new image;

associating the new image with the data; and

replacing the original image with the new image.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the data is an original data and the type of content is a first type of content, and wherein modifying the one or more aspects of the selected unlockable data element further comprises:

accessing new data comprising a second type of content, the second type of content being different than the first type of content;

associating the new data with the selected unlockable data element; and

replacing the original data with the new data.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the unlockable data element is configured to present the media content upon being scanned by a camera unit.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the type of content comprises at least one of a website, an augmented reality experience or a user profile.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user login credentials are first user login credentials, wherein the instructions further perform operations comprising:

receiving second user login credentials associated with the user portal;

authenticating the second user login credentials; and

causing display of the accessed set of unlockable data elements associated with the user portal.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further perform operations comprising:

receiving a selection of an icon displayed proximate to the selected unlockable data element; and

in response to the selection, causing display of analytics data associated with the selected unlockable data element.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

receiving user login credentials associated with a user portal;

authenticating the received user login credentials;

accessing a set of unlockable data elements associated with the user portal, the set of unlockable data elements comprising an image and media content associated with the image; and

causing display of the accessed set of unlockable data elements on a user interface of a webpage;

generating a new unlockable data element, the generating comprising:

accessing a new image;

receiving a subsequent selection of a user interface element from the webpage indicating a type of content;

receiving data comprising the type of content; and

associating the data and the new image with the new unlockable data element; and storing the new unlockable data element in association with the user portal.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further perform operations comprising:

receiving a second selection from the webpage;

in response to the second selection, accessing a second image;

receiving a third selection of a user interface element from the webpage, the user interface element associated with a type of content;

receiving data comprising the type of content;

generating a second unlockable data element using the second image, the second image associated with the data; and

storing the second unlockable data element in association with the user portal.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the unlockable data element is a scannable image.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the scannable image is created by a first user device, the instructions further perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication that the scannable image is scanned by a second user device, the second user device being different from the first user device.

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