Granted Patent B2

US 12,556,399 · App. 18/642,244 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Rajeev Advani (Brooklyn, NY); Vu Tran (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

H04L9/3239H04L9/3213G06Q20/1235G06Q20/389H04L9/50

Abstract

Claims (55)

1 . A method comprising:

accessing a data object that comprises an Augmented-Reality (AR) filter;

accessing a blockchain responsive to the accessing the data object;

minting a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) based on a hash value generated based on the data object, the NFT comprising mutable metadata;

storing the NFT on the blockchain;

identifying an owner of the NFT, the owner including a user of a client device;

conferring a permission associated with the NFT to the user of the client device; and

causing display of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at the client device, the GUI including one or more menu elements to edit the mutable metadata of the NFT based on the permission.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the minting the NFT based on the data object includes:

generating a token name and a token symbol; and

minting the NFT based on the hash value generated based on the data object, the token name, and the token symbol.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

enabling an access period based on the allocating the NFT to the owner;

receiving a request to access the NFT from a user within the access period; and

minting an open-edition of the NFT based on the request.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the access period comprises a period of time.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the access period comprises a maximum number of open-editions.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the minting the open-edition further comprises incrementing a counter associated with the NFT.

7 . A system comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the system to perform operations comprising:

accessing a data object that comprises an Augmented-Reality (AR) filter;

accessing a blockchain responsive to the accessing the data object;

minting a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) based on a hash value generated based on the data object, the NFT comprising mutable metadata;

storing the NFT on the blockchain;

identifying an owner of the NFT, the owner including a user of a client device;

conferring a permission associated with the NFT to the user of the client device; and

causing display of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at the client device, the GUI including one or more menu elements to edit the mutable metadata of the NFT based on the permission.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the minting the NFT based on the data object includes:

generating a token name and a token symbol; and

minting the NFT based on the hash value generated based on the data object, the token name, and the token symbol.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

enabling an access period based on the allocating the NFT to the owner;

receiving a request to access the NFT from a user within the access period; and

minting an open-edition of the NFT based on the request.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the access period comprises a period of time.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the access period comprises a maximum number of open-editions.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the minting the open-edition further comprises incrementing a counter associated with the NFT.

13 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:

accessing a data object that comprises an Augmented-Reality (AR) filter;

accessing a blockchain responsive to the accessing the data object;

minting a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) based on a hash value generated based on the data object, the NFT comprising mutable metadata;

storing the NFT on the blockchain;

identifying an owner of the NFT, the owner including a user of a client device;

conferring a permission associated with the NFT to the user of the client device; and

causing display of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at the client device, the GUI including one or more menu elements to edit the mutable metadata of the NFT based on the permission.

14 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the minting the NFT based on the data object includes:

generating a token name and a token symbol; and

minting the NFT based on the hash value generated based on the data object, the token name, and the token symbol.

15 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

enabling an access period based on the allocating the NFT to the owner;

receiving a request to access the NFT from a user within the access period; and

minting an open-edition of the NFT based on the request.

16 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the access period comprises a period of time.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the access period comprises a maximum number of open-editions.

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