Generating media content items based on location information
US10979752B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/38
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method for generating media content items based on location information starts with the server system receiving from a first computing device an electronic communication including location information from a location sensor coupled to the first client computing device. Server system then determines a current activity of a first user of the first client computing device based on the location information; generating a media content item including a map display based on the location information and at least one of: (i) an avatar of the first user engaged in the current activity, (ii) a status message associated with the current activity of the first user, or (iii) a status message associated with a map location on the map display. Server system then causes the media content item to be displayed on a display screen of at least one of a plurality of client computing devices. Other embodiments are described herein.
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