Location-based virtual avatars

US11195237B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SNAP INC. · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Brody · Santa Monica, US
• Leonid Gorkin · Chappaqua, US
• Andrew Lin · Manhattan, US
• Evan Spiegel · Los Angeles, US
• Daniel Amitay · New York, US
• Sheridan Kates · New York, US
• Walton Lin · Chatham, US
• John Rauser · Seattle, US
• Amer Shahnawaz · Santa Monica, US
• Marcel M. Moti Yung · New York, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by determining the current activities of users based on location sensor information from the users' computing devices and generating customized media content items based on their activities. The media content can be generated for a variety of topics and shared with other users. For example, media content (e.g., images or video) can be generated and displayed on a user's computing device, as well as transmitted to other users via electronic communications, such as short message service (SMS) or multimedia service (MMS) texts and emails.