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Map-based graphical user interface for ephemeral social media content

US12393318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SNAP INC. · US

Inventors

Daniel Amitay · New York, US
Jonathan Brody · Santa Monica, US
Jeffrey Arthur Johnson · Frisco, US
Andrew Lin · Manhattan, US
Walton Lin · Chatham, US
John Rauser · Seattle, US
Evan Spiegel · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2200/24
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A social media platform provides a map-based graphical user interface (GUI) with multiple geographically anchored icons that are selectable to trigger playback of respective galleries of ephemeral messages. Each of the plurality of location-based ephemeral galleries comprises media content contributed by multiple different users. The ephemeral galleries are compiled based on geo-tag data associated with respective ephemeral messages submitted by multiple users to be publicly viewable via the map-based GUI.

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