Content collection navigation queue

• US 10,345,987 B1
• Filed: 08/07/2017
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Andreou, Jacob
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tam T
• Application Number:
  US15/670,628
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for communicating and displaying collections of images according to a user-selected queue are described. In some example embodiments, a system aggregates content items organized into collections for display to a user on a device. The system receives a selection from the user of a desired order of collection display, based on the user selecting queue request elements associated with the content collections. In response to receiving a playlist request from the user, the system causes display of the content collections in the order selected by the user. In some example embodiments, the system automatically queues one or more pieces of autoforward content to automatically play after the completion of the queued content.

Claims

1. A method for network communication of image-based content collections, the method comprising:

storing, at a database of a server computer system, a plurality of content messages from a plurality of client devices, wherein a corresponding piece of content from each content message is associated with a display time less than a threshold display time;

generating, by the server computer system, a first plurality of content collections from the plurality of content messages, each content collection of the first plurality of content collections comprising associated content from one or more content messages of the plurality of content messages;

communicating, from the server computer system to a first mobile device, interface information for each content collection of the first plurality of content collections, the interface information including a first selectable queue request element associated with a first content collection within the first plurality of content collections, a second selectable queue request element associated with a second content collection within the first plurality of content collections, and a queue play element;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a first story queue request associated with the first selectable queue request element within the interface information;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a second story queue request associated with the second selectable queue request element within the interface information;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a playlist request associated with the queue play element within the interface information;

communicating the one or more content messages from the first content collection to the first mobile device for display on the first mobile device in response to the playlist request; and

automatically communicating the one or more content messages from the second content collection to the first mobile device for automatic display on the first mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content collection comprises a first set of content from a first set of content messages of the plurality of content messages, wherein the first set of content messages are received from a second mobile device associated with a second user account of the server computer system;

wherein the first mobile device is associated with a first user account of the server computer system; and

wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device are associated with the server computer system.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the server computer system makes the first content collection selectable for the first user account via the first story queue request based on an association between the first user account and the second user account.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first set of content messages comprises all content messages received at the server computer system from the second mobile device within a story threshold time prior to receipt of the first story queue request at the server computer system.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the story threshold time is 24 hours.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of content collections comprises content collections from a plurality of friend accounts associated with the first mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, from the first mobile device, a live autoforward communication associated with completion of an end presentation of a final content message from the second content collection at the first mobile device; and

automatically communicating a first live content collection from the server computer system to the first mobile device for automatic display on the first mobile device in response to receipt of the live autoforward communication.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising communicating one or more advertising elements for presentation on the first mobile device following presentation of a trigger content collection of the first plurality of content collections or the first live content collection, wherein the trigger content collection is selected from content collections of the first plurality of content collections or the first live content collection based on an advertising threshold.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, at the server computer system, a second plurality of content messages;

receiving, at the server computer system via a curation tool, selection of live media content from the second plurality of content messages for the first live content collection; and

periodically updating the live media content of the first live content collection using the curation tool.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating one or more advertising elements for presentation on the first mobile device prior to automatic display of the second content collection.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor of a machine; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the machine to perform operations comprising;

storing, at a database of a server computer system, a plurality of content messages from a plurality of client devices, wherein a corresponding piece of content from each content message is associated with a display time less than a threshold display time;

generating, by the server computer system, a first plurality of content collections from the plurality of content messages, each content collection of the first plurality of content collections comprising associated content from one or more content messages of the plurality of content messages;

communicating, from the server computer system to a first mobile device, interface information for each content collection of the first plurality of content collections, the interface information including a first selectable queue request element associated with a first content collection within the first plurality of content collections, a second selectable queue request element associated with a second content collection within the first plurality of content collections, and a queue play element;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a first story queue request associated with the first selectable queue request element within the interface information;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a second story queue request associated with the second selectable queue request element within the interface information;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a playlist request associated with the queue play element within the interface information;

communicating the one or more content messages from the first content collection to the first mobile device for display on the first mobile device in response to the playlist request; and

automatically communicating the one or more content messages from the second content collection to the first mobile device for automatic display on the first mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first content collection comprises a first set of content from a first set of content messages of the plurality of content messages, wherein the first set of content messages are received from a second mobile device associated with a second user account of the server computer system;

wherein the first mobile device is associated with a first user account of the server computer system; and

wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device are associated with the server computer system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the server computer system makes the first content collection selectable for the first user account via the first story queue request based on an association between the first user account and the second user account.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the first set of content messages comprises all content messages received at the server computer system from the second mobile device within a story threshold time prior to receipt of the first story queue request at the server computer system.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the story threshold time is 24 hours.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of content collections comprises content collections from a plurality of friend accounts associated with the first mobile device.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the first mobile device, a live autoforward communication associated with completion of an end presentation of a final content message from the second content collection at the first mobile device; and

automatically communicating a first live content collection from the server computer system to the first mobile device for automatic display on the first mobile device in response to receipt of the live autoforward communication.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise communicating one or more advertising elements for presentation on the first mobile device following presentation of a trigger content collection of the first plurality of content collections or the first live content collection, wherein the trigger content collection is selected from content collections of the first plurality of content collections or the first live content collection based on an advertising threshold.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise communicating one or more advertising elements for presentation on the first mobile device prior to automatic display of the second content collection.

20. 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 comprising:

storing, at a database of a server computer system, a plurality of content messages from a plurality of client devices, wherein a corresponding piece of content from each content message is associated with a display time less than a threshold display time;

generating, by the server computer system, a first plurality of content collections from the plurality of content messages, each content collection of the first plurality of content collections comprising associated content from one or more content messages of the plurality of content messages;

communicating, from the server computer system to a first mobile device, interface information for each content collection of the first plurality of content collections, the interface information including a first selectable queue request element associated with a first content collection within the first plurality of content collections, a second selectable queue request element associated with a second content collection within the first plurality of content collections, and a queue play element;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a first story queue request associated with the first selectable queue request element within the interface information;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a second story queue request associated with the second selectable queue request element within the interface information;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a playlist request associated with the queue play element within the interface information;

communicating the one or more content messages from the first content collection to the first mobile device for display on the first mobile device in response to the playlist request; and

automatically communicating the one or more content messages from the second content collection to the first mobile device for automatic display on the first mobile device.