Dynamic activity-based image generation for online social networks

• US 10,547,797 B1
• Filed: 02/08/2019
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Sirong, He, Xiaobin, Li, Youming, Wang, Zhimin
• Primary Examiner(s): Selby, Gevell V
• Application Number:
  US16/271,354
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/265 Mixing

Abstract

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure can help to automatically generate images displaying activity-based information and distribute such images to other users, such as members of a social network. The image may be modified based on activity data associated with other users and/or from other activity sensors.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor;

a user interface coupled to the processor and including a display;

an activity sensor coupled to the processor;

a communication module coupled to the processor;

a digital camera coupled to the processor; and

memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to;

cause an image captured via the digital camera to be displayed on the display;

retrieve activity data associated with a user of the system from the activity sensor;

generate an overlay based on the activity data;

generate a modified image using the image and the overlay;

cause the modified image to be displayed on the display; and

transmit the modified image, using the communication module to a server, wherein the modified image is temporarily displayed for a predetermined period of time on display devices of client devices coupled to the server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the modified image includes:

generating the modified image using edits received via an input device, wherein the user interface includes the input device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to:

retrieve a second image from a server via the communication module;

generate a modified second image using the second image and the overlay; and

transmit the modified second image to the server via the communication module.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is integrated with a wearable device, the wearable device comprising one or more of:

a watch, eyeglasses, goggles, a headset, a wristband, earbuds, clothing, and a clip-on electronic device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to:

retrieve updated activity data from the activity sensor;

generate an updated overlay based on the updated activity data; and

generate a modified second image using the image and the updated overlay.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to:

replace the modified image with the modified second image, and

transmit the modified second image, using the communication module, to a server.

7. A computer-implemented method comprising:

causing, by a processor, an image captured via the digital camera to be displayed on the display;

retrieving activity data associated with a user of the system from the activity sensor;

generating an overlay based on the activity data;

generating a modified image using the image and the overlay;

causing the modified image to be displayed on the display; and

transmit the modified image, using the communication module to a server, wherein the modified image is temporarily displayed for a predetermined period of time on display devices of client devices coupled to the server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the modified image includes:

generating the modified image using edits received via an input device, wherein the user interface includes the input device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

retrieving a second image from a server via the communication module;

generating a modified second image using the second image and the overlay; and

transmitting the modified second image to the server via the communication module.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the processor is integrated with a wearable device, the wearable device comprising one or more of:

a watch, eyeglasses, goggles, a headset, a wristband, earbuds, clothing, and a clip-on electronic device.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

retrieving updated activity data from the activity sensor;

generating an updated overlay based on the updated activity data; and

generating a modified second image using the image and the updated overlay.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

replacing the modified image with the modified second image, and

transmitting the modified second image, using the communication module, to a server.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

cause an image captured via the digital camera to be displayed on the display;

retrieve activity data associated with a user of the system from the activity sensor;

generate an overlay based on the activity data;

generate a modified image using the image and the overlay;

cause the modified image to be displayed on the display; and

transmit the modified image, using the communication module to a server, wherein the modified image is temporarily displayed for a predetermined period of time on display devices of client devices coupled to the server.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the processor further to:

retrieve a second image from a server via the communication module;

generate a modified second image using the second image and the overlay; and

transmit the modified second image to the server via the communication module.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the processor further to:

retrieve updated activity data from the activity sensor;

generate an updated overlay based on the updated activity data; and

generate a modified second image using the image and the updated overlay.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the processor further to:

replace the modified image with the modified second image, and

transmit the modified second image, using the communication module, to a server.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein generating the modified image includes:

generating the modified image using edits received via an input device coupled to the display.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the processor is integrated with a wearable device, the wearable device comprising one or more of:

a watch, eyeglasses, goggles, a headset, a wristband, earbuds, clothing, and a clip-on electronic device.