Processing media content in a messaging system

• US 10,630,623 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2019
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Chung, Ken, Yan, Rong
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ng, Billy H
• Application Number:
  US16/404,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20190260700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Systems and method are provided for sending a request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items, the request including a unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items, receiving instructions for processing a subset of the plurality of content items, and processing the subset of the plurality of media content items. The systems and methods further providing for sending a request to share the plurality of media content items with a second computing device, the request including the unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items to be shared and processed media content items for the subset of the plurality of media content items, wherein a message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated and sent to the second device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending, by one or more hardware processors of a first computing device, a request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items, the request including a unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items;

receiving, by the one or more hardware processors of the first computing device, instructions for processing a subset of the plurality of content items;

processing, by the one or more hardware processors of the first computing device, the subset of the plurality of media content items; and

sending, by the one or more hardware processors of the first computing device, a request to share the plurality of media content items with a second computing device, the request including the unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items to be shared and processed media content items for the subset of the plurality of media content items;

wherein a message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated and sent to the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before sending the request for instructions to process the plurality of media content items, the method comprises:

receiving a selection of media content items; and

generating the request for instruction to process the plurality of media content items, based on the selection of media content items.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the subset of the plurality of media content items comprises converting each of the plurality of media content items into a format that may be consumed by a receiving device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein converting each of the plurality of media content items into a format that may be consumed by a receiving device comprises transcoding video content of one or more of the plurality of media content items so that it is reduced in size for data transfer and viewing on a receiving device.

5. The method of claim 1, where the request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items further includes untreated media content items, and wherein the untreated media content items are stored in one or more databases and wherein the message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated using processed media content items for the untreated media content items.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to share further includes untreated media content items to be processed by a server system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media content items includes at least one of audio, video, or an image.

8. A computing device comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising;

sending a request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items, the request including a unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items;

receiving instructions for processing a subset of the plurality of content items;

processing the subset of the plurality of media content items; and

sending a request to share the plurality of media content items with a second computing device, the request including the unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items to be shared and processed media content items for the subset of the plurality of media content items;

wherein a message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated and sent to the second device.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein before sending the request for instructions to process the plurality of media content items, the operations comprise:

receiving a selection of media content items; and

generating the request for instruction to process the plurality of media content items, based on the selection of media content items.

10. The computing device of claim 8, wherein processing the subset of the plurality of media content items comprises converting each of the plurality of media content items into a format that may be consumed by a receiving device.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein converting each of the plurality of media content items into a format that may be consumed by a receiving device comprises transcoding video content of one or more of the plurality of media content items so that it is reduced in size for data transfer and viewing on a receiving device.

12. The computing device of claim 8, where the request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items further includes untreated media content items, and wherein the untreated media content items are stored in one or more databases and wherein the message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated using processed media content items for the untreated media content items.

13. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the request to share further includes untreated media content items to be processed by a server system.

14. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of media content items includes at least one of audio, video, or an image.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

sending a request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items, the request including a unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items;

receiving instructions for processing a subset of the plurality of content items;

processing the subset of the plurality of media content items; and

sending a request to share the plurality of media content items with a second computing device, the request including the unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items to be shared and processed media content items for the subset of the plurality of media content items;

wherein a message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated and sent to the second device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein before sending the request for instructions to process the plurality of media content items, the operations comprise:

receiving a selection of media content items; and

generating the request for instruction to process the plurality of media content items, based on the selection of media content items.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein processing the subset of the plurality of media content items comprises converting each of the plurality of media content items into a format that may be consumed by a receiving device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein converting each of the plurality of media content items into a format that may be consumed by a receiving device comprises transcoding video content of one or more of the plurality of media content items so that it is reduced in size for data transfer and viewing on a receiving device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, where the request for instructions to process a plurality of media content items further includes untreated media content items, and wherein the untreated media content items are stored in one or more databases and wherein the message including the processed media content items for the plurality of media content items is generated using processed media content items for the untreated media content items.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the request to share further includes untreated media content items to be processed by a server system.