GENERATING CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC MESSAGING GRAPHICS

• US 20180025219A1
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Published: 01/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Baldwin, Dorian Franklin, Blackstock, Jacob, Panth, Shahan, Kennedy, David James
• Granted Patent: US 10,348,662 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 40/20 Natural language analysis semantic analysis of natural language G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/174 Facial expression recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A system according to various exemplary embodiments includes a processor and a user interface coupled to the processor, the user interface comprising an input device and a display screen. The system further comprises a sensor component coupled to the processor, the sensor component comprising a location sensor for determining location information associated with the system, and memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising: retrieving sensor information from the sensor component, the sensor information including location information from the location sensor; retrieving, from the memory, avatar information associated with a user of the system; generating a customized graphic based on the sensor information and the user'"'"'s avatar information; and presenting the customized graphic within an electronic message via the display screen of the user interface.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor;

a user interface coupled to the processor, the user interface comprising an input device and a display screen;

a sensor component coupled to the processor, the sensor component comprising a location sensor for determining location information associated with the system; and

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

retrieving sensor information from the sensor component, the sensor information including location information from the location sensor;

retrieving, from the memory, avatar information associated with a user of the system;

generating a customized graphic based on the sensor information and the user'"'"'s avatar information; and

presenting the customized graphic within an electronic message via the display screen of the user interface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the avatar information comprises one or more images associated with the user, and wherein generating the customized graphic includes incorporating at least a portion of one or more of the images associated with the user within the customized graphic.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor component comprises a biometric component for detecting a facial expression of the user of the system, and wherein generating the customized graphic includes identifying a mood of the user based on the detected facial expression and generating the customized graphic based on the identified mood of the user.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a communication module coupled to the processor, wherein generating the customized graphic includes:

retrieving, over the Internet via the communication module, information associated with the user from a social network;

identifying a mood of the user based on the retrieved social network information; and

generating the customized graphic based on the identified mood of the user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the customized graphic includes receiving information identifying a mood of the user via the input device of the user interface and generating the customized graphic based on the identified mood of the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the customized graphic and the electronic message are temporarily presented using the display screen for a predetermined period of time.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the customized graphic is further based on one or more of:

a current time of day, a current date, and an event associated with the user identified by the system from a calendar entry stored in the memory.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions for:

receiving an edit to the customized graphic from the user via the input device of the user interface; and

modifying the customized graphic based on the received edit, wherein the edit comprises one or more of;

a text edit, and a graphic edit.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a communication module coupled to the processor, wherein the memory further stores instructions for:

retrieving, via the communication module over the Internet, information regarding a contact of the user of the system associated with the electronic message, wherein the information for the contact includes avatar information associated with the contact and a current mood of the contact;

generating a customized avatar image for the contact of the user based on the avatar information associated with the contact and a current mood of the contact; and

presenting the customized avatar image for the contact in conjunction with the electronic message via the display screen of the user interface.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the customized avatar image for the contact is selectable, and wherein the memory further stores instructions for:

receiving, via the input device of the user interface, a selection of the customized avatar image for the contact;

in response to the selection of the customized avatar image for the contact, generating a customized response image based on the current mood of the contact;

presenting the customized response image to the user via the display screen of the user interface; and

in response to selection of the customized response image by the user via the input device of the user interface, transmitting the customized response image, via the communication module over the Internet to a computer system associated with the contact.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

retrieving, by a computer system, sensor information from a sensor component coupled to the computer system, the sensor component comprising a location sensor and the sensor information including location information from the location sensor;

retrieving, by the computer system from a memory coupled to the computer system, avatar information associated with a user of the computer system;

generating, by the computer system, a customized graphic based on the sensor information and the user'"'"'s avatar information; and

presenting, by the computer system, the customized graphic within an electronic message via a display screen of a user interface coupled to the computer system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the avatar information comprises one or more images associated with the user, and wherein generating the customized graphic includes incorporating at least a portion of one or more of the images associated with the user within the customized graphic.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the sensor component comprises a biometric component for detecting a facial expression of the user of the system, and wherein generating the customized graphic includes identifying a mood of the user based on the detected facial expression and generating the customized graphic based on the identified mood of the user.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the customized graphic includes:

retrieving, over the Internet via a communication module coupled to the computer system, information associated with the user from a social network;

identifying a mood of the user based on the retrieved social network information; and

generating the customized graphic based on the identified mood of the user.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the customized graphic includes receiving information identifying a mood of the user via an input device of the user interface and generating the customized graphic based on the identified mood of the user.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein one or more of the customized graphic and the electronic message are temporarily presented using the display screen for a predetermined period of time.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the customized graphic is further based on one or more of:

a current time of day, a current date, and an event associated with the user identified by the computer system from a calendar entry stored in the memory.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an edit to the customized graphic from the user via an input device of the user interface; and

modifying the customized graphic based on the received edit, wherein the edit comprises one or more of;

a text edit, and a graphic edit.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

retrieving, via a communication module coupled to the computer system over the Internet, information regarding a contact of the user of the system associated with the electronic message, wherein the information for the contact includes avatar information associated with the contact and a current mood of the contact;

generating a customized avatar image for the contact of the user based on the avatar information associated with the contact and a current mood of the contact; and

presenting the customized avatar image for the contact in conjunction with the electronic message via the display screen of the user interface.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

retrieving, sensor information from a sensor component coupled to the computer system, the sensor component comprising a location sensor and the sensor information including location information from the location sensor;

retrieving, from a memory coupled to the computer system, avatar information associated with a user of the computer system;

generating, customized graphic based on the sensor information and the user'"'"'s avatar information; and

presenting, the customized graphic within an electronic message via a display screen of a user interface coupled to the computer system.