DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC MESSAGING GRAPHICS

• US 20180026925A1
• 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: Kennedy, David James
• Granted Patent: US 10,855,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• 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 memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving, via the input device of the user interface, an electronic message comprising a scene identifier for a graphic; retrieving a user identifier for a user associated with the system; generating a customized graphic based on the scene identifier and the user identifier; and presenting the customized graphic within the 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; and

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

receiving, via the input device of the user interface, content for an electronic message comprising a scene identifier for a graphic;

retrieving a user identifier for a user associated with the system;

generating a customized graphic based on the scene identifier and the user identifier; and

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

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a communication module coupled to the processor, wherein the memory further stores instructions for transmitting the electronic message including the customized graphic to a server over the Internet.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein retrieving the user identifier includes analyzing text entered within the electronic message.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein retrieving the user identifier includes analyzing one or more identifiers associated with the user stored within the memory of the system.

5. 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.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic message comprises a plurality of scene identifiers, and wherein the customized graphic is generated based on the user identifier and the plurality of scene identifiers.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the scene identifier comprises one or more of:

a UNICODE character, and text.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the customized graphic includes determining a size for the customized graphic based on a positioning of the scene identifier within the electronic message, and wherein presenting the customized graphic includes displaying the customized graphic within the electronic message based on the size for the customized graphic.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a computer system via an input device of a user interface coupled to the computer system, an electronic message comprising a scene identifier for a graphic;

retrieving, by the computer system, a user identifier for a user associated with the computer system;

generating, by the computer system, a customized graphic based on the scene identifier and the user identifier; and

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

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting the electronic message including the customized graphic to a server over the Internet via a communication module coupled to the computer system.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein retrieving the user identifier includes analyzing text entered within the electronic message.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein retrieving the user identifier includes analyzing one or more identifiers associated with the user stored within a memory of the computer system.

13. The method of claim 9, 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.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic message comprises a plurality of scene identifiers, and wherein the customized graphic is generated based on the user identifier and the plurality of scene identifiers.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the scene identifier comprises one or more of:

a UNICODE character, and text.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein generating the customized graphic includes determining a size for the customized graphic based on a positioning of the scene identifier within the electronic message, and wherein presenting the customized graphic includes displaying the customized graphic within the electronic message based on the size for the customized graphic.

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

receiving, by the computer system via an input device of a user interface coupled to the computer system, an electronic message comprising a scene identifier for a graphic;

retrieving a user identifier for a user associated with the computer system;

generating a customized graphic based on the scene identifier and the user identifier; and

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

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, 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.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the electronic message comprises a plurality of scene identifiers, and wherein the customized graphic is generated based on the user identifier and the plurality of scene identifiers.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein generating the customized graphic includes determining a size for the customized graphic based on a positioning of the scene identifier within the electronic message, and wherein presenting the customized graphic includes displaying the customized graphic within the electronic message based on the size for the customized graphic.