SMART CAROUSEL OF IMAGE MODIFIERS

• US 20180143748A1
• Filed: 06/19/2017
• Published: 05/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Ahmed, Samir, Azmoodeh, Farnaz
• Granted Patent: US 11,635,872 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to techniques for automated organization and presentation of user-selectable features within user interfaces. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the present disclosure addresses systems and methods for presenting and accessing filters within user interfaces displaying media content items.

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 a media content item;

receiving an interaction with the media content item from a user via the input device of the user interface;

identifying, based on the interaction with the media content item, a set of media overlays, wherein each respective media overlay includes a category identifier and a list of one or more categories compatible with the category identifier for the respective media content item, and wherein all of the media overlays in the set of media overlays have compatible category identifiers; and

presenting, via the display screen of the user interface, a carousel of media overlays from the set of media overlays.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein identifying the set of media overlays includes determining a modifier context based on the interaction with the media content item, the modifier context associated with a determination of an intent of the user with respect to modifying the media content item.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein determining the modifier context is based a context indicator that includes one or more of:

a geolocation of the system, a time of day, a set of weather data, a face depicted within the media content item, a person of a set of predetermined people depicted within the media content item, a natural feature tracking identification, a representative symbol identifying an entity, a representative symbol identifying an event, a representative symbol identifying a product, a sponsorship, an orientation of the system, a movement of the system, an object type depicted within the media content item, an unlock code applied to a specified modifier, an image capture device position relative to the system, and a modifier popularity score.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the modifier context includes one or more of:

a lens, an image modifier, a filter category, and an activator type.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein media overlays in the set of media overlays having a category identifier that matches the modifier context are ordered ahead of media overlays in the set of media overlays that do not have a category identifier matching the modifier context.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the media overlays in the set of media overlays are ordered based on a set of rules, the set of rules including one or more of:

a priority determination, a sponsorship determination, and an unlock determination.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein identifying the set of media overlays includes excluding, based on the modifier context, a media overlay from the set of media overlays having a plurality of category identifiers.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the carousel of media overlays are presented in a prioritized list, and wherein each respective media overlay in the carousel of media overlays is ordered based on one or more respective characteristics of the respective media overlay, the respective characteristics including one or more of:

availability, relevancy, priority, and performance.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein each respective media overlay in the carousel of media overlays is further ordered based on one or more of:

a number of times the respective media overlay is used, a number of times a media overlay is ignored, when an image modifier is used, a time when a media overlay is ignored, a usage context, a location where the media overlay can be used, a location where the media overlay cannot be used, user profile information, and social connection information for the user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the category identifiers include one or more of:

a face modifier, an atmospheric modifier, a ground modifier, a face swapping modifier, an emotion modifier, and a costume modifier.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the system identifies and presents a plurality of carousels of media overlays, wherein each carousel of media overlays is associated with a different category.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein a media overlay in the set of media overlays is associated with a plurality of category identifiers.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein presenting the carousel of media overlays includes presenting a respective selectable visual representation for each respective media overlay in the carousel on the display screen.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via the input device of the user interface, a selection of a visual representation for a media overlay from the carousel of media overlays; and

applying the selected media overlay to the media content item.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the memory further stores instructions for causing the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via the input device of the user interface, a selection of a second visual representation for a second media overlay from the carousel of media overlays; and

applying the second selected media overlay to the media content item such that both the first selected media overlay and the second selected media overlay are applied to the media content item simultaneously.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein respective positions of the visual representations of the media overlays in the carousel are modifiable in response to input via the input device of the user interface.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the system receives a second media content item and displays the second media content item in conjunction with the carousel of media overlays together on the display screen.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the carousel of media overlays are ranked using one or more of:

a pointwise ranking, a pairwise ranking, and a mean reciprocal ranking.

19. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a computer system, a media content item;

receiving, by the computer system, an interaction with the media content item from a user via an input device of a user interface coupled to the computer system;

identifying, by the computer system and based on the interaction with the media content item, a set of media overlays, wherein each respective media overlay includes a category identifier and a list of one or more categories compatible with the category identifier for the respective media content item, and wherein all of the media overlays in the set of media overlays have compatible category identifiers; and

presenting, by the computer system via a display screen of the user interface, a carousel of media overlays from the set of media overlays.

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

receiving a media content item;

receiving an interaction with the media content item from a user via an input device of a user interface coupled to the computer system;

identifying, based on the interaction with the media content item, a set of media overlays, wherein each respective media overlay includes a category identifier and a list of one or more categories compatible with the category identifier for the respective media content item, and wherein all of the media overlays in the set of media overlays have compatible category identifiers; and

presenting, via a display screen of the user interface, a carousel of media overlays from the set of media overlays.