Gallery of messages from individuals with a shared interest

• US 10,514,876 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2016
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Sehn, Timothy Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David R
• Application Number:
  US15/137,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20160239248A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a message and a message parameter indicative of a characteristic of the message, where the message includes a photograph or a video. A determination is made that the message parameter corresponds to a selected gallery, where the selected gallery includes a sequence of photographs or videos. The message is posted to the selected gallery in response to the determination. The selected gallery is supplied in response to a request.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, a photograph or video;

receiving, at the computing device, an input and overlaying the input on the photograph or video, the input comprising at least one of text, a drawing, an annotation, an animation, or a photo filter;

detecting, by the computing device, a gesture indicating an intent to add the photograph or video to one or more predetermined media collections;

analyzing, by the computing device, the input overlaid on the photograph or video to determine a predetermined media collection to which to add the photograph or video; and

submitting, by the computing device, the photograph or video comprising the input overlaid on the photograph or video, to be included in the predetermined media collection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is text indicating a particular media collection to which to add the photograph or video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is a swipe made by a user on an interface of the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the photograph or video is subsequently posted to the predetermined media collection and the predetermined media collection is supplied in response to a request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein before submitting the photograph or video to be included in the predetermined media collection, the method further comprises:

sending a request to a server to register a user to participate in posting to the predetermined media collection.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein in response to the request to register the user to participate in posting to the predetermined media collection, the user is registered with the predetermined media collection.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the predetermined media collection on the computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to view the predetermined media collection; and

causing display of the predetermined media collection comprising the photograph or video with the input overlaid on the photograph or video.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined media collection is available for a specified transitory period of time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the photograph or video is curated before the predetermined media collection is supplied in response to request to view the predetermined media collection.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the photograph or video is deleted if determined inappropriate or redundant and not included in the predetermined media collection.

12. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium coupled with the processor, the computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising;

receiving a photograph or video;

receiving an input and overlaying the input on the photograph or video, the input comprising at least one of text, a drawing, an annotation, an animation, or a photo filter;

detecting a gesture indicating an intent to add the photograph or video to one or more predetermined media collections;

analyzing the input overlaid on the photograph or video to determine a predetermined media collection to which to add the photograph or video; and

submitting the photograph or video comprising the input overlaid on the photograph or video, to be included in the predetermined media collection.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the input is text indicating a particular media collection to which to add the photograph or video.

14. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the gesture is a swipe made by a user on an interface of the computing device.

15. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the photograph or video is subsequently posted to the predetermined media collection and the predetermined media collection is supplied in response to a request.

16. The computing device of claim 12, wherein before submitting the photograph or video to be included in the predetermined media collection, the operations further comprise:

sending a request to a server to register a user to participate in posting to the predetermined media collection.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein in response to the request to register the user to participate in posting to the predetermined media collection, the user is registered with the predetermined media collection.

18. The computing device of claim 12, the operations further comprising:

displaying the predetermined media collection on the computing device.

19. 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:

receiving a photograph or video;

receiving an input and overlaying the input on the photograph or video, the input comprising at least one of text, a drawing, an annotation, an animation, or a photo filter;

detecting a gesture indicating an intent to add the photograph or video to one or more predetermined media collections;

analyzing the input overlaid on the photograph or video to determine a predetermined media collection to which to add the photograph or video; and

submitting the photograph or video comprising the input overlaid on the photograph or video, to be included in the predetermined media collection particular gallery.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein before submitting the photograph or video to be included in the predetermined media collection, the operations further comprise:

sending a request to a server to register a user to participate in posting to the predetermined media collection.