Snap Inc.

Alexander Collins

Benedict Copping

Justin Huang

Alexander Vodovoz

Jonathan Dale Brody

Linhui Ge

Hui Wang

Eugene Park

KaChon Lei

Xiao Li

Systems and methods for receiving a set of media content items including a geohash defining a captured time and a captured location of the media content item, identifying a first subset of media content items from the set of media content items comprising a geohash that equals a precision level threshold, and identifying a second subset of media content items from the set of media content items that include a geohash that exceeds the precision level threshold. The system also includes generating a timeline media content item collection including the second subset of media content items each including a geohash that exceeds the precisions level threshold, and causing display of a media content collection interface, the media content collection interface including the timeline media content item collection.

Location-based timeline media content system

Systems and methods are provided for receiving a first plurality of media content items during a first time interval, identifying, from the first plurality of media content items, a first subset of media content items based on a first characteristic, and identifying, from the first subset of media content items, a second subset of media content items based on a second characteristic. The systems and methods are also provided for generating a first sequenced content collection including the first subset and the second subset and causing a first content collection interface to be displayed by the first computing device, the first content collection interface comprising the first sequenced content collection.

Content collection interface

A method for generation of a collection of video clips from a plurality of video files includes performing facial recognition on a video file of the plurality of video files to identify a portion of the video file including a face, generating a video clip by trimming the portion of the video file including the face, from the video file, and adding the video clip to the collection of video clips. A video montage may be created by adding a plurality of video clips from the collection of video clips together and adding an audio track to the video montage file.

Generation of a collection of video clips

Methods, computer-readable storage media, and apparatuses for surfacing content items in a messaging system. The methods may include storing content items generated by a client device of a user. The method may further include determining a time period and content items corresponding to the time period to resurface to the user, the time period selected based on comparing the social interaction data, the viewing data, and the modification data associated with the content items corresponding to the time period with the social interaction data, the viewing data, and the modification data associated with content items generated during other time periods. The method may further include generating a title page for the time period to resurface to the user, the title page comprising a title and an indication of a date for the time period.

Messaging system for resurfacing content items

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for generating a summary based on trip information. The program and method include operations for: determining that one or more criteria associated with a user correspond to a trip taken by the user during a given time interval; retrieving a plurality of visual media items generated by a client device of the user during the given time interval; determining location information for the plurality of visual media items; automatically generating a trip graphic to represent the trip based on the plurality of visual media items generated by the user during the given time interval and the determined location information; and causing the trip graphic to be displayed on the client device.

Summary generation based on trip

Methods, computer-readable storage media, and apparatuses for surfacing content items in a messaging system. The methods may include storing a content item generated by a client device of a user, the user associated with the messaging system and determining a score to assign to the interaction and updating a resurface score associated with the content item with the score. The methods may further include determining whether to resurface the content item to the user based on the resurface score and causing to be displayed on a display of the client device a user interface comprising a user interface item for the user to display the content item. The methods may further include updating weights used to determine the scores based on interactions of the user with the resurfaced content items.

The subject technology selects a plurality of augmented reality (AR) content items based at least in part on a set of attributes. The subject technology analyzes each of the selected plurality of AR content items to determine an inclusion of textual information, identify an area of interest, or detect panning motion. The subject technology modifies each of the selected plurality of AR content items based at least in part on the analyzing. The subject technology generates, using at least the modified plurality of AR content items, a composite AR content item, the composite AR content item comprising a sequence of different AR content items, each of the different AR content items corresponding to a modified AR content item from the modified plurality of AR content items. The subject technology causes display, at a client device, the generated composite AR content item.

Automated content curation for generating composite augmented reality content

Featured content collection interface

A method for generation of a video montage file from a plurality of media files is disclosed. The method includes selecting media files from a collection of media files based on a selection criterion, accessing audio feature information for an audio track, the audio feature information including timing information related to audio features of the audio track, generating a first video segment for a first time slot from a first media file, generating a second video segment for a second time slot from a second media file, creating a video montage file by adding the second video segment to the first video segment, and adding the audio track to the video montage file. The selection criterion may comprise a location, a time interval, or presences of the media files in a feed posted by the user on a messaging system or social media platform.

Synchronizing multiple images or videos to an audio track

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for generating an avatar based on trip information. The program and method include determining that one or more criteria associated with a user correspond to a trip taken by the user during a given time interval; retrieving a plurality of media generated by a client device of the user during the given time interval; automatically selecting a plurality of avatar customizations to represent the trip based on the plurality of media generated by the user during the given time interval; automatically generating a trip-based avatar for the user based on the plurality of avatar customizations; and causing display of the trip-based avatar.

Avatar based on trip

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for performing operations comprising: identifying a current social event; obtaining a list of creative tools associated with the current social event; accessing a plurality of content items generated by a client device; determining that one or more of the creative tools have been applied to a first content item in the plurality of content items; generating a subset of content items corresponding to the current social event that includes the first content item; automatically populating a social event template graphic based on the subset of content items corresponding to the current social event to generate a social event graphic card; and receiving a request from the client device to transmit the social event graphic card to one or more other client devices.

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Santa Monica, CA, United States of America

Alexander Collins