Snap Inc.

Dorian Franklin Baldwin

David James Kennedy

Shahan Panth

Jacob Edward Blackstock

Nicholas Richard Allen

Timothy Jordan Garcia

Rahul Bhupendra Sheth

Artem Yagodin

Maoning Guo

Leah Spontaneo

Wenzhou Wang

Jacob Blackstock

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).

Generating and displaying customized avatars in media overlays

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging software and systems by generating customized images with avatars of different users within electronic messages. For example, users of different mobile computing devices can exchange electronic communications with images generated to include avatars representing themselves as well as their friends, colleagues, and other acquaintances.

Generating and displaying customized avatars in electronic messages

Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving a request to display an avatar within a graphical user interface of a client device, authenticating the request based on user data, retrieving the avatar from a database, transmitting the avatar to the client device and presenting the avatar within the user interface of the client device.

3D avatar plugin for third-party games

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for modifying avatar components of avatar datasets for multiple users, generating avatars based on the datasets, and displaying multiple avatars on a display screen of a graphical user interface.

System and method for generating and displaying avatars

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.

Generating customized electronic messaging graphics

System for generating customized images to be displayed within an electronic message. System retrieves communication data associated with a communication between a first user and a second user. System determines a relationship between the first user and the second user based on the communication data and generates avatar characteristics based on the relationship. System generates an image including a first avatar representing the first user and a second avatar representing the second user. The first and second avatars are generated based on the avatar characteristics. System causes the image to be displayed. Other embodiments are described herein.

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Toronto, Canada

Dorian Franklin Baldwin