Snap Inc.

Matthew Colin Grantham

David Whyte

Dylan Shane Eirinberg

Jeremy Baker Voss

Patrick Mandia

Laurent Desserrey

Jacob Edward Blackstock

William Jiajun Wu

Tadeusz Kozak

Newar Husam Al Majid

Timothy Jordan Garcia

Krish Jayaram

Diego Muñoz Escalante

Haibo Zhao

Charles Burson DePue

Christie Marie Heikkinen

Colin Usala

Denise Marcela Martinez

Daniel Amitay

Shahan Panth

Jason Bernard Innis

Hongjai Cho

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.

Customized digital avatar accessories

Method of generating private notifications between users in a communication session starts with an application server causing a communication interface to be displayed at a first client device and at a second client device, respectively. Application server receives from the first client device a request to send a private notification to the second client device and causes a private notification sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. Application server receives from the first client device a confirmation to send the private notification to the second client device and generating the private notification at the second client device that includes causing a first avatar that is associated with a user of the first client device to be included in the communication interface displayed at the second client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

System and method of generating private notifications between users in a communication session

Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: receiving, by a messaging application, input that selects an option to generate a message using an avatar with a caption; presenting, by the messaging application, the avatar and a caption entry region proximate to the avatar; populating, by the messaging application, the caption entry region with a text string comprising one or more words; determining, by the messaging application, context based on the one or more words in the text string; and modifying, by the messaging application, an expression of the avatar based on the determined context.

Context sensitive avatar captions

Method of causing a selectable item including customized graphic for electronic messaging application starts with a processor generating customized graphics based on user identifiers for a first, a second, and a third client device. Processor causes a communication list interface that includes a group selectable item to be displayed on the first client device. The group selectable item includes the second customized graphic and the third customized graphic. Processor receives a request for a group communication session from the first client device. The request for the group communication session is generated by the first client device when the user of the first client device selects a first portion of the group selectable item displayed on the first client device. Processor causes a communication interface for the group communication session between a group of client devices to be displayed at the first client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Selectable item including a customized graphic for an electronic messaging application

Method of generating a contextual action bar starts with processor causing an application icon associated with an application to be displayed by a display screen of a client device. Processor receives selection of application icon from a user and determines a context of client device. Context can comprise identification of application, type associated with application, or type of interface including application icon. Processor generates action bar based on the context of the client device, causes a first portion of display screen to display an application interface associated with the application, and causes a second portion to display the action bar that is associated with a messaging system. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.

Contextual action bar

Method of generating animation overlays starts with a processor causing a communication interface for a communication session to be displayed at client devices. The processor receives from a first client device an animation sending request and causes an animation sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. The animation sending interface comprises animation overlay icons. Each of the animation overlay icons comprise a first avatar associated with the first user. The processor receives from the first client device a selection of a first animation overlay icon and causes the first animation overlay corresponding to the first animation overlay icon to be displayed as an overlay on the communication interface of each of the plurality of client devices. The first animation overlay is an animation that includes the first avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Generating animation overlays in a communication session

In one or more implementations, a user interface is displayed that includes user interface elements that correspond to third-party application resources that are executable within a client application. The user interface elements may be selectable to launch the third-party application resources within the client application. The user interface may be accessed from a camera user interface of the client application and the user interface may also have a region that includes a portion of the camera user interface in addition to the user interface elements that correspond to the third-party application resources.

Accessing third party resources via client application with messaging capability

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a collaborative achievement system for: detecting, at a client device associated with a first user, a collaborative achievement between at least the first user and a second user; selecting an achievement designator based on attributes of the collaborative achievement, wherein the achievement designator comprises personalization instructions for the achievement designator; retrieving, at the client device, user profile information from a first user account and a second user account associated with the first user and the second user; personalizing the achievement designator based on the user profile information and the personalization instructions; and causing display of a presentation of the personalized achievement designator at the client device.

Collaborative achievement interface

Method of generating contextual sending menu starts with processor causing first client device to display first and second portion of display screen in inactivated position. Processor receives selection from first user of first client device of chat selectable item in application interface. Chat selectable item is associated with communication interface of messaging system. In response to receiving the selection, processor generates media content item based on context of first client device and causes first portion and second portion of display screen to be displayed in an activated position by causing first portion to contract, and causing second portion to expand and to comprise a preview of media content item and selectable item associated with second user. Processor then receives from the first user selection of the selectable item associated with the second user, and transmits media content item to second client device. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.

Contextual sending menu

A method and a system include receiving a request to process a transaction, identifying, by the messaging application, transactional data based on the request, the transactional data corresponding to a user profile associated with the client device in an entity graph, determining a first desensitized data item associated with the user profile being included in the transactional data, providing for display a first user interface of the messaging application including a first user-selectable element corresponding to a completion of the transaction, receiving an indication of user selection of the first user-selectable element, and transmitting the transactional data to a secured processor.

Cross-platform data management and integration

Method of generating customizable avatar outfits and accessories starts with a processor receiving a first identification information associated with a first article of clothing for sale on a first third-party server. The processor generates an outfit update interface comprising an avatar associated with a user of a client device and a first selectable item corresponding to the first article of clothing. The processor receives a selection from the client device of the first selectable item. The processor modifies the avatar to generate a modified avatar that is wearing an avatar outfit that comprises a first item that resembles the first article of clothing. The processor then causes the modified avatar to be displayed on a display screen of the client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Generating customizable avatar outfits

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging software and systems by generating and selecting customized media content items (such as images) with avatars of different users within electronic messages based on the context of communications between the users. For example, users of different mobile computing devices can exchange electronic communications with each other, and the system can analyze these communications to present options for media content items containing the users' avatars based on content in the communications, actions or events taken by or involving the users, or combinations thereof. The users may select such media content items for inclusion in their electronic communications.

Contextual generation and selection of customized media content

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, a request to access a third-party resource; in response to receiving the request, obtaining a user interface data corresponding to the third-party resource; generating, for display on a client device, a graphical user interface of the third-party resource based on the markup-language document; generating for display a menu with an option to authorize the third-party resource to access user data from the messaging application; and authorizing the third-party resource to access the user data from the messaging application in response to a user interaction with the menu.

Third-party resource authorization

A method of sharing an item from an external resource comprises displaying a user interface for the external resource in a messaging application and navigating within the external resource based on user input received in the user interface presented in the messaging application. Upon receipt of selection of an item or state within the external resource based on user input, the identity of one or more recipients is obtained. Information representing the item or state is then transmitted to a device of at least one recipient and information representing the item or state is displayed in a chat interface of a messaging application running on a device of the recipient(s).

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Toronto, Canada

Matthew Colin Grantham