Snap Inc.

Vineet Kapil

Christie Marie Heikkinen

Kaveh Anvaripour

Ranidu Lankage

Jacob Catalano

Xin Su

Rasana Manandhar

Noam Lerner

Benjamin Lin

Dustin Kendall

Anton Shevchenko

Matthew Mahar

Prasad Tare

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a storage medium storing a program and method for providing a template for media content generation. The program and method provide for receiving, from a first device of a first user, an indication of first user input setting properties to create a template for combining user-selected media with an audio track, the properties specifying the audio track, a sequence of media slots, a duration for each media slot, and predefined edits for applying to the media slots; causing display of a user interface on a second device of a second user, the user interface for assigning a respective video or photo to each media slot; and receiving, from the second device, a media content item generated based on second user input provided via the user interface, the second user input assigning the respective video or photo to each media slot.

Providing a template for media content generation

Some examples relate to a system and method for enhancing digital communication through a rule-based messaging and user interaction system. The system allows users to apply user-selected rules to messages, which dictate the conditions under which certain aspects of the message, such as images or text, are obscured or revealed. For example, a 'reply to reveal' messaging mode may require a recipient to respond to the sender before a blurred image within the message becomes visible. The system includes a processor and memory that store the user-selected rules, apply the messaging mode to messages, and manage the transmission of such messages between user devices. This approach addresses the challenges of engaging users with varying degrees of digital literacy and encourages interactive communication by incentivizing responses through message content visibility conditions.

Rule-based messaging and user interaction system

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Vineet Kapil