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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob Edward Blackstock, Toronto, CA;
Diego Muñoz Escalante, Toronto, CA;
Matthew Colin Grantham, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
SNAP INC., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/046 (2013.01); G06F 16/5866 (2019.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.05); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.