US 11,889,381 B2
Generation, curation, and presentation of media collections
Nicholas Richard Allen, Venice, CA (US); Sheldon Chang, Venice, CA (US); Maria Pavlovskaia, San Francisco, CA (US); Amer Shahnawaz, New York, NY (US); and Jianchao Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,654.
Application 18/090,654 is a continuation of application No. 17/517,888, filed on Nov. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,611,846.
Application 17/517,888 is a continuation of application No. 17/034,663, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,197,123.
Application 17/034,663 is a continuation of application No. 16/293,300, filed on Mar. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,834,525.
Application 16/293,300 is a continuation of application No. 15/054,869, filed on Feb. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,285,001.
Prior Publication US 2023/0135808 A1, May 4, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04L 29/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 4/021 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1859 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
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10. A device comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and
at least one hardware processor configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request to activate a new media collection, the new media collection to be accessible only for a default predetermined window of time and to comprise a geographic boundary size for where media content for the new media collection originates;
receiving input increasing the default predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible;
activating the new media collection for the increased predetermined window of time and geographic boundary size for where media content originates; and
causing a plurality of content messages comprising media content originating in the geographical boundary size to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from a computing device to view the new media collection based on determining the request occurs within the increased predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible.