US 12,256,283 B2
Content request by location
Gadi Zimerman, Hod-HaSharon (IL); and Ido Sadeh, Ramat-Gan (IL)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/403,233.
Application 18/403,233 is a continuation of application No. 18/051,367, filed on Oct. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,910,267.
Application 18/051,367 is a continuation of application No. 17/248,252, filed on Jan. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,528,579.
Application 17/248,252 is a continuation of application No. 16/702,166, filed on Dec. 3, 2019, granted, now 10,932,085.
Application 16/702,166 is a continuation of application No. 16/134,594, filed on Sep. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,536,800.
Application 16/134,594 is a continuation of application No. 15/712,937, filed on Sep. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,123,167.
Application 15/712,937 is a continuation of application No. 15/371,379, filed on Dec. 7, 2016, granted, now 9,801,018.
Application 15/371,379 is a continuation of application No. 14/805,489, filed on Jul. 22, 2015, granted, now 9,521,515.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/107,588, filed on Jan. 26, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0147187 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/021 (2013.01) [H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of obtaining media content of an event, comprising:
identifying a subset of a plurality of client terminals of a plurality of users, client terminals of the subset being identified based on one or more users of the client terminals requesting media content documenting a real-life event in a geographic location;
sending a message to each client terminal of the subset of client terminals, the message containing a request, to present on a respective display of the client terminal, to acquire media content documenting the real-life event in the geographic location, the request comprising instructions for imaging the real-life event;
receiving, from a first client terminal of the subset, a media content item in response to the message, the media content item being acquired by the first client terminal and the media content item documenting the real-life event; and
crediting a first user associated with the first client terminal for the media content item based on a second user, associated with a second client terminal, at least one of viewing the media content item or sharing the media content item with another user.