US 11,949,958 B2
Selecting avatars to be included in the video being generated on demand
Bradley Kotsopoulos, Pickering (CA); and Yang Gao, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/777,798.
Prior Publication US 2021/0243503 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4821 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
causing, by a processor, an electronic program guide to be displayed by a first client device, the first client device being associated with a first user, the first user being associated with a first avatar, wherein the electronic program guide including a plurality of selectable items, the plurality of selectable items being associated with a plurality of animated series;
detecting a selection by the first user of a first selectable item in the plurality of selectable items, the first selectable item associated with a first animated series of the plurality of animated series;
causing a profile page associated with the first animated series to be displayed by the first client device, the profile page comprising a plurality of episodes of the first animated series;
receiving a selection by the first user of a first episode of the plurality of episodes;
identifying a second user to be included in the first episode with the first user, the second user being associated with a second client device that is connected to the first user on a communication platform, wherein identifying the second user comprises identifying a user that most recently transmitted an electronic message to the first client device via the communication platform;
generating a request for a media content item associated with the first episode, the request including a media content identification associated with the media content item, a main user identification associated with the first user, and a secondary user identification associated with the second user; wherein the request causes the first episode to be generated on demand to include the first avatar and a second avatar associated with the second user as cast members in the first episode; and
receiving a playlist associated with the media content item, wherein the playlist includes a plurality of media content item segments that include the first avatar and the second avatar.