US 12,112,025 B2
Gesture-driven message content resizing
Dennis Jin, Paris (FR); and Daniel Moreno, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to SNAP INC., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/110,842.
Prior Publication US 2024/0281125 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04845 (2013.01) [G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
causing presentation of a user interface at a user device, the user interface comprising a message composition area;
causing presentation of a resizing graphical element at a base position within the user interface;
detecting commencement of a resizing gesture directed at the user interface, the resizing gesture comprising a dragging gesture commencing at the base position where the resizing graphical element is presented, and the base position being associated with a base size;
while the resizing gesture is in progress, tracking a location of the resizing gesture within the user interface, the location of the resizing gesture being adjustable to cause resizing of message content in the message composition area;
detecting ending of the resizing gesture; and
in response to the detecting ending of the resizing gesture, basing transmission of the message content to a recipient on a size of the message content relative to the base size associated with the base position, wherein the basing of the transmission of the message content to the recipient on the size of the message content relative to the base size comprises:
determining that the size of the message content corresponds to an adjusted size relative to the base size when the ending of the resizing gesture is detected; and
in response to the determining that the size of the message content corresponds to the adjusted size, causing transmission of a message comprising the message content, via the user device, to the recipient.