US 12,131,006 B2
Global event-based avatar
Sumbul Alvi, Astoria, NY (US); David Mark, Toronto (CA); Kimberly A. Phifer, Brooklyn, NY (US); Graham Reid, Brooklyn, NY (US); Suraj Vindana Samaranayake, New York, NY (US); and Alexandre Valdetaro Porto, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to SNAP INC., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/209,159.
Application 18/209,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/235,030, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,714,524.
Application 17/235,030 is a continuation of application No. 16/845,360, filed on Apr. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,010,022.
Application 16/845,360 is a continuation of application No. 16/269,294, filed on Feb. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,656,797.
Prior Publication US 2023/0325052 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 16/903 (2019.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 16/90335 (2019.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating, for display, a virtual object at a current display position corresponding to a first geographical location, the virtual object representing a global event; and
setting a rate at which the current display position of the virtual object changes as a function of a particular time and given date associated with the global event.