US 11,843,456 B2
Generating and displaying customized avatars in media overlays
Nicholas Richard Allen, Venice, CA (US); Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Toronto (CA); Jacob Edward Blackstock, Toronto (CA); David James Kennedy, Toronto (CA); Shahan Panth, Toronto (CA); and Timothy Jordan Garcia, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on May 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/314,963.
Application 17/314,963 is a continuation of application No. 16/115,259, filed on Aug. 28, 2018.
Application 16/115,259 is a continuation of application No. 15/369,499, filed on Dec. 5, 2016, granted, now 10,938,758.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/412,115, filed on Oct. 24, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0266277 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); H04L 51/08 (2022.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 51/063 (2022.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 51/08 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01); G06V 20/47 (2022.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/063 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a media content item;
generating a plurality of media overlays;
generating an avatar of a user, wherein the avatar of the user is a visual representation of the user, wherein an appearance of the avatar of the user is generated to reflect a theme included in themes of the plurality of media overlays, wherein the appearance of the avatar of the user is different in each of the media overlays when the avatar is incorporated into each of the media overlays;
receiving a selection of a first selectable item that corresponds to a first media overlay included in the plurality of media overlays;
in response to receiving the selection, generating a modified media content item by incorporating the first media overlay including the avatar of the user with the media content item, wherein incorporating the first media overlay with the media content item comprises overlaying the first media overlay on the media content item; and
causing the modified media content item to be displayed on a display screen.