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US 11,893,208 B2Granted
Combined map icon with action indicator
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorsNewar Husam Al Majid, Laurent Desserrey, Donald Giovannini, Daniel Rakhamimov
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Abstract
Systems, devices, methods, and instructions are described for generating and using expressive icons with status indicators for a map based graphical user interface (GUI). One embodiment involves accessing location information, map data icon information, and action indicator information associated with an account of a social media platform. A device then causes generation of a combined action icon generated using the icon information and the action indicator and causes display of a map interface with the map data and the combined action icon positioned at a location indicated by the location information.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- accessing, using one or more processors of a client device, location information and icon information associated with a user account of a social media platform;
- accessing, map data associated with the location information;
- receiving, action indicator information associated with the user account, wherein the action indicator information comprises a route from a current location of the client device to a desired destination;
- based on the action indicator information, automatically determining a time duration associated with the action indicator information, the time duration being based on a travel time from the current location to the desired destination;
- accessing expressive icon information associated with the user account, the expressive icon information representing a user of the user account;
- causing generation on the client device, for a length of time equal to the time duration associated with the action indicator information, of a combined expressive icon, the combined expressive icon generated using the icon information, the action indicator information, and the expressive icon information;
- causing display of a map interface on the client device and at least one other client device, the map interface comprising the map data and the combined expressive icon;
- determining that the time duration has lapsed;
- in response to determining that the time duration associated with the action indicator information has lapsed, generating a modified combined expressive icon, the modified combined expressive icon generated by removing the action indicator information;
- and
- updating display of the map interface, the updated display of the map interface comprising the modified combined expressive icon positioned at the desired destination.
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A computing system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to:
- access, using one or more processors of a computing device, location information and icon information associated with a user account of a social media platform;
- access, by the one or more processors, map data associated with the location information;
- receive, from a client device, action indicator information associated with the user account wherein the action indicator information comprises a route from a current location of the computing device to a desired destination;
- based on the action indicator information, automatically determine a time duration associated with the action indicator information, the time duration being based on a travel time from the current location to the desired destination;
- access, expressive icon information associated with the user account, the expressive icon information representing a user of the user account;
- cause generation on the client device, for a length of time equal to the time duration associated with the action indicator information, of a combined expressive icon, the combined expressive icon generated using the icon information, the action indicator information, and the expressive icon information;
- cause display of a map interface on the client device and at least one other client device, the map interface comprising the map data and the combined expressive icon
- determine that the time duration has lapsed;
- in response to determining that the time duration associated with the action indicator information has lapsed, generate a modified combined expressive icon, the modified combined expressive icon generated by removing the action indicator information;
- and
- update display of the map interface, the updated display of the map interface comprising the modified combined expressive icon positioned at the desired destination.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- access, using one or more processors of a computing device, location information and icon information associated with a user account of a social media platform;
- access, by the one or more processors, map data associated with the location information;
- receive, from a client device, action indicator information associated with the user account wherein the action indicator information comprises a route from a current location of the computing device to a desired destination;
- based on the action indicator information, automatically determine a time duration associated with the action indicator information, the time duration being based on a travel time from the current location to the desired destination;
- access, expressive icon information associated with the user account, the expressive icon information representing a user of the user account;
- cause generation on the client device, for a length of time equal to the time duration associated with the action indicator information, of a combined expressive icon, the combined expressive icon generated using the icon information, the action indicator information, and the expressive icon information;
- cause display of a map interface on the client device and at least one other client device, the map interface comprising the map data and the combined expressive icon positioned at a location indicated by the location information
- determine that the time duration has lapsed;
- in response to determining that the time duration associated with the action indicator information has lapsed, generate a modified combined expressive icon, the modified combined expressive icon generated by removing the action indicator information;
- and
- update display of the map interface, the updated display of the map interface comprising the modified combined expressive icon positioned at the desired destination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.