Media collection generation and privacy mechanisms
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorsJacob Andreou, Sheldon Chang, Donald Giovannini
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Abstract
Systems and methods described herein relate to generation of media collections in a messaging system. The media collection may be created by the user, other users, or an entity. Example embodiments further allow users to set access criteria through privacy settings assigned to one or more media content items themselves, as well as to a media collection, such that some or all of the media collection may only be viewed by users authorized by the user sharing the media content item or media collection (e.g., only to one or more users designated by the user as a “friend”).
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a client device associated with a first user, a media content item that comprises media data;
- receiving an indication to include the media content item in a media collection associated with a user profile of the first user;
- assigning a privacy option to the media content item, the privacy option defining access criteria to the media content item;
- adding the media content item to the media collection according to the privacy option;
- and
- causing the media content item in the media collection to be accessible by one or more client devices based on the privacy option assigned to the media content item.
A system comprising:
- one or more hardware processors;
- and
- a computer-readable medium coupled with the one or more hardware processors, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the one or more hardware processors to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from a client device associated with a first user, a media content item that comprises media data;
- receiving an indication to include the media content item in a media collection associated with a user profile of the first user;
- assigning a privacy option to the media content item, the privacy option defining access criteria to the media content item;
- adding the media content item to the media collection according to the privacy option;
- and
- causing the media content item in the media collection to be accessible by one or more client devices based on the privacy option assigned to the media content item.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from a client device associated with a first user, a media content item that comprises media data;
- receiving an indication to include the media content item in a media collection associated with a user profile of the first user;
- assigning a privacy option to the media content item, the privacy option defining access criteria to the media content item;
- adding the media content item to the media collection according to the privacy option;
- and
- causing the media content item in the media collection to be accessible by one or more client devices based on the privacy option assigned to the media content item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.