US 2026/0089462 A1Published application

Selective location-based identity communication

AssigneeSnap Inc.

InventorsJonathan Brody, Walton Lin, Andrew Lin, Evan Spiegel

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Abstract

Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for selective location-based identity communication. The systems and methods identify a current location of a mobile computing device and detect a selection of a user interface element associated with the current location. The systems and methods cause presentation of a set of display elements corresponding to the current location and detect selection of a display element of the set of display elements. The systems and methods modify a display characteristic for the current location of the mobile computing device within a set of mobile computing devices based on the selection of the display element.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one memory component storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
identifying a location associated with a user of a user device;
determining a proximity area based on the identified location;
determining, based on location data of the user device, that a current location of the user device is within the proximity area;
in response to the determination that the location of the user device is within the proximity area, excluding a display element representative of the user from display on a map interface presented on another user device;
determining, based on location data of the user device, that the current location of the user device is outside of the proximity area;
and
in response to the determination that the user device is outside of the proximity area, displaying the display element representative of the user on the map interface of the other user device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Application: 19/406,887Filed 2 Dec 2025
Priority: 27 Apr 2017
Published: 26 Mar 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H04W 4/02
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services making use of location information
G06Q 10/40
Administration; Management: business processes related to social networking or social networking services
H04W 68/005
User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like: transmission of information for alerting…
H04W
Wireless communication networks

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