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US 9,113,301 B1Granted
Geo-location based event gallery
AssigneeSnapchat, Inc.
InventorsEvan Spiegel, Robert Murphy, Nick Allen
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Abstract
A computer implemented method includes receiving a message and geo-location data for a device sending the message. It is determined whether the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with an event. The message is posted to an event gallery associated with the event when the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event. The event gallery is supplied in response to a request from a user.
Claims8
A computer implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a message and geo-location data for a device sending the message, wherein the message includes a photograph or a video;
- determining whether the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with an event;
- supplying a destination list to the device in response to the geo-location data corresponding to the geo-location fence associated with the event, wherein the destination list includes a user selectable event gallery indicium associated with the event and a user selectable entry for an individual in a social network;
- adding a user of the device as a follower of the event in response to the event gallery indicium being selected by the user;
- and
- supplying an event gallery in response to a request from the user, wherein the event gallery includes a sequence of photographs or videos and wherein the event gallery is available for a specified transitory period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.