Media preview system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12387241-B2
Application number	US-202217956592-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2022
Priority date	Sep 21, 2017
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

The media preview system receives media content from one or more client devices, generates a preview of the media content, associates a coded image with the preview within a database associated with the media preview system, detects scans of the coded image from client devices, and causes display of the preview at the client devices in response to detecting the scan.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A media preview system comprising:
a memory; and
at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the media preview system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by a remote server, media content from a first client device associated with an entity;
generating, by the remote server, a preview of the media content, the preview of the media content comprising a set of access parameters that includes a threshold of a request limit and geolocation criteria;
generating, by the remote server, a coded image that comprises a QR code that integrates a display of an entity logo associated with the entity as a machine-readable finder pattern within the QR code;
associating, by the remote server, the coded image with the preview of the media content at a database;
causing display of the coded image on a shareable means by the remote server, the shareable means being accessible by a second client device;
generating, by the remote server, a most recent preview of the media content based on changes to the media content and the preview of the media content received, from the first client device;
associating, by the remote server, the coded image with the most recent preview of the media content at the database;
receiving, from the second client device, a request to access the most recent preview of the media content and a geolocation of the second client device, the request and the geolocation being generated responsive to a scan of the coded image displayed on the shareable means by the second client device;
incrementing, by the remote server, a counter associated with the most recent preview of the media content responsive to the request that includes the scan of the coded image, the counter indicating a number of requests to access the most recent preview received from one or more client devices;
determining, by the remote server, that the number of requests to access the most recent preview is below the threshold of the request limit and the geolocation of the second client device meets the geolocation criteria;
transmitting, by the remote server, data of a notification to the second client device responsive to the receiving the request that comprises the scan of the coded image and the determining that the number of requests to access the most recent preview is below the threshold of the request limit and the geolocation of the second client device meets the geolocation criteria, the data of the notification causing display of the notification on a graphical user interface of the second client device, the notification including a request for a user of the second client device to display or dismiss the most recent preview of the media content;
receiving, from the second client device, a request to display the most recent preview of the media content, the request being generated responsive to an input of the user on the second client device that selects to display the most recent preview of the media content; and
transmitting, by the remote server, data comprising the most recent preview of the media content to the second client device responsive to the input that selects to display the most recent preview of the media content in the notification, the data related to the most recent preview of the media content causing display of a presentation of the most recent preview at the graphical user interface of the second client device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the generating the preview of the media content includes applying a digital watermark to the media content.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the preview corresponds with one or more access parameters, the scan of the coded image is a first scan, and further comprising:
detecting an expiration of the preview based on the one or more access parameters;
receiving a second scan of the coded image after the expiration of the preview; and
denying access to the preview of the media content.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more access parameters define display criteria of the preview based on user profile information, and further comprising:
assigning a status indicator to the media content, the status indicator indicating a state of the media content;
retrieving user profile information from the second client device in response to the receiving the request; and
causing display of the preview at the second client device based on the user profile information and the state of the media content.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the scan of the coded image is a first scan, and further comprising:
detecting an expiration event based on the access parameters;
receiving a second scan of the coded image subsequent to the expiration event;
denying access to the preview based on the second scan being subsequent to the expiration event;
associating a new coded image with the preview in response to the denying access to the preview; and
notifying an administrator associated with the media content of the new coded image.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the access parameters include a request limit, and further comprising:
incrementing a counter responsive to the request;
determining that a count indicated by the counter exceeds is below the request limit; and
causing display of the notification at the second client device based on the count indicated by the counter being below the request limit.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the media content is a first media content, the preview is a first preview, and further comprising:
receiving second media content at the system;
generating a second preview of the second media content;
associating the coded image with the second preview of the second media content;
receiving the scan of the coded image from the second client device; and
causing display of a preview library at the second client device in response to the receiving the scan, the preview library including presentations of the first preview and the second preview.

8. A method performed by a system comprising a first client device, a second client device, and a remote server for controlling sharing of preview of media content, the method comprising:
receiving, by the remote server, media content from the first client device associated with an entity;
generating, by the remote server, a preview of the media content, the preview of the media content comprising a set of access parameters that includes a threshold of a request limit and geolocation criteria;
generating, by the remote server, a coded image that comprises a QR code that integrates a display of an entity logo associated with the entity as a machine-readable finder pattern within the QR code;
associating, by the remote server, the coded image with the preview of the media content at a database;
causing display of the coded image on a shareable means by the remote server, the shareable means being accessible by the second client device;
generating, by the remote server, a most recent preview of the media content based on changes to the media content and the preview of the media content received, from the first client device;
associating, by the remote server, the coded image with the most recent preview of the media content at the database;
receiving, from the second client device, a request to access the most recent preview of the media content and a geolocation of the second client device, the request and the geolocation being generated responsive to a scan of the coded image displayed on the shareable means by the second client device;
incrementing, by the remote server, a counter associated with the most recent preview of the media content responsive to the request that includes the scan of the coded image, the coun

Assignees

• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Cansizoglu Omer
• Li Chang
• Erbeznik Brennan
• GARDELLI Giovanni
• Hornberger Ryan
• Xu Jingou

Classifications

• H04L65/612

  for unicast · CPC title

• G06F16/70

  of video data · CPC title

• G06Q30/0209 Primary

  Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game · CPC title

• G06F16/44

  Browsing; Visualisation therefor · CPC title

• G06Q30/0267 Primary

  Wireless devices · CPC title