Geo-location based event gallery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015365795-A1
Application number	US-201514738069-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 12, 2015
Priority date	Jun 13, 2014
Publication date	Dec 17, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computer implemented method may include receiving geo-location data from a device of a user; comparing the geo-location data with a geo-location fence associated with an event; determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event; responsive to the determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event, supplying user-selectable event gallery information, associated with an event gallery of the event, to the device for addition to a destination list on the device; detecting selection of the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list by the user of the device; and/or responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user of the device, adding the user as a follower of the event, with access to the event gallery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving geo-location data from a device of a user; comparing the geo-location data with a geo-location fence associated with an event; determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event; responsive to the determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event, supplying user-selectable event gallery information, associated with an event gallery of the event, to the device for addition to a destination list on the device; detecting selection of the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list by the user of the device; and responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user of the device, adding the user as a follower of the event, with access to the event gallery.

2 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , including supplying the event gallery in response to a request from the user, the event gallery including a collection of content relating to the event.

3 . The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the collection of content comprises photographs or videos.

4 . The computer implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the collection of content comprises a sequence of individual ephemeral messages, the individual ephemeral messages including the photographs or videos.

5 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising, responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user, posting a message generated on the device to the event gallery.

6 . The computer implemented method of claim 5 further comprising, responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user, providing a prompt to explain terms associated with the posting the message to the event gallery.

7 . The computer implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the destination list includes an entry for an individual in a social network of the user, the method further comprising:
detecting selection of the entry for the individual in the social network of the user; responsive to the detecting of the selection of the entry for the individual by the user, sending the message to the individual in the social network of the user.

8 . The computer implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the message includes a photograph or a video.

9 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , including maintaining the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list for a duration of the event.

10 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the event gallery is available for a specific specified transitory period.

11 . The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the specified transitory period corresponds to a duration of the event.

12 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the geo-location data is received as a registration request from the device of the user.

13 . A server comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the server to: receive geo-location data from a device of a user; compare the geo-location data with a geo-location fence associated with an event; determine that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event; responsive to the determination that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event, supplying user-selectable event gallery information, associated with an event gallery of the event, to the device for addition to a destination list on the device; detect selection of the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list by the user of the device; and responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user of the device, adding the user as a follower of the event, with access to the event gallery.

14 . The server of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further configure the server to supply the event gallery in response to a request from the user, the event gallery including a collection of content relating to the event.

15 . The server of claim 14 , wherein the collection of content comprises photographs or videos.

16 . The server of claim 15 , wherein the collection of content comprises a sequence of individual ephemeral messages, the individual ephemeral messages including the photographs or videos.

17 . The server of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further configure the server to post, responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user, a message generated on the device to the event gallery.

18 . The server of claim 17 , wherein the destination list includes an entry for an individual in a social network of the user, and wherein the instructions further configure the server to:
detect selection of the entry for the individual in the social network of the user; send, responsive to the detecting of the selection of the entry for the individual by the user, the message to the individual in the social network of the user.

19 . The server of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further configure the server to maintain the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list for a duration of the event.

Assignees

• Snapchat Inc

Inventors

• Allen Nicholas Richard
• Murphy Robert Cornelius
• Spiegel Evan

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

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• G06F40/279

  Recognition of textual entities · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06Q30/0276 Primary

  Advertisement creation · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title