Editing photos over an online social network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192651-A1
Application number	US-201514984424-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2015
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes a computer server machine that may receive from a first user instructions to edit an original photo. The original photo may have been uploaded by a second user. The first and second users may be users of an online social network. The computer server machine may create an edited photo based on the original photo in accordance with the instructions. The computer server machine may also store the edited photo in association with the first user. The computer server machine may also distribute the edited photo in association with the original photo.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
by a computer server machine, receiving, from a first user, instructions to edit an original photo, wherein the original photo was posted by a second user; by the computer server machine, creating an edited photo based on the original photo in accordance with the instructions; by the computer server machine, storing the edited photo in association with the first user; and by the computer server machine, distributing the edited photo in association with the original photo.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to edit the original photo comprises adding stickers or text to the original photo.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to edit the original photo comprises at least one of the following: crop; adjust the contrast, saturation, shadows, or highlights; convert to black and white; and add one or more pre-determined filters.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein distributing the edited photo comprises posting the edited photo in a comment region associated with the original photo.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein distributing the edited photo comprises resharing the edited photo, wherein resharing the edited photo comprises posting the edited photo in a region independent of the original photo on an online social network.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the edited photo is posted in the region independent of the original photo only if the first user has permission to reshare the edited photo.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the computer server machine, executing the instructions to edit the original photo only if the first user has permission to edit the original photo.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein editing the original photo occurs only if the first user has editing access to the original photo, the editing access being based on a relationship between the first user and the second user.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein creating an edited photo comprises:
creating a stencil overlay based on the instructions to edit the original photo; and creating a pointer to the original photo, wherein the edited photo comprises the stencil overlay being superimposed on the original photo.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the edited photo comprises:
duplicating the original photo to create a duplicated photo; and applying the editing instructions to the duplicated photo.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising deleting the duplicated photo if the original photo is deleted.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising restricting the editing instructions to one or more types of instructions approved by the second user.

13 . The method of claim 5 , wherein permission to reshare is based on a relationship between a user who desires to reshare the edited photo and the second user.

14 . The method of claim 5 , wherein permission to reshare is based on a group in which the user who desires to reshare the edited photo belongs.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing, in a computer memory storage device, the instructions to edit the original photo to create a template for editing future photos.

16 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising storing the stencil in a computer memory storage device if the photo is deleted.

17 . One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software configured when executed to:
receive instructions to edit an original photo from a first user, wherein the original photo was posted by a second user; create an edited photo based on the original photo in accordance with the instructions; store the edited photo in association with the first user; and distribute the edited photo in association with the original photo.

18 . The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 17 , embodying software further configured to reshare the edited photo, wherein resharing the edited photo comprises posting the edited photo in a region independent of the original photo on an online social network.

19 . The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 17 , wherein creating an edited photo comprises:
creating a stencil overlay based on the instructions to edit the original photo; and creating a pointer to the original photo, wherein the edited photo comprises the stencil overlay being superimposed on the original photo

20 . A device comprising:
one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the processors and embodying software configured when executed to: receive instructions to edit an original photo from a first user, wherein the original photo was posted by a second user; create an edited photo based on the original photo in accordance with the instructions; store the edited photo in association with the first user; and distribute the edited photo in association with the original photo.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Yang Daniel Shannon
• Suciu Mircea-Gabriel
• Ogrezeanu Mihaela
• Balazs Balazs

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q30/00

  Commerce · CPC title

• G06Q10/101

  Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title