Generating and utilizing digital visual codes to grant privileges via a networking system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018048652-A1
Application number	US-201615237071-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 15, 2016
Priority date	Aug 15, 2016
Publication date	Feb 15, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
generating, by at least one processor, a digital visual code by embedding an identifier of an account of a first user with a networking system into a digital array comprising a plurality of digital visual code points and one or more anchor points by affirmatively marking digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points in accordance with the identifier of the first user and connecting adjacent affirmative digital visual code points; providing the digital visual code to a first remote client device of the first user; receiving, from a second remote client device of a second user, the identifier of the first user obtained by scanning and decoding the digital visual code; and in response to receiving the identifier from the second remote client device of the second user:
identifying the account of the first user with the networking system; and
granting one or more privileges to the second remote client device of the second user in relation to the account of the first user with the networking system.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the digital visual code further comprises generating the digital visual code points in a plurality of concentric circles.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the digital visual code further comprises generating the digital visual array such that the plurality of concentric circles surrounds a digital media item corresponding to the first user.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the digital visual code further comprises generating at least three anchor points and an orientation anchor.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein connecting adjacent affirmative digital visual code points further comprises connecting adjacent affirmative digital visual code points within each of the concentric circles in the digital array with a curve.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein affirmatively marking digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points in accordance with the identifier of the first user further comprises:
identifying a user ID corresponding to the account of the first user; generating a hash based on the user ID corresponding to the account of the first user; transforming the hash to a binary code comprising a plurality of bits; and affirmatively marking the digital visual code points based on the bits of the binary code.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein granting the one or more privileges comprises: providing information from the account of the first user; initiating a payment transaction between the first user and the second user; initiating an electronic communication between the first user and the second user; or sending an invitation for an event corresponding to the first user to the second user.

8 . The method of claim 1 ,
further comprising:
embedding an action identifier corresponding to one or more actions into the digital visual code by marking additional digital visual code points in accordance with the action identifier; and
receiving the action identifier from the second device; and
wherein granting the one or more privileges to the second remote client device of the second user comprises permitting the second remote client device to perform the one or more actions.

9 . A system comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
generate a digital visual code by embedding an identifier of an account of a first user with a networking system into a digital array comprising a plurality of digital visual code points and one or more anchor points by affirmatively marking digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points in accordance with the identifier of the first user and connecting adjacent affirmative digital visual code points;
provide the digital visual code to a first remote client device of the first user;
receive, from a second remote client device of a second user, the identifier of the first user obtained by scanning and decoding the digital visual code; and
in response to receiving the identifier from the second remote client device of the second user:
identify the account of the first user with the networking system; and
grant one or more privileges to the second remote client device of the second user in relation to the account of the first user with the networking system.

10 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor cause the system to generate the digital visual code by: generating the digital visual code points in a plurality of concentric circles surrounding a digital media item.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the digital media item comprises a profile picture.

12 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to connect the adjacent affirmative digital visual code points within each of the concentric circles in the digital array with a curve.

13 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to embed an action identifier into the digital visual code corresponding to one or more actions by marking additional digital visual code points corresponding to the action identifier, wherein the one or more actions comprise at least one of: initiating a payment transaction between the first user and the second user, initiating an electronic communication between the first user and the second user, or sending an invitation for an event.

14 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to affirmatively mark digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points in accordance with the identifier of the first user by:
determining an identifier corresponding to the account of the first user, wherein the identifier comprises a user ID; generating a hash based on the user ID; transforming the hash to a binary code comprising a plurality of bits; and affirmatively marking the digital visual code points based on the plurality of bits of the binary code.

15 . A method comprising:
scanning, by a first computing device of a first user, a digital visual code displayed by a second computing device of a second user, wherein the digital visual code comprises a plurality of affirmatively marked digital visual code points and one or more anchor points, wherein adjacent affirmatively marked digital visual code points from the plurality of affirmatively marked digital visual code points are connected; decoding the digital visual code to identify an identifier of an account of the second user of the second computing device in relation to a networking system based on the one or more anchor points and the affirmatively marked digital visual code points; and in response to sending the identifier to a remote server, obtaining a privilege in relation to the account of the second user and the networking system.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more anchor points comprise: at least three anchor points and an orientation anchor, wherein the orientation anchor comprises a brand image.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein decoding the visual code comprises:
capturing an image of the digital visual code; and orienting the digital visual code within the i

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Leach Christopher Anthony
• Padilla Garza Eugenio
• Tran Anthony
• Andrews Russell William

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

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

• G06Q10/1093

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G06Q10/1095

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q20/322

  Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices] · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic