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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019166131-A1
Application number	US-201916264800-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Aug 15, 2016
Publication date	May 30, 2019
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 computer-implemented method comprising:
providing for display an action-specific digital visual code element via a user interface corresponding to social networking application on a first client device; identifying user input of an action via the action-specific digital visual code element; in response to the user input of the action via the action-specific digital visual code element, embedding an action indicator corresponding to the action into a digital array comprising a plurality of digital visual code points; and providing the digital visual code for display via the first client device, such that a second client device scanning the digital visual code from the first client device performs the action.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a hash based on the action indicator corresponding to the action; transforming the hash to a binary code comprising a plurality of bits; and embedding the action indicator corresponding to the action into the digital array by affirmatively marking digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points based on the plurality of bits relative to one or more anchor points in the digital array.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the user input of the action via the action-specific digital visual code element comprises:
identifying user selection of the action-specific digital visual code element; in response to the user selection, providing, for display, an action information element; detecting user entry of information corresponding to the action via the action information element; and embedding the information corresponding to the action as part of the action indicator in the digital array.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the information corresponding to the action comprises payment information, contact information, calendar event information, or a URL.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises at least one of: making a payment, adding a contact to a list of contacts, sending a calendar event, or navigating to a URL.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the digital visual code by generating the digital visual code points in a plurality of concentric circles.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein generating the digital visual code further comprises generating the digital array such that the plurality of concentric circles surrounds a digital media item corresponding to the action.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein generating the digital visual code comprises connecting adjacent affirmative digital visual code points within each of the plurality of concentric circles in the digital array with a curve.

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: provide for display an action-specific digital visual code element via a user interface corresponding to social networking application on a first client device; identify user input of an action via the action-specific digital visual code element; in response to the user input of the action via the action-specific digital visual code element, embed an action indicator corresponding to the action into a digital array comprising a plurality of digital visual code points; and provide the digital visual code for display via the first client device, such that a second client device scanning the digital visual code from the first client device performs the action.

10 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
generate a hash based on the action indicator corresponding to the action; transform the hash to a binary code comprising a plurality of bits; and embed the action indicator corresponding to the action into the digital array by affirmatively marking digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points based on the plurality of bits.

11 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to identify the user input of the action via the action-specific digital visual code element by:
identifying user selection of the action-specific digital visual code element; in response to the user selection, providing, for display, an action information element; detecting user entry of information corresponding to the action via the action information element; and embedding the information corresponding to the action as part of the action indicator in the digital array.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the information corresponding to the action comprises payment information, contact information, calendar event information, or a URL and the action comprises at least one of: making a payment, adding a contact to a list of contacts, sending a calendar event, or navigating to the URL.

13 . 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 such that the plurality of concentric circles surrounds a digital media item corresponding to the action.

14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to generate the digital visual code by connecting adjacent affirmative digital visual code points within each of the plurality of concentric circles in the digital array with a curve.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
provide for display an action-specific digital visual code element via a user interface corresponding to social networking application on a first client device; identify user input of an action via the action-specific digital visual code element; in response to the user input of the action via the action-specific digital visual code element, embed an action indicator corresponding to the action into a digital array comprising a plurality of digital visual code points; and provide the digital visual code for display via the first client device, such that a second client device scanning the digital visual code from the first client device performs the action.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:
generate a hash based on the action indicator corresponding to the action; transform the hash to a binary code comprising a plurality of bits; and embed the action indicator corresponding to the action into the digital array by affirmatively marking digital visual code points from the plurality of digital visual code points based on the plurality of bits.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to identify the user input of the action via the action-specific digital visual code element by:
identifying user selection of the action-specific digital visual code element; in response to the user selection, provid

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

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

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L63/0861

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• H04L63/0853

  using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234) · CPC title

• G06Q20/322

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