Prioritization of messages within gallery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9693191-B2
Application number	US-201615208460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2016
Priority date	Jun 13, 2014
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

In some embodiments, a computer implemented method of processing messages may include providing a dashboard to be displayed to an owner of a brand, the dashboard comprising a message received from a user device, the message comprising an instance of an appearance of a mark or logo of the owner of the brand; receiving a prioritization of the message from the owner of the brand; creating a gallery of messages including the message; and prioritizing the message in the gallery according to the prioritization from the owner of the brand.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of processing messages, the method comprising:
providing, by a server computer, a dashboard to be displayed to an owner of a brand, the dashboard comprising a message received from a user device, the message comprising an instance of an appearance of a mark or logo of the owner of the brand;
receiving, at the server computer, a prioritization of the at message from the owner of the brand;
creating, by the server computer, a gallery of messages including the message; and
prioritizing, by the server computer, the message in the gallery according to the prioritization from the owner of the brand.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gallery of messages comprises messages received from a plurality of user devices.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard allows the owner of the brand to compare a plurality of messages side-by-side to determine which of the plurality of messages to prioritize.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the server computer, an edited version of the message from the owner of the brand; and
wherein the gallery of messages includes the edited version of the message and the edited version of the message is prioritized in the gallery according to the prioritization from the owner of the brand.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the edited version comprises added graphics or animations.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the edited version has references to competing brands removed.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
supplying the gallery to a user device for display to a user of the user device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard comprises a second message received from a user device, the second message comprising an instance of an appearance of a mark or logo of the owner of the brand, the method further comprising:
receiving, at the server computer, a prioritization of the second message from the owner of the brand; and
prioritizing, by the server computer, the second message in the gallery according to the prioritization of the second message from the owner of the brand.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gallery is associated with an event.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization comprises prioritizing a placement of the message within the gallery.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message includes at least one of a photograph or video.

12. A server to process messages, the server comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to perform operations comprising:
providing a dashboard to be displayed to an owner of a brand, the dashboard comprising a message received from a user device, the message comprising an instance of an appearance of a mark or logo of the owner of the brand;
receiving a prioritization of the message from the owner of the brand;
creating a gallery of messages including the message; and
prioritizing the message in the gallery according to the prioritization from the owner of the brand.

13. The server of claim 12 , wherein the gallery of messages comprises messages received from a plurality of user devices.

14. The server of claim 12 , wherein the dashboard allows the owner of the brand to compare a plurality of messages side-by-side to determine which messages to prioritize.

15. The server of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:
receiving an edited version of the message from the owner of the brand; and
wherein the gallery of messages includes the edited version of the message and the edited version of the message is prioritized in the gallery according to the prioritization from the owner of the brand.

16. The server of claim 15 , wherein the edited version comprises added graphics or animations.

17. The server of claim 15 , wherein the edited version has references to competing brands removed.

18. The server of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:
supplying the gallery to a user device for display to a user of the user device.

19. The server of claim 12 , wherein the dashboard comprises a second message received from a user device, the second message comprising an instance of an appearance of a mark or logo of the owner of the brand, the operations further comprising:
receiving a prioritization of the second message from the owner of the brand; and
prioritizing the second message in the gallery according to the prioritization of the second message from the owner of the brand.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
providing a dashboard to be displayed to an owner of a brand, the dashboard comprising a message received from a user device, the message comprising an instance of an appearance of a mark or logo of the owner of the brand;
receiving a prioritization of the message from the owner of the brand;
creating a gallery of messages including the message; and
prioritizing the message in the gallery according to the prioritization from the owner of the brand.

Assignees

• Snapchat Inc
• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Sehn Timothy Michael

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

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• G06F40/279

  Recognition of textual entities · CPC title

• G06Q30/0275

  Auctions · CPC title

• H04W4/021 Primary

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W4/12

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title