Patents by Inventor Alek Matthiessen

Alek Matthiessen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11978096
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content relating to user-submitted reviews in association with traveling, in accordance with some example embodiments. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; determining, in response to receiving the request, a travel parameter associated with the request and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; selecting, from among plural candidate user interfaces relating to user-submitted reviews, a user interface that corresponds to the travel parameter and the attribute; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the selected user interface, with the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11969075
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for augmented reality beauty product tutorials are disclosed. Methods disclose displaying on a first portion of a screen a beauty product tutorial including pre-recorded images of a presenter applying a beauty product to a body part of the presenter and determining first effects indicating changes to make to live images of a user to simulate applying the beauty product to the body part of the user, where the first effects are determined based on second effects indicating changes to the pre-recorded images from applying the beauty product to the body part of the presenter. Methods further disclose processing the live images of the user to add the first effects and indications of motion of the beauty product and displaying the processed live images of the user on a second portion of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Barron, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Jonathan Solichin, Olesia Voronova
  • Publication number: 20240062474
    Abstract: The subject technology selects a set of augmented reality content generators from a plurality of augmented reality content generators. The subject technology causes display, at a client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, at least one augmented content reality item generated by the first augmented reality content generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20240062493
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, at a client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable augmented reality content items, each selectable augmented reality content item corresponding to a particular activity based at in part on the particular geolocation. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a second selection of a particular selectable augmented reality content item from the plurality of selectable augmented reality content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20240061898
    Abstract: The subject technology causes, at a client device, display of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items, each selectable graphical item corresponding to a respective content item associated with a different geolocation. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, a second plurality of selectable graphical items, each of the second plurality of selectable graphical items corresponding to a particular second geolocation of an activity or place of business within a geographical area associated with the particular geolocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Virginia Drummond, Erika Michele Kehrwald, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11910269
    Abstract: In one or more implementations, a user of a client application may share the location of the user in relation to an avatar of the user. In various examples, an avatar-based location sharing user interface element may be selectable to execute an augmented reality content item that is executable to make the location of the user accessible to one or more additional users of the client application. In one or more examples, a message may be generated that includes user content captured at a location of the user, an avatar of the user, and location information related to the location of the user. In one or more additional examples, the location of the user may be accessible via a map user interface that displays the avatar of the user at the location of the user within a geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20230410811
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content in association with travel. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application, a request to perform a scan operation in association with an image captured by a device camera; determining a travel parameter associated with the request and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; selecting an augmented reality content item based on at least one of the travel parameter or the attribute, the augmented reality content item being configured to present augmented reality content based on speech input; receiving the speech input; obtaining at least one of a transcription or translation of the speech input; and presenting the augmented reality content item, including the transcription or translation, in association with the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11836826
    Abstract: The subject technology selects a set of augmented reality content generators from a plurality of augmented reality content generators. The subject technology causes display, at a client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, at least one augmented content reality item generated by the first augmented reality content generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20230386204
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for adding beauty products to tutorials are presented. Methods include accessing video data comprising images of a presenter creating a tutorial, the tutorial depicting the presenter applying a beauty product to a body part of the presenter. Methods further include processing the video data to identify changes to the body part of the presenter from an application of the beauty product, and responding to identifying changes to the body part of the presenter from the application of the beauty product by processing the video data to identify the beauty product. Methods further include retrieving information regarding the beauty product and causing presentation of information regarding the beauty product on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Christine Barron, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Jonathan Solichin, Olesia Voronova
  • Patent number: 11816805
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, at a client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item, the first selectable graphical item comprising a first augmented reality content generator corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable augmented reality content items, each selectable augmented reality content item corresponding to a particular activity based at in part on the particular geolocation. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a second selection of a particular selectable augmented reality content item from the plurality of selectable augmented reality content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11809507
    Abstract: The subject technology causes, at a client device, display of a graphical interface comprising a plurality of selectable graphical items, each selectable graphical item corresponding to a respective content item associated with a different geolocation. The subject technology receives, at the client device, a selection of a first selectable graphical item from the plurality of selectable graphical items, the first selectable graphical item corresponding to a particular geolocation. The subject technology causes display, at the client device, a second plurality of selectable graphical items, each of the second plurality of selectable graphical items corresponding to a particular second geolocation of an activity or place of business within a geographical area associated with the particular geolocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Virginia Drummond, Erika Michele Kehrwald, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11776264
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for adding beauty products to tutorials are presented. Methods include accessing video data comprising images of a presenter creating a tutorial, the tutorial depicting the presenter applying a beauty product to a body part of the presenter. Methods further include processing the video data to identify changes to the body part of the presenter from an application of the beauty product, and responding to identifying changes to the body part of the presenter from the application of the beauty product by processing the video data to identify the beauty product. Methods further include retrieving information regarding the beauty product and causing presentation of information regarding the beauty product on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Barron, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Jonathan Solichin, Olesia Voronova
  • Patent number: 11769500
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content in association with travel. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application, a request to perform a scan operation in association with an image captured by a device camera; determining a travel parameter associated with the request and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; selecting an augmented reality content item based on at least one of the travel parameter or the attribute, the augmented reality content item being configured to present augmented reality content based on speech input; receiving the speech input; obtaining at least one of a transcription or translation of the speech input; and presenting the augmented reality content item, including the transcription or translation, in association with the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20230280176
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content corresponding to a translation in association with travel. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; obtaining, in response to receiving the request, a travel parameter associated with the request, and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; determining, based on the travel parameter and the attribute, to perform a translation with respect to the object; performing, in response to the determining, the translation with respect to the object; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the translation, with the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20230274542
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content with a captured image in association with traveling, in accordance with some example embodiments. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; determining, in response to the receiving, a travel parameter associated with the request and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; obtaining supplemental content based on the travel parameter and on the attribute; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the supplemental content, with the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Publication number: 20230274655
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for displaying augmented reality content. The program and method provide for receiving, by a device, user input selecting an augmented reality content item for display, the augmented reality content item corresponding to a tutorial with augmented reality content; causing, in response to receiving the user input, a camera of the device to activate to capture an image feed; displaying tutorial content in conjunction with the image feed; and modifying the image feed with augmented reality content that corresponds to the tutorial content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Christine Barron, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Kaveh Anvaripour
  • Publication number: 20230274518
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for augmented reality beauty product tutorials. Methods disclose determining from live images of an augmented reality (AR) tutorial effects, the effects indicating changes to the live images of a presenter of the AR tutorial from a beauty product being applied to a body part of the presenter. The methods further comprising determining from the live images motion, the motion indicating motion of the beauty product from the beauty product being applied to the body part of the presenter and storing the effects and the motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Christine Barron, Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Jonathan Solichin, Olesia Voronova
  • Publication number: 20230237523
    Abstract: The amount of user activity performed in relation to a promotion may be tracked based on user content captured via the client application. At least a portion of user content captured via the client application may be scanned and analyzed to identify user activity related to the user content. Augmented reality content items may be executable to generate content that is displayed in relation to the user content and that indicates an amount of user activity related to the promotion. In addition, the augmented reality content items may be executable to generate content in relation to the user content that indicates one or more redemption options for the promotion based on an amount of user activity performed by a user of the client application that captured the user content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Erika Michele Kehrwald, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11680814
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content corresponding to a translation in association with travel. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; obtaining, in response to receiving the request, a travel parameter associated with the request, and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; determining, based on the travel parameter and the attribute, to perform a translation with respect to the object; performing, in response to the determining, the translation with respect to the object; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the translation, with the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis
  • Patent number: 11676378
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content with a captured image in association with traveling, in accordance with some example embodiments. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; determining, in response to the receiving, a travel parameter associated with the request and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; obtaining supplemental content based on the travel parameter and on the attribute; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the supplemental content, with the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Jean Luo, Alek Matthiessen, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis