Patents by Inventor Alexander Fung

Alexander Fung 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: 11812335
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Fung, Leonid Gorkin, Robert Marianski, Arif Oguz Yildiz
  • Publication number: 20230217214
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Fung, Leonid Gorkin, Robert Marianski, Arif Oguz Yildiz
  • Publication number: 20230076281
    Abstract: Method for generating collectible media content items based on location information starts with processor receiving location information from location sensor coupled to first client computing device. Processor causes a map interface to be displayed that includes avatar of first user at a location based on the location information and a subset of a plurality of collectible items associated with geographical coordinates. When the first client computing device is determined to be within predetermined distance from a selected collectible item, processor causes front facing camera view to be displayed on the first client computing device, causes lens corresponding to selected collectible item to be applied to the front facing camera view, and causes the image of the selected collectible item displayed on the front facing camera view to change. Lens includes image of the selected collectible item that is overlaid on front facing camera view. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Jill H. Cohen, Bryant Detwiller, Alexander Fung, Evan HK Lin, Walton Lin, Kimberly A. Phifer, Alexandre Valdetaro Porto
  • Patent number: 11558709
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Fung, Leonid Gorkin, Robert Marianski, Arif Oguz Yildiz
  • Patent number: 11491393
    Abstract: Method for generating collectible media content items based on location information starts with processor receiving location information from location sensor coupled to first client computing device. Processor causes a map interface to be displayed that includes avatar of first user at a location based on the location information and a subset of a plurality of collectible items associated with geographical coordinates. When the first client computing device is determined to be within predetermined distance from a selected collectible item, processor causes front facing camera view to be displayed on the first client computing device, causes lens corresponding to selected collectible item to be applied to the front facing camera view, and causes the image of the selected collectible item displayed on the front facing camera view to change. Lens includes image of the selected collectible item that is overlaid on front facing camera view. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Jill H. Cohen, Bryant Detwiller, Alexander Fung, Evan H K Lin, Walton Lin, Kimberly A. Phifer, Alexandre Valdetaro Porto
  • Patent number: 11458387
    Abstract: Method for generating collectible media content items based on location information starts with processor receiving location information from location sensor coupled to first client computing device. Processor causes a map interface to be displayed that includes avatar of first user at a location based on the location information and a subset of a plurality of collectible items associated with geographical coordinates. When the first client computing device is determined to be within predetermined distance from a selected collectible item, processor causes front facing camera view to be displayed on the first client computing device, causes lens corresponding to selected collectible item to be applied to the front facing camera view, and causes the image of the selected collectible item displayed on the front facing camera view to change. Lens includes image of the selected collectible item that is overlaid on front facing camera view. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Jill H. Cohen, Bryant Detwiller, Alexander Fung, Evan H K Lin, Walton Lin, Kimberly A. Phifer, Alexandre Valdetaro Porto
  • Publication number: 20210409898
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Fung, Leonid Gorkin, Robert Marianski, Arif Oguz Yildiz
  • Publication number: 20210170270
    Abstract: Method for generating collectible media content items based on location information starts with processor receiving location information from location sensor coupled to first client computing device. Processor causes a map interface to be displayed that includes avatar of first user at a location based on the location information and a subset of a plurality of collectible items associated with geographical coordinates. When the first client computing device is determined to be within predetermined distance from a selected collectible item, processor causes front facing camera view to be displayed on the first client computing device, causes lens corresponding to selected collectible item to be applied to the front facing camera view, and causes the image of the selected collectible item displayed on the front facing camera view to change. Lens includes image of the selected collectible item that is overlaid on front facing camera view. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Jill H. Cohen, Bryant Detwiller, Alexander Fung, Evan HK Lin, Walton Lin, Kimberly A. Phifer, Alexandre Valdetaro Porto
  • Patent number: 10933311
    Abstract: Method for generating collectible media content items based on location information starts with processor receiving location information from location sensor coupled to first client computing device. Processor causes a map interface to be displayed that includes avatar of first user at a location based on the location information and a subset of a plurality of collectible items associated with geographical coordinates. When the first client computing device is determined to be within predetermined distance from a selected collectible item, processor causes front facing camera view to be displayed on the first client computing device, causes lens corresponding to selected collectible item to be applied to the front facing camera view, and causes the image of the selected collectible item displayed on the front facing camera view to change. Lens includes image of the selected collectible item that is overlaid on front facing camera view. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Jill H. Cohen, Bryant Detwiller, Alexander Fung, Evan HK Lin, Walton Lin, Kimberly A. Phifer, Alexandre Valdetaro Porto
  • Patent number: 10939236
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Fung, Leonid Gorkin, Robert Marianski, Arif Oguz Yildiz
  • Publication number: 20190282903
    Abstract: Method for generating collectible media content items based on location information starts with processor receiving location information from location sensor coupled to first client computing device. Processor causes a map interface to be displayed that includes avatar of first user at a location based on the location information and a subset of a plurality of collectible items associated with geographical coordinates. When the first client computing device is determined to be within predetermined distance from a selected collectible item, processor causes front facing camera view to be displayed on the first client computing device, causes lens corresponding to selected collectible item to be applied to the front facing camera view, and causes the image of the selected collectible item displayed on the front facing camera view to change. Lens includes image of the selected collectible item that is overlaid on front facing camera view. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Jill H. Cohen, Bryant Detwiller, Alexander Fung, Evan HK Lin, Walton Lin, Kimberly A. Phifer, Alexandre Valdetaro Porto