Patents by Inventor Alexander Mashrabov

Alexander Mashrabov 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087204
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for generating personalized videos with customized text messages. An example method includes receiving an input text, a video template including a sequence of frame images, and at least one parameter for animation of the input text across the sequence of frame images, generating, based on the input text and the at least one parameter for animation, a configuration file including a text style for the input text for a frame in the sequence of frame images, and rendering, based on the configuration file, an output frame of an output video, where the output frame includes the frame in the sequence of frame images and a layer, and where the layer includes the input text stylized based on the text style. The method further includes providing an option enabling a user to change the at least one parameter for animation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Victor Shaburov, Sofia Savinova, Dmitriy Matov, Andrew Osipov, Ivan Semenov, Roman Golobokov
  • Publication number: 20230421890
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing personalized videos are provided. An example method includes receiving preprocessed videos including a target face and facial expression parameters of the target face, modifying the preprocessed videos to generate one or more personalized videos by replacing the target face with a source face, where the source face is modified to adopt the facial expression parameters of the target face, providing a user interface enabling a user to share at least one personalized video of the one or more personalized videos with a further user of a further computing device, determining that an application to be used to share the personalized video does not allow auto-play of the personalized video in a video format, in response the determination, exporting the personalized video of the one or more personalized videos into an image file, and sharing the image file via the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Patent number: 11842433
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for generating personalized videos with customized text messages. An example method commences with receiving an input text and a video template. The video template includes a sequence of frame images and text parameters defining an animation of the input text for the sequence of frame images. The method continues with rendering an output video. The output video includes the sequence of frame images featuring the input text rendered according to the text parameters. The method further includes providing a user with an option to change at least one text parameter of the text parameters. The method continues with dynamically changing, by the at least one computing resource, the input text according to the at least one text parameter. The method further includes providing, by the at least one computing resource, the output video to at least one further computing resource via a communication chat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Victor Shaburov, Sofia Savinova, Dmitriy Matov, Andrew Osipov, Ivan Semenov, Roman Golobokov
  • Patent number: 11792504
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for personalized videos. An example method include receiving, by a computing device, preprocessed videos including a target face, providing, by the computing device, a first user interface enabling a user to generate an image of a source face, modifying, by the computing device, the preprocessed videos to generate one or more personalized videos by replacing the target face with the source face, the source face being modified to adopting a facial expression of the target face, and providing, by the computing device, a second user interface to select the one or more personalized videos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Publication number: 20230290098
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for template-based generation of personalized videos. An example method includes receiving a sequence of frame images, face area parameters corresponding to positions of a face area in a frame image of the sequence of frame images, and facial landmark parameters corresponding to the frame image of the sequence of frame images, receiving an image of a source face, modifying, based on the facial landmark parameters corresponding to the frame image, the image of the source face to obtain a further face image featuring the source face adopting a facial expression corresponding to the facial landmark parameters, and inserting the further face image into the frame image at a position determined by the face area parameters corresponding to the frame image, thereby generating an output frame of an output video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Dmitriy Matov, Sofia Savinova, Alexey Pchelnikov, Roman Golobokov
  • Publication number: 20230259556
    Abstract: Systems and methods for searching and ranking personalized videos are provided. An example method includes receiving a user request via a communication chat between a user of a computing device and a further user of a further computing device, searching, based on the user request, a pool of personalized videos to determine a first subset of personalized videos, determining first rankings of personalized videos in the first subset of personalized videos, the first rankings being based on global statistical data associated with the personalized videos, selecting, based on the first rankings, a second subset of personalized videos from the first subset of personalized videos, determining, based on at least one characteristic associated with the user, second rankings of personalized videos from the second subset of personalized videos, and presenting the personalized videos selected from the second subset within the communication chat and in order according to the second rankings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Evgenii Krokhalev, Sofia Savinova, Ivan Babanin
  • Patent number: 11694417
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for template-based generation of personalized videos. An example method may commence with receiving video configuration data including a sequence of frame images, a sequence of face area parameters defining positions of a face area in the frame images, and a sequence of skin masks defining positions of a skin area of a part of the at least one body in the frame images. The method may continue with receiving an image of a source face. The method may further include determining color data associated with the source face. The method may include recoloring the skin area of the part of the at least one body in the frame image and inserting the image of the source face into the frame image at a position determined by face area parameters corresponding to the frame image to generate an output frame of an output video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Dmitriy Matov, Sofia Savinova, Alexey Pchelnikov, Roman Golobokov
  • Patent number: 11645331
    Abstract: A method for searching and ranking personalized videos includes receiving a user request via a communication chat between a user and another user. The user request includes a phrase. The method performs, based on the phrase, a search in a first pool of pre-rendered videos to determine a first subset of relevant videos ranked according to first rankings. The pre-rendered videos include pre-rendered text messages. The method performs a search in a second pool of customized videos to determine a second subset of relevant videos ranked according to second rankings. The customized videos include text messages modified by the user. The method generates a set of videos. The set of videos includes a first number of pre-rendered videos from the first subset of relevant videos and a second number of customized videos from the second subset of relevant videos. The method presents the set of videos via the communication chat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Evgenii Krokhalev, Sofia Savinova, Ivan Babanin
  • Publication number: 20230049489
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for providing personalized videos featuring multiple persons. An example method includes enabling a communication chat between a user of a computing device and at least one further user of at least one further computing device, receiving a user selection of a video from one or more personalized videos, receiving an image of a source face and a further image of a further source face, modifying the image of the source face to generate an image of a modified source face, modifying the further image of the further source face to generate an image of a modified further source face, replacing, in the video, a target face with the image of the modified source face and at least one further target face with the modified further source face to generate a personalized video, and sending the personalized video to the at least one further user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Patent number: 11558561
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for personalized videos featuring multiple persons. An example method includes receiving a user selection of a video having at least one frame with metadata that include a first location and a second location and receiving an image of a source face and a further image of a further source face, modifying the image of the source face to generate an image of a modified source face and modifying the further image of the further source face to generate an image of a modified further source face, inserting, in the at least one frame of the video, the image of the modified source face at the first location and the image of the modified further source face at the second location to generate a personalized video, and sending the personalized video via a communication chat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Publication number: 20220286624
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for personalized videos. An example method include receiving, by a computing device, preprocessed videos including a target face, providing, by the computing device, a first user interface enabling a user to generate an image of a source face, modifying, by the computing device, the preprocessed videos to generate one or more personalized videos by replacing the target face with the source face, the source face being modified to adopting a facial expression of the target face, and providing, by the computing device, a second user interface to select the one or more personalized videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Patent number: 11394888
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing personalized videos. An example method includes storing one or more preprocessed videos. The one or more preprocessed videos may include at least one frame with at least a target face. The method may continue with receiving an image of a source face, for example, by receiving a user selection of a further image and segmenting the further image into portions including the source face and a background. The method may then proceed with modifying the one or more preprocessed videos to generate one or more personalized videos. The modification may include modifying the image of the source face to generate an image of a modified source face. The modified source face may adopt a facial expression of the target face. The modification may further include replacing the at least one target face with the image of the modified source face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Publication number: 20220207812
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for generating personalized videos with customized text messages. An example method commences with receiving an input text and a video template. The video template includes a sequence of frame images and text parameters defining an animation of the input text for the sequence of frame images. The method continues with rendering an output video. The output video includes the sequence of frame images featuring the input text rendered according to the text parameters. The method further includes providing a user with an option to change at least one text parameter of the text parameters. The method continues with dynamically changing, by the at least one computing resource, the input text according to the at least one text parameter. The method further includes providing, by the at least one computing resource, the output video to at least one further computing resource via a communication chat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Victor Shaburov, Sofia Savinova, Dmitriy Matov, Andrew Osipov, Ivan Semenov, Roman Golobokov
  • Publication number: 20220172449
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for template-based generation of personalized videos. An example method may commence with receiving video configuration data including a sequence of frame images, a sequence of face area parameters defining positions of a face area in the frame images, and a sequence of skin masks defining positions of a skin area of a part of the at least one body in the frame images. The method may continue with receiving an image of a source face. The method may further include determining color data associated with the source face. The method may include recoloring the skin area of the part of the at least one body in the frame image and inserting the image of the source face into the frame image at a position determined by face area parameters corresponding to the frame image to generate an output frame of an output video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Dmitriy Matov, Sofia Savinova, Alexey Pchelnikov, Roman Golobokov
  • Patent number: 11308677
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for generating personalized videos with customized text messages. An example method may commence with receiving a video template. The video template may include a sequence of frame images and preset text parameters defining an animation of a text. The method may continue with generating a configuration file based on the text and the preset text parameters. The configuration file may include text parameters defining rendering the text for each of the frame images. The method may further include receiving an input text and rendering an output video comprising the sequence of frame images featuring the input text rendered according to the text parameters. The rendering may be performed based on the configuration file. The method may continue with sending the output video to a further computing device via a communication chat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Victor Shaburov, Sofia Savinova, Dmitriy Matov, Andrew Osipov, Ivan Semenov, Roman Golobokov
  • Patent number: 11288880
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for template-based generation of personalized videos. An example method may commence with receiving video configuration data including a sequence of frame images, a sequence of face area parameters defining positions of a face area in the frame images, and a sequence of facial landmark parameters defining positions of facial landmarks in the frame images. The method may continue with receiving an image of a source face. The method may further include generating an output video. The generation of the output video may include modifying a frame image of the sequence of frame images. Specifically, the image of the source face may be modified to obtain a further image featuring the source face adopting a facial expression corresponding to the facial landmark parameters. The further image may be inserted into the frame image at a position determined by face area parameters corresponding to the frame image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Dmitriy Matov, Sofia Savinova, Alexey Pchelnikov, Roman Golobokov
  • Publication number: 20220004575
    Abstract: A method for searching and ranking personalized videos includes receiving a user request via a communication chat between a user and another user. The user request includes a phrase. The method performs, based on the phrase, a search in a first pool of pre-rendered videos to determine a first subset of relevant videos ranked according to first rankings. The pre-rendered videos include pre-rendered text messages. The method performs a search in a second pool of customized videos to determine a second subset of relevant videos ranked according to second rankings. The customized videos include text messages modified by the user. The method generates a set of videos. The set of videos includes a first number of pre-rendered videos from the first subset of relevant videos and a second number of customized videos from the second subset of relevant videos. The method presents the set of videos via the communication chat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Evgenii Krokhalev, Sofia Savinova, Ivan Babanin
  • Patent number: 11157557
    Abstract: An example method for searching and ranking personalized videos commence with receiving a user request via a communication chat between a user and another user. The user request includes a phrase or emoji. The method performs, based on the user request, a search of a pool of personalized videos to determine a subset of relevant personalized videos. The personalized videos are associated with text messages. The method further includes determining first rankings of the relevant personalized videos. The method then proceed with selecting, based on the first rankings, a pre-determined number of personalized videos from the subset of relevant personalized videos. The method then determines second rankings of the selected personalized videos and present the selected personalized videos within the communication chat in an order based on the second rankings. The personalized videos of the first subpool and the personalized videos of the second subpool are ranked independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Evgenii Krokhalev, Sofia Savinova, Ivan Babanin, Ivan Belonogov
  • Publication number: 20210314498
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for personalized videos featuring multiple persons. An example method includes receiving a user selection of a video having at least one frame with metadata that include a first location and a second location and receiving an image of a source face and a further image of a further source face, modifying the image of the source face to generate an image of a modified source face and modifying the further image of the further source face to generate an image of a modified further source face, inserting, in the at least one frame of the video, the image of the modified source face at the first location and the image of the modified further source face at the second location to generate a personalized video, and sending the personalized video via a communication chat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov
  • Patent number: 11089238
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing personalized videos featuring multiple persons. An example method includes receiving a user selection of a video having at least one frame with at least a target face and at least one further target face and receiving an image of a source face and a further image of a further source face. The method further includes modifying the image of the source face to generate an image of a modified source face and modifying the further image of the further source face to generate an image of a modified further source face. In the at least one frame of the video, the target face is replaced with the image of modified source face and the at least one further face is replaced with the modified further source face to generate a personalized video. The personalized video is sent to at least one further user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shaburov, Alexander Mashrabov, Grigoriy Tkachenko, Ivan Semenov