Patents by Inventor David James Kennedy

David James Kennedy 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: 20250247348
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Patent number: 12316589
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Publication number: 20250097179
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging software and systems by generating customized images with avatars of different users within electronic messages. For example, users of different mobile computing devices can exchange electronic communications with images generated to include avatars representing themselves as well as their friends, colleagues, and other acquaintances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth
  • Publication number: 20250080483
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Patent number: 12206635
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging software and systems by generating customized images with avatars of different users within electronic messages. For example, users of different mobile computing devices can exchange electronic communications with images generated to include avatars representing themselves as well as their friends, colleagues, and other acquaintances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth
  • Patent number: 12170640
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Patent number: 12113760
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Publication number: 20240325928
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for modifying avatar components of avatar datasets for multiple users, generating avatars based on the datasets, and displaying multiple avatars on a display screen of a graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Dorian Franklin Baldwin
  • Patent number: 12081502
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Patent number: 12070682
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving a request to display an avatar within a graphical user interface of a client device, authenticating the request based on user data, retrieving the avatar from a database, transmitting the avatar to the client device and presenting the avatar within the user interface of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, Maoning Guo, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Rahul Bhupendra Sheth, Leah Spontaneo, Wenzhou Wang, Artem Yagodin
  • Publication number: 20240195767
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Publication number: 20240098051
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Patent number: 11925869
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for modifying avatar components of avatar datasets for multiple users, generating avatars based on the datasets, and displaying multiple avatars on a display screen of a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Dorian Franklin Baldwin
  • Patent number: 11876762
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Patent number: 11870745
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Publication number: 20230421517
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Patent number: 11843456
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Publication number: 20230269208
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Patent number: 11607616
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for modifying avatar components of avatar datasets for multiple users, generating avatars based on the datasets, and displaying multiple avatars on a display screen of a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Dorian Franklin Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20230070671
    Abstract: A system according to various exemplary embodiments includes a processor and a user interface coupled to the processor, the user interface comprising an input device and a display screen. The system further comprises a sensor component coupled to the processor, the sensor component comprising a location sensor for determining location information associated with the system, and memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising: retrieving sensor information from the sensor component, the sensor information including location information from the location sensor; retrieving, from the memory, avatar information associated with a user of the system; generating a customized graphic based on the sensor information and the user's avatar information; and presenting the customized graphic within an electronic message via the display screen of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, Shahan Panth, David James Kennedy