Patents by Inventor Jane Meng

Jane Meng 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: 20260161278
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for navigating images and AR experiences. The system and method present, by a messaging application, in a scrollable region on top of a live video feed being displayed in a GUI comprising a viewfinder, a first plurality of options associated with previously captured content items and a second plurality of options associated with AR experiences. The system and method scrolls the first plurality of options together with the second plurality of options of the scrollable region to bring one of the first plurality of options or one of the second plurality of options into focus. In response, the system and method: modify a configuration of the GUI in accordance with a first manner or modify the configuration of the GUI in accordance with a second manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: 12592935
    Abstract: A system for providing context based creative tools and configured to perform operations that include: causing display of first media content at a client device, the first media content comprising a media attribute; detecting the media attribute of the first media content; presenting a graphical icon based on the media attribute of the media content at the client device; receiving an input that selects the graphical icon; and generating second media content at the client device based on the input that selects the graphical icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Christie Marie Heikkinen, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: 12578848
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for navigating images and AR experiences. The system and method present, by a messaging application, in a scrollable region on top of a live video feed being displayed in a GUI comprising a viewfinder, a first plurality of options associated with previously captured content items and a second plurality of options associated with AR experiences. The system and method scrolls the first plurality of options together with the second plurality of options of the scrollable region to bring one of the first plurality of options or one of the second plurality of options into focus. In response, the system and method: modify a configuration of the GUI in accordance with a first manner or modify the configuration of the GUI in accordance with a second manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: 12574569
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for navigating images and AR experiences. The system and method perform operations comprising displaying, by a messaging application in a viewfinder, a live video feed received from a camera of a client device. The operations comprise presenting, by the messaging application, in a scrollable region on top of the live video feed being displayed in the viewfinder, a first plurality of options associated with previously captured content items and a second plurality of options associated with augmented reality (AR) experiences. The operations comprise receiving input associated with scrolling the scrollable region and, in response to receiving the input, scrolling the first plurality of options together with the second plurality of options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Ranidu Lankage, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: 12432441
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for customizing a capture button used during video recording. The program and method provide for determining that a user of an application has access to exclusive features within the application, customizing a capture button for replacing display of a shutter button during video recording; displaying a first user interface for user selection of the capture button from among plural available capture buttons; receiving user input provided selecting the capture button from among the plural available capture buttons; displaying a second user interface for presenting real-time image data captured by a camera, the second user interface including the shutter button which is user-selectable to initiate video recording in response to second user input; and replacing, upon detecting the second user input, display of the shutter button with the selected capture button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20250287092
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing an draggable shutter button during video recording. The program and method provide for displaying a user interface within an application running on a device, the user interface presenting real-time image data captured by a camera of the device, the user interface including a shutter button which is configured to be selectable by a user to initiate video recording in response to a first user gesture; and upon detecting the first user gesture selecting the shutter button, initiating video recording with respect to the real-time image data, and providing for the shutter button to be draggable in predefined directions to perform respective functions related to the video recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Patent number: 12348855
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing an draggable shutter button during video recording. The program and method provide for displaying a user interface within an application running on a device, the user interface presenting real-time image data captured by a camera of the device, the user interface including a shutter button which is configured to be selectable by a user to initiate video recording in response to a first user gesture; and upon detecting the first user gesture selecting the shutter button, initiating video recording with respect to the real-time image data, and providing for the shutter button to be draggable in predefined directions to perform respective functions related to the video recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Patent number: 12169599
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing an indication of video recording. The program and method provide for displaying a user interface within an application running on a device, the user interface presenting real-time image data captured by a camera of the device, the user interface including a shutter button which is selectable to initiate video recording in response to a first user gesture; and upon detecting the first user gesture selecting the shutter button, initiating video recording with respect to the real-time image data, replacing a first set of interface elements within the user interface with a second set of interface elements within the user interface, and updating an appearance of the shutter button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20240406538
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for customizing a capture button used during video recording. The program and method provide for determining that a user of an application has access to exclusive features within the application, customizing a capture button for replacing display of a shutter button during video recording; displaying a first user interface for user selection of the capture button from among plural available capture buttons; receiving user input provided selecting the capture button from among the plural available capture buttons; displaying a second user interface for presenting real-time image data captured by a camera, the second user interface including the shutter button which is user-selectable to initiate video recording in response to second user input; and replacing, upon detecting the second user input, display of the shutter button with the selected capture button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20240406539
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing an draggable shutter button during video recording. The program and method provide for displaying a user interface within an application running on a device, the user interface presenting real-time image data captured by a camera of the device, the user interface including a shutter button which is configured to be selectable by a user to initiate video recording in response to a first user gesture; and upon detecting the first user gesture selecting the shutter button, initiating video recording with respect to the real-time image data, and providing for the shutter button to be draggable in predefined directions to perform respective functions related to the video recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20240402819
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing an indication of video recording. The program and method provide for displaying a user interface within an application running on a device, the user interface presenting real-time image data captured by a camera of the device, the user interface including a shutter button which is selectable to initiate video recording in response to a first user gesture; and upon detecting the first user gesture selecting the shutter button, initiating video recording with respect to the real-time image data, replacing a first set of interface elements within the user interface with a second set of interface elements within the user interface, and updating an appearance of the shutter button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng, Evan Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20240205234
    Abstract: A system for providing context based creative tools and configured to perform operations that include: causing display of first media content at a client device, the first media content comprising a media attribute; detecting the media attribute of the first media content; presenting a graphical icon based on the media attribute of the media content at the client device; receiving an input that selects the graphical icon; and generating second media content at the client device based on the input that selects the graphical icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Christie Marie Heikkinen, Jane Meng
  • Publication number: 20240160343
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for navigating images and AR experiences. The system and method present, by a messaging application, in a scrollable region on top of a live video feed being displayed in a GUI comprising a viewfinder, a first plurality of options associated with previously captured content items and a second plurality of options associated with AR experiences. The system and method scrolls the first plurality of options together with the second plurality of options of the scrollable region to bring one of the first plurality of options or one of the second plurality of options into focus. In response, the system and method: modify a configuration of the GUI in accordance with a first manner or modify the configuration of the GUI in accordance with a second manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng
  • Publication number: 20240163489
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for navigating images and AR experiences. The system and method perform operations comprising displaying, by a messaging application in a viewfinder, a live video feed received from a camera of a client device. The operations comprise presenting, by the messaging application, in a scrollable region on top of the live video feed being displayed in the viewfinder, a first plurality of options associated with previously captured content items and a second plurality of options associated with augmented reality (AR) experiences. The operations comprise receiving input associated with scrolling the scrollable region and, in response to receiving the input, scrolling the first plurality of options together with the second plurality of options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Ranidu Lankage, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: 10885091
    Abstract: Approaches provide for a voice communications device to control, refine, or otherwise manage the playback of media content in response to instructions, such as spoken instructions. For example, the voice communications device receives input data associated with a command, such as a request to begin media playback. Accounts corresponding to users associated with the command are identified and one or more refinements extracted from the input data are used to filter content, such as from respective content catalogs or via trained models associated with the users. Determined content is generated that includes content from each of the content catalogs or trained models associated with the users. Thereafter, the voice communications device can initiate media playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Meng, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Jason Christopher Hall, Kintan Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, Daniel Paul Ryan, Benjamin Lee Shepherd, Daren Gill, Brandon Scott Durham
  • Patent number: D1037291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: D1045907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: D1058584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng
  • Patent number: D1094423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kaveh Anvaripour, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Ranidu Lankage, Jane Meng