US 12,169,904 B2
Displaying augmented reality content in messaging application
Kaveh Anvaripour, Santa Monica, CA (US); Ebony James Charlton, Los Angeles, CA (US); Patrick Mandia, Venice, CA (US); and Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,027.
Application 18/112,027 is a continuation of application No. 17/204,683, filed on Mar. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,620,795.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/000,711, filed on Mar. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0196694 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a first application running on a device, a request to switch to a second application on the device, the request identifying augmented reality content to display with image data captured by a camera of the device, the request comprising parameters, provided by the first application, for setting customizable, visual attributes of the augmented reality content;
providing, in response to receiving the request, for switching from the first application to the second application, the second application being configured to activate the camera to capture the image data in response to the switching; and
providing for the second application to display the image data captured by the camera with the augmented reality content,
wherein the request corresponds to a deep link for switching from the first application to the second application, and for automatically combining the augmented reality content with the image data in the second application.