18071452. AUTOMATED TAGGING OF CONTENT ITEMS simplified abstract (Snap Inc.)

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AUTOMATED TAGGING OF CONTENT ITEMS

Organization Name

Snap Inc.

Inventor(s)

Nathan Kenneth Boyd of Los Angeles CA (US)

AUTOMATED TAGGING OF CONTENT ITEMS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18071452 titled 'AUTOMATED TAGGING OF CONTENT ITEMS

Simplified Explanation

The present disclosure involves a system for tagging content items in a messaging application by adding visual elements that represent a plurality of users.

  • The system generates a content item for display in a messaging application.
  • The system receives input selecting a visual element that visually represents multiple users.
  • The system adds the visual element to the content item.
  • The system links the content item with the visual element to the respective accounts of the users represented by the visual element.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in social media platforms to enhance user engagement and interaction by visually representing multiple users in shared content items.

Problems Solved

This technology solves the problem of efficiently tagging and linking content items with multiple users in a messaging application, improving user experience and communication.

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include improved visual representation of users in shared content, increased user engagement, and streamlined communication within messaging applications.

Potential Commercial Applications

A potential commercial application of this technology could be in social media marketing tools that aim to increase user interaction and collaboration through visually enhanced content tagging.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art for this technology could be the use of tagging features in social media platforms that allow users to mention or link to other users in shared content.


Original Abstract Submitted

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system for tagging content items. The system generates for display, by a messaging application, a content item. The system receives, by the messaging application, input that selects a visual element and determines that the visual element visually represents a plurality of users. The system adds the visual element to the content item. The system, in response to adding the visual element to the content item and based on determining that the visual element represents the plurality of users, links the content item with the visual element to one or more respective accounts on the messaging application of one or more of the plurality of users.