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Shared augmented reality experience in video chat

Grant US12580784B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

SNAP INC.

Inventors

Nathan Richard Banks, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Amanda Durham, Alex Edelsburg, Maxim Maximov Lazarov, Ryan Thomas

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for providing a shared augmented reality experience in a video chat. A video chat can be established between a plurality of client devices. During the video chat, videos of users associated with the client devices can be displayed. During the video chat, a request from a first client device to activate a first AR experience can be received, and in response, and body parts of users depicted in the videos are modified to include one or more AR elements associated with the first AR experience.

CPC Classifications

H04L 51/52 H04L 51/21 H04L 51/212

Filing Date

2024-02-27

Application No.

18589175

Claims

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