GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION

• Main Authors: Raman, Sriram, Engelman, Joseph, Phifer, Kimberly A, Brody, Jonathan, Misra, Gaurav, Lin, Robert, Sani, Jay
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.09.2021
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Method for generating media content items based on location information starts with the server system receiving from a first computing device an electronic communication including location information from a location sensor coupled to the first client computing device. Server system then determines a current activity of a first user of the first client computing device based on the location information; generating a media content item including a map display based on the location information and at least one of: (i) an avatar of the first user engaged in the current activity, (ii) a status message associated with the current activity of the first user, or (iii) a status message associated with a map location on the map display. Server system then causes the media content item to be displayed on a display screen of at least one of a plurality of client computing devices. Other embodiments are described herein.