Snap Inc.
Generation of electronic media content collections

Abstract:

Among other things, the functionality of electronic messaging software and systems is improved by automatically analyzing media content associated with a user and generating collections of such content (e.g., "stories") based on varying criteria. For example, a narrative group criterion stored in a database in communication with the system is selected, a media content item associated with the narrative . roup criterion and associated. with a user is selected, a media content collection comprising the selected media content item is generated, and the media content collection is displayed on a display screen of a computing device of the user.