US Patent Issued to Snap on June 17 for "Generating recipient-personalized media content items" (California, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,335,213, issued on June 17, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Generating recipient-personalized media content items" was invented by Newar Husam Al Majid (Santa Monica, Calif.), Laurent Desserrey (Los Angeles, Calif.), Christie Marie Heikkinen (Santa Monica, Calif.), Sana Park (Santa Monica, Calif.), Nathaniel Parrott (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Daniel Szeto (Los Angeles) and Jeremy Voss (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method starts with processor receiving media content item and selection of personalized media overlay. Personalized media overlay includes image with space for text. Processor generates modified media co...