Patent ID: 11893208
Assignee: SNAP INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
accessing, using one or more processors of a client device, location information and icon information associated with a user account of a social media platform;
accessing, map data associated with the location information;
receiving, action indicator information associated with the user account, wherein the action indicator information comprises a route from a current location of the client device to a desired destination;
based on the action indicator information, automatically determining a time duration associated with the action indicator information, the time duration being based on a travel time from the current location to the desired destination;
accessing expressive icon information associated with the user account, the expressive icon information representing a user of the user account;
causing generation on the client device, for a length of time equal to the time duration associated with the action indicator information, of a combined expressive icon, the combined expressive icon generated using the icon information, the action indicator information, and the expressive icon information;
causing display of a map interface on the client device and at least one other client device, the map interface comprising the map data and the combined expressive icon;
determining that the time duration has lapsed;
in response to determining that the time duration associated with the action indicator information has lapsed, generating a modified combined expressive icon, the modified combined expressive icon generated by removing the action indicator information; and
updating display of the map interface, the updated display of the map interface comprising the modified combined expressive icon positioned at the desired destination.