Methods and systems for providing user feedback using an emotion scale

• US 10,042,548 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2015
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael James, Langholz, Benjamin S., Amerige, Brian Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan S
• Application Number:
  US14/728,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20160357402A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,162 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A client device displays a content item and a first facial expression superimposed on the content item. Concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, a range of emotion indicators is displayed, each emotion indicator of the range of emotion indicators corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions. A first user input is detected at a display location corresponding to a respective emotion indicator of the range of emotion indicators. In response to detecting the first user input, the first facial expression is updated to match the respective emotion indicator.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a client device having a touch-sensitive display, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors;

displaying a content item;

displaying, concurrently with and separately from the content item, a plurality of affordances in a user-interaction area, including a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback for the content item;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a first user input at a first display location corresponding to the user-feedback affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input and while the first user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display;

displaying a first facial expression superimposed on the content item; and

concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, replacing display of the plurality of affordances with a range of facial expressions in the user-interaction area, each facial expression of the range of facial expressions corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions, wherein the range of facial expressions includes at least three facial expressions corresponding to respective opinions of the range of opinions that vary monotonically from a first extreme to a second extreme, each successive opinion in the range of opinions corresponding to a greater degree of approval or disapproval than the preceding opinion;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a second user input at a second display location, distinct from the first display location, corresponding to a respective facial expression of the range of facial expressions, wherein the first and second user inputs comprise a continuous contact that begins with the first user input; and

in response to detecting the second user input and while the second user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display at the second display location, updating the first facial expression superimposed on the content item to match the respective facial expression.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting selection of a particular facial expression of the range of facial expressions; and

in response to detecting the selection of the particular facial expression, generating user feedback based on the respective opinion corresponding to the particular facial expression.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the second user input is associated with a user, and

generating the user feedback comprises providing instructions to a server to associate the content item and the user with the respective opinion corresponding to the particular facial expression.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting selection of the particular facial expression comprises detecting termination of the second user input at the second display location corresponding to the particular facial expression.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein detecting termination of the second user input at the second display location corresponding to the particular facial expression comprises ceasing to detect the second user input at the second display location.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein detecting termination of the second user input at the second display location corresponding to the particular facial expression comprises detecting that the second user input maintains contacts with a particular portion of the touch-sensitive display for a length of time that satisfies a threshold duration of time.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting selection of the particular facial expression comprises detecting a third user input at a third display location, distinct from the first and second display locations, corresponding to the particular facial expression.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the range of facial expressions comprises displaying the range of facial expressions along a pathway, each facial expression being displayed at a respective location along the pathway.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein detecting the second user input comprises detecting the second user input on a respective location of the respective facial expression along the pathway.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the second user input comprises a continuous swipe gesture along the pathway.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the range of opinions corresponds to a range of emotions; and

each facial expression of the range of facial expressions shows a respective emotion of the range of emotions.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first facial expression comprises a plurality of facial elements, and

updating the first facial expression comprises displaying the transformation of one or more of the plurality of facial elements to match the respective facial expression.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first extreme represents an opinion of satisfaction and the second extreme represents an opinion of dissatisfaction.

14. A client device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a content item;

displaying, concurrently with and separately from the content item, a plurality of affordances in a user-interaction area, including a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback for the content item;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a first user input at a first display location corresponding to the user-feedback affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input and while the first user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display;

displaying a first facial expression superimposed on the content item; and

concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, replacing display of the plurality of affordances with a range of facial expressions in the user-interaction area, each facial expression of the range of facial expressions corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions, wherein the range of facial expressions includes at least three facial expressions corresponding to respective opinions of the range of opinions that vary monotonically from a first extreme to a second extreme, each successive opinion in the range of opinions corresponding to a greater degree of approval or disapproval than the preceding opinion;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a second user input at a second display location, distinct from the first display location, corresponding to a respective facial expression of the range of facial expressions, wherein the first and second user inputs comprise a continuous contact that begins with the first user input; and

in response to detecting the second user input and while the second user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display at the second display location, updating the first facial expression superimposed on the content item to match the respective facial expression.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a client device having a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a content item;

displaying, concurrently with and separately from the content item, a plurality of affordances in a user-interaction area, including a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback for the content item;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a first user input at a first display location corresponding to the user-feedback affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input and while the first user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display;

displaying a first facial expression superimposed on the content item; and

concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, replacing display of the plurality of affordances with a range of facial expressions in the user-interaction area, each facial expression of the range of facial expressions corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions, wherein the range of facial expressions includes at least three facial expressions corresponding to respective opinions of the range of opinions that vary monotonically from a first extreme to a second extreme, each successive opinion in the range of opinions corresponding to a greater degree of approval or disapproval than the preceding opinion;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a second user input at a second display location, distinct from the first display location, corresponding to a respective facial expression of the range of facial expressions, wherein the first and second user inputs comprise a continuous contact that begins with the first user input; and

in response to detecting the second user input and while the second user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display at the second display location, updating the first facial expression superimposed on the content item to match the respective facial expression.