Location suggestion based upon social networking post content

• US 10,057,359 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2017
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kao, Wayne, Whalin, Gregory Paul, Kodovsky, Jan
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Jonathan A
• Application Number:
  US15/409,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20170126819A1
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive input associated with a social networking system user account. The input includes content to be published to the social networking system. In response to the received input, one or more location suggestions are identified based upon the content. The one or more identified location suggestions are transmitted to a user device associated with the user account. Selection of a location suggestion is received. The content and selected location is published as a post within the social networking system.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from a user device associated with a user account, a request to publish a location to a communication system;

determining a threshold period of time within which to search for photographs associated with the location;

generating a search query comprising the threshold period of time and a threshold distance from the location;

searching a collection of published photographs associated with the user account using the search query;

identifying, based on searching the collection of photographs, a photograph from within the collection of published photographs associated with the user account, the photograph having time metadata indicating a time within the threshold period of time and location metadata indicating a location within the threshold distance from the location;

transmitting, to the user device, a request to associate the photograph from within the collection of published photographs with the location to be published to the communication system;

receiving from the user device, a command to publish the location to the communication system; and

in response to receiving the command to publish the location to the communication system, publishing the location within the communication system and associating the photograph with the location within the communication system.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing content to be published to the communication system;

identifying one or more location suggestions based upon the accessed content; and

transmitting, to the user device, the one or more location suggestions, wherein receiving the request to publish the location to the communication system comprises receiving a selection from the user device of the location from the one or more location suggestions.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the one or more location suggestions are further based upon location data associated with the user device or the user account.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the location data comprises a location previously published in a post by the user account.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the location data comprises a geospatial position of the user device within a window of time when the request is received.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the location data comprises an indication that the user device was stationary at the geospatial position for a predetermined period of time.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the one or more location suggestions are further based upon positive feedback received by the communication system with respect to locations.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the positive feedback comprises the communication system receiving selection of one or more of the locations in response to transmitting the one or more locations as location suggestions.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the one or more location suggestions are further based upon a time of day when the request is received.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, to the user device in response to the received request to publish the location, a recommendation to join an online conversation of users of the communication system that also published the location.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors in a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from a user device associated with a user account, a request to publish a location to a communication system;

determining a threshold period of time within which to search for photographs associated with the location;

generating a search query comprising the threshold period of time and a threshold distance from the location;

searching a collection of published photographs associated with the user account using the search query;

identifying, based on searching the collection of photographs, a photograph from within the collection of published photographs associated with the user account, the photograph having time metadata indicating a time within the threshold period of time and location metadata indicating a location within the threshold distance from the location;

transmitting, to the user device, a request to associate the photograph from within the collection of published photographs with the location to be published to the communication system;

receiving from the user device, a command to publish the location to the communication system; and

in response to receiving the command to publish the location to the communication system, publishing the location within the communication system and associating the photograph with the location within the communication system.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, the method further comprising:

accessing content to be published to the communication system;

identifying one or more location suggestions based upon the accessed content; and

transmitting, to the user device, the one or more location suggestions, wherein receiving the request to publish the location to the communication system comprises receiving a selection from the user device of the location from the one or more location suggestions.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more location suggestions are further based upon location data associated with the user device or the user account.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the location data comprises a location previously published in a post by the user account.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the location data comprises a geospatial position of the user device within a window of time when the request is received.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the location data comprises an indication that the user device was stationary at the geospatial position for a predetermined period of time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more location suggestions are further based upon positive feedback received by the communication system with respect to locations.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the positive feedback comprises the communication system receiving selection of one or more of the locations in response to transmitting the one or more locations as location suggestions.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, the method further comprising:

transmitting, to the user device in response to the received request to publish the location, a recommendation to join an online conversation of users of the communication system that also published the location.

20. A system comprising:

at least one processing device; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon which, when executed by the processing device, cause the system to;

receive, from a user device associated with a user account, a request to publish a location to a communication system;

determine a threshold period of time within which to search for photographs associated with the location;

generate a search query comprising the threshold period of time and a threshold distance from the location;

search a collection of published photographs associated with the user account using the search query;

identify, based on searching the collection of photographs, a photograph from within the collection of published photographs associated with the user account, the photograph having time metadata indicating a time within the threshold period of time and location metadata indicating a location within the threshold distance from the location;

transmit, to the user device, a request to associate the photograph from within the collection of published photographs with the location to be published to the communication system;

receiving from the user device, a command to publish the location to the communication system; and

in response to receiving the command to publish the location to the communication system, publish the location within the communication system and associate the photograph with the location within the communication system.