Offline content sharing
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1. A method for a mobile application of a content sharing platform, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, an offline request pertaining to content provided by the content sharing platform that is separate from social networking platforms, wherein the offline request is received while a user of a user device hosting the mobile application of the content sharing platform is viewing the content provided by the content sharing platform on the user device, and the user device is not connected to a network, and wherein the social networking platforms are each associated with a respective unique sharing user interface (UI) of sharing UIs stored locally on the user device;
obtaining, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a sharing UI of the sharing UIs for a social networking platform on which the content is to be shared;
modifying, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the sharing UI for the social network platform to comprise content information associated with the content provided by the content sharing platform, wherein the content information comprises at least one of a name of the content, a thumbnail representing the content, or a description of the content;
presenting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, and receiving, via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, an offline request to share the content on the social networking platform;
identifying, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a communication protocol for the social networking platform;
selecting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a predefined share request format for the communication protocol for the social networking platform from a plurality of predefined share request formats stored locally on the user device;
generating, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform on the social networking platform, wherein the share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform is generated in the predefined share request format based on the offline request received via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, while the user device is not connected to the network; and
upon determining a network connection is available, transmitting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the share request to cause the content provided by the content sharing platform to be shared on the social networking platform.
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Abstract
Offline sharing of content is performed. An offline request to share content associated with a content sharing platform to a social networking service is received by a processing device of a user device. The offline request is received while the user device is not connected to a network. A share request is generated for the content in view of the social networking service. The share request for the content is generated while the user device is not connected to the network. Upon determining that a network connection is available, the share request for the content is provided to the social networking service.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for a mobile application of a content sharing platform, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, an offline request pertaining to content provided by the content sharing platform that is separate from social networking platforms, wherein the offline request is received while a user of a user device hosting the mobile application of the content sharing platform is viewing the content provided by the content sharing platform on the user device, and the user device is not connected to a network, and wherein the social networking platforms are each associated with a respective unique sharing user interface (UI) of sharing UIs stored locally on the user device; obtaining, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a sharing UI of the sharing UIs for a social networking platform on which the content is to be shared; modifying, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the sharing UI for the social network platform to comprise content information associated with the content provided by the content sharing platform, wherein the content information comprises at least one of a name of the content, a thumbnail representing the content, or a description of the content; presenting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, and receiving, via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, an offline request to share the content on the social networking platform; identifying, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a communication protocol for the social networking platform; selecting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a predefined share request format for the communication protocol for the social networking platform from a plurality of predefined share request formats stored locally on the user device; generating, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform on the social networking platform, wherein the share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform is generated in the predefined share request format based on the offline request received via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, while the user device is not connected to the network; and upon determining a network connection is available, transmitting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the share request to cause the content provided by the content sharing platform to be shared on the social networking platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile application of the content sharing platform, an offline request pertaining to content provided by the content sharing platform that is separate from social networking platforms, wherein the offline request is received while a user of a user device hosting the mobile application of the content sharing platform is viewing the content provided by the content sharing platform on the user device, and the user device is not connected to a network, and wherein the social networking platforms are each associated with a respective unique sharing user interface (UI) of sharing UIs stored locally on the user device; obtaining, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a sharing UI of the sharing UIs for a social networking platform on which the content is to be shared; modifying, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the sharing UI for the social network platform to comprise content information associated with the content provided by the content sharing platform, wherein the content information comprises at least one of a name of the content, a thumbnail representing the content, or a description of the content; presenting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the modified sharing UI for the social network platform and receiving, via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, an offline request to share the content on the social networking platform; identifying, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a communication protocol for the social networking platform; selecting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a predefined share request format for the communication protocol for the social networking platform from a plurality of predefined share request formats stored locally on the user device; generating, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, a share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform on the social networking platform, wherein the share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform is generated in the predefined share request format based on the offline request received via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform while the user device is not connected to the network; and upon determining a network connection is available, transmitting, by the mobile application of the content sharing platform, the share request to cause the content provided by the content sharing platform to be shared on the social networking platform. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing device comprising:
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a memory; and a processing device coupled to the memory, wherein the processing device is to execute a mobile application of a content sharing platform to; receive an offline request pertaining to content provided by the content sharing platform that is separate from social networking platforms, wherein the offline request is received while a user of a user device hosting the mobile application of the content sharing platform is viewing the content provided by the content sharing platform on the user device, and the user device is not connected to a network, and wherein the social networking platforms are each associated with a respective unique sharing user interface (UI) of sharing UIs stored locally on the user device; obtain a sharing UI of the sharing UIs for a social networking platform on which the content is to be shared; modify the sharing UI for the social network platform to comprise content information associated with the content provided by the content sharing platform, wherein the content information comprises at least one of a name of the content, a thumbnail representing the content, or a description of the content; present the modified sharing UI for the social network platform and receive, via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform, an offline request to share the content on the social networking platform; identify a communication protocol for the social networking platform; select a predefined share request format for the communication protocol for the social networking platform from a plurality of predefined share request formats stored locally on the user device; generate a share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform on the social networking platform, wherein the share request to share the content provided by the content sharing platform is generated in the predefined share request format based on the offline request received via the modified sharing UI for the social network platform while the user device is not connected to the network; and upon determining a network connection is available, transmit the share request to cause the content provided by the content sharing platform to be shared on the social networking platform. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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