System and method in a social networking system for displaying updates in an information feed
First Claim
1. A method of providing feed information from a database system associated with a social networking system, the method comprising:
- calculating, using the database system, for a plurality of information sources that provide updates to an information feed for a first user of a social networking system, an affinity score for each information source, the affinity score for each information source calculated based on interaction factors between the first user and the information source;
converting, using the database system, each affinity score to a transparency value;
assigning to each information source, by the database system, the transparency value that was converted from the affinity score calculated for the information source;
generating, using the database system, the information feed of the social networking system for the first user, the information feed including updates from the information sources;
sending to a web browser operated by the first user, by a database server in the database system, the information feed and the transparency value assigned to each information source; and
instructing, by the database server, the web browser to display each update at a transparency level that corresponds to the transparency value assigned to the information source that provided the update.
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Abstract
A method of providing feed information is provided. The method comprises calculating an affinity score for each information source that provides updates to an information feed for a first user of a social networking system wherein the affinity score for each information source is calculated based on interaction factors between the first user and the information source. The method further comprises assigning a transparency value to each information source by converting the affinity score to a transparency value, generating the information feed of the social networking system for the first user wherein the information feed includes updates from the information sources, sending the information feed and the transparency value for each information source to a web browser operated by the first user, and instructing the web browser to display each update at a transparency level that corresponds to the transparency value assigned to the information source that provided the update.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing feed information from a database system associated with a social networking system, the method comprising:
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calculating, using the database system, for a plurality of information sources that provide updates to an information feed for a first user of a social networking system, an affinity score for each information source, the affinity score for each information source calculated based on interaction factors between the first user and the information source; converting, using the database system, each affinity score to a transparency value; assigning to each information source, by the database system, the transparency value that was converted from the affinity score calculated for the information source; generating, using the database system, the information feed of the social networking system for the first user, the information feed including updates from the information sources; sending to a web browser operated by the first user, by a database server in the database system, the information feed and the transparency value assigned to each information source; and instructing, by the database server, the web browser to display each update at a transparency level that corresponds to the transparency value assigned to the information source that provided the update. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A database system comprising:
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one or more processors; non-transient computer readable media encoded with programming instructions causing the one or more processors to implement a method comprising; calculating, for a plurality of information sources that provide updates to an information feed for a first user of a social networking system, an affinity score for each information source, the affinity score for each information source calculated based on interaction factors between the first user and the information source; converting each affinity score to a transparency value; assigning to each information source the transparency value that was converted from the affinity score calculated for the information source; generating the information feed of the social networking system for the first user, the information feed including updates from the information sources; sending the information feed and the transparency value assigned to each information source to a web browser operated by the first user; and instructing the web browser to display each update at a transparency level that corresponds to the transparency value assigned to the information source that provided the update. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Non-transient computer readable media encoded with computer instructions causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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calculating, using a database system, for a plurality of information sources that provide updates to an information feed for a first user of a social networking system, an affinity score for each information source, the affinity score for each information source calculated based on interaction factors between the first user and the information source; converting, using the database system, each affinity score to a transparency value; assigning to each information source, using the database system, the transparency value that was converted from the affinity score calculated for the information source; generating, using the database system, the information feed of the social networking system for the first user, the information feed including updates from the information sources; sending, by a database server in the database system to a web browser operated by the first user, the information feed and the transparency value assigned to each information source; and instructing, by the database server, the web browser to display each update at a transparency level that corresponds to the transparency value assigned to the information source that provided the update. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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