Social cover feed interface

• US 10,249,007 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2013
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Murarka, Neel Ishwar, Seker, Niv, Mosseri, Adam, Luu, Francis, Sjogreen, Carl Philip, Ondrejka, Cory Rudolph, Taylor, Bret Steven, St. Clair, Luke, Weaver, Daniel, Watzman, Joshua Van Dyke, Schafer, Daniel, Bailey, William S., Fung, Philip
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Hua
• Application Number:
  US14/064,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20140189524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,985 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In one embodiment, user information for a user of a social-networking system is retrieved. Device information is determined for a device associated with the user. Based on the device information or the user information, content associated with the user is retrieved. Using the retrieved content, a content board is composed for use in a cover feed displayed on the device The content board may comprise a background image. Finally, the content board is sent to the device. In one embodiment, updated information for content associated with the user is retrieved. The updated information may be associated with content that was included in a previously-provided content board. Using the updated information, an update to the previously-provided content boards is composed. Finally, the updates may be sent to the previously-provided content boards to the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a computing device, retrieving user information for a user of a social-networking system, wherein the retrieved user information comprises a cover feed interaction history associated with the user;

by the computing device, determining device information for a device associated with the user, wherein the device information comprises device specifications and settings;

by the computing device, retrieving, based on the device information or the user information, content associated with the user;

by the computing device, composing, using the retrieved content, one or more content boards for use in a cover feed displayed on the device, each of the content boards comprising a background image, wherein the composing comprises modifying the retrieved content to adapt to the device based on the device specifications and settings;

by the computing device, sending the content boards to the device for display as an overlay over an application running on the device, wherein the content boards are ordered based at least in part on the cover feed interaction history;

by the computing device, retrieving updated information corresponding to one or more social-network interactions with the content included in one or more relevant previously-composed content boards; and

by the computing device, sending to the device instructions to modify the one or more relevant previously-composed content boards based on the social-network interactions, wherein the updated information indicates that the content that was included in one of the relevant previously-composed content boards has been deleted, and wherein the instructions comprise instructions for the device to delete the one of the relevant previously-composed content boards or instructions to inform the user that the content has been deleted.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving the content comprises retrieving content posted by a social connection, metadata associated with the posted content, and related social-networking information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the composing a content board further comprises:

modification of the content to adapt the content to the user'"'"'s preferences or settings, or modification of the content to adapt the content according to the privacy settings of other users identified in or associated with the content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the content boards comprises at least one social interaction feature, and wherein the at least one social interaction feature comprises a content-related social-networking interactive element or a user-related social-networking interactive element, further comprising:

receiving information about the user'"'"'s interaction with the at least one social interaction feature.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving content associated with the user comprises controlling retrieval of content based on factors associated with the content:

degree of separation, affinity, relevance, recency, popularity, proximity, privacy settings of other users identified in or associated with the content, or whether the content is sponsored or not.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the content boards takes place when a request from the device for new content is received, when an event notification from the device is received, or at periodic intervals.

7. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

retrieve user information for a user of a social-networking system, wherein the retrieved user information comprises a cover feed interaction history associated with the user;

determine device information for a device associated with the user, wherein the device information comprises device specifications and settings;

retrieve, based on the device information or the user information, content associated with the user;

compose, using the retrieved content, one or more content boards for use in a cover feed displayed on the device, each of the content boards comprising a background image, wherein the composing comprises modifying the retrieved content to adapt to the device based on the device specifications and settings;

send the content boards to the device for display as an overlay over an application running on the device, wherein the content boards are ordered based at least in part on the cover feed interaction history;

retrieve updated information corresponding to one or more social-network interactions with the content included in one or more relevant previously-composed content boards; and

send to the device instructions to modify the one or more relevant previously-composed content boards based on the social-network interactions, wherein the updated information indicates that the content that was included in one of the relevant previously-composed content boards has been deleted, and wherein the instructions comprise instructions for the device to delete the one of the relevant previously-composed content boards or instructions to inform the user that the content has been deleted.

8. The media of claim 7, wherein the retrieved content comprises content posted by a social connection, metadata associated with the posted content, and related social-networking information.

9. The media of claim 7, wherein the software operable to compose a content board further comprises software operable to perform:

modification of the content to adapt the content to the user'"'"'s preferences or settings, or modification of the content to adapt the content according to the privacy settings of other users identified in or associated with the content.

10. The media of claim 7, wherein the software operable to retrieve content associated with the user comprises software operable to control retrieval of content based on factors associated with the content:

degree of separation, affinity, relevance, recency, popularity, proximity, privacy settings of other users identified in or associated with the content, or whether the content is sponsored or not.

11. The media of claim 7, wherein each of the content boards comprises at least one social interaction feature, and wherein the at least one social interaction feature comprises a content-related social-networking interactive element or a user-related social-networking interactive element, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

receive information about the user'"'"'s interaction with the at least one social interaction feature.

12. The media of claim 7, wherein the content boards are sent when a request from the device for new content is received, when an event notification from the device is received, or at periodic intervals.

13. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

retrieve user information for a user of a social-networking system, wherein the retrieved user information comprises a cover feed interaction history associated with the user;

determine device information for a device associated with the user, wherein the device information comprises device specifications and settings;

retrieve, based on the device information or the user information, content associated with the user;

compose, using the retrieved content, one or more content boards for use in a cover feed displayed on the device, each of the content boards comprising a background image, wherein the composing comprises modifying the retrieved content to adapt to the device based on the device specifications and settings;

send the content boards to the device for display as an overlay over an application running on the device, wherein the content boards are ordered based at least in part on the cover feed interaction history;

retrieve updated information corresponding to one or more social-network interactions with the content included in one or more relevant previously-composed content boards; and

send to the device instructions to modify the one or more relevant previously-composed content boards based on the social-network interactions, wherein the updated information indicates that the content that was included in one of the relevant previously-composed content boards has been deleted, and wherein the instructions comprise instructions for the device to delete the one of the relevant previously-composed content boards or instructions to inform the user that the content has been deleted.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the instructions to compose a content board further comprise instructions to perform:

modification of the content to adapt the content to the user'"'"'s preferences or settings, or modification of the content to adapt the content according to the privacy settings of other users identified in or associated with the content.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein each of the content boards comprises at least one social interaction feature, and wherein the at least one social interaction feature comprises a content-related social-networking interactive element or a user-related social-networking interactive element, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

receive information about the user'"'"'s interaction with the at least one social interaction feature.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the content boards are sent when a request from the device for new content is received, when an event notification from the device is received, or at periodic intervals.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the retrieving the content comprises retrieving content posted by a social connection, metadata associated with the posted content, and related social-networking information.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the processors operable when executing the instructions to retrieve content associated with the user comprises processors operable when executing the instructions to control retrieval of content based on factors associated with the content:

degree of separation, affinity, relevance, recency, popularity, proximity, privacy settings of other users identified in or associated with the content, or whether the content is sponsored or not.