Systems and methods to manage media content items

• US 10,331,750 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2017
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Choi, Christine, Sharp, Nathan Andrew, Bailey, William Samuel, Chakrabarti, Ashoke K., Dickens, Joshua Barton, Niemantsverdriet, Joy-Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Leung, Robert B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ho, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US15/421,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20180034818A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to provide a first element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user for a selected period of time. A second element in the interface through which a plurality of non-ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user is provided.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a computing system, an element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user, wherein the element includes an identifier of a content creator, and wherein the identifier is able to be selected to access ephemeral media content items posted by the content creator;

receiving, by the computing system, a selection of the user from the content creator to deny the user access to ephemeral media content items of the content creator;

denying, by the computing system, the user access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator; and

removing, by the computing system, the identifier of the content creator from the element.

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

providing to the content creator a listing of users having access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator, the listing of users including the user; and

in response to provision of the listing of users, receiving one or more inputs from the content creator associated with denying the user access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the listing of users includes users who have previously accessed at least one ephemeral media content item of the content creator.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

not presenting the identifier of the content creator in search results in response to a search performed by the user; and

not presenting the ephemeral media content items and the identifier of the content creator in an explorer mode in which media content items of potential interest are provided to the user.

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

receiving from the user a selection of a second content creator associated with ephemeral media content items about which notifications are not desired; and

not presenting an identifier of the second content creator in the element.

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

receiving from the user a selection of a second content creator associated with ephemeral media content items about which notifications are not desired; and

removing an identifier of the second content creator from the element.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

allowing the user to provide one or more touch gestures to the interface to drag the identifier of the second content creator out of the element.

8. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform;

providing an element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user, wherein the element includes an identifier of a content creator, and wherein the identifier is able to be selected to access ephemeral media content items posted by the content creator;

receiving a selection of the user from the content creator to deny the user access to ephemeral media content items of the content creator;

denying the user access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator; and

removing the identifier of the content creator from the element.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

providing to the content creator a listing of users having access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator, the listing of users including the user; and

in response to provision of the listing of users, receiving one or more inputs from the content creator associated with denying the user access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the listing of users includes users who have previously accessed at least one ephemeral media content item of the content creator.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising at least one of:

not presenting the identifier of the content creator in search results in response to a search performed by the user; and

not presenting the ephemeral media content items and the identifier of the content creator in an explorer mode in which media content items of potential interest are provided to the user.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving from the user a selection of a second content creator associated with ephemeral media content items about which notifications are not desired; and

not presenting an identifier of the second content creator in the element.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving from the user a selection of a second content creator associated with ephemeral media content items about which notifications are not desired; and

removing an identifier of the second content creator from the element.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

allowing the user to provide one or more touch gestures to the interface to drag the identifier of the second content creator out of the element.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

providing an element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user, wherein the element includes an identifier of a content creator, and wherein the identifier is able to be selected to access ephemeral media content items posted by the content creator;

receiving a selection of the user from the content creator to deny the user access to ephemeral media content items of the content creator;

denying the user access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator; and

removing the identifier of the content creator from the element.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising:

providing to the content creator a listing of users having access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator, the listing of users including the user; and

in response to provision of the listing of users, receiving one or more inputs from the content creator associated with denying the user access to the ephemeral media content items of the content creator.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the listing of users includes users who have previously accessed at least one ephemeral media content item of the content creator.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising at least one of:

not presenting the identifier of the content creator in search results in response to a search performed by the user; and

not presenting the ephemeral media content items and the identifier of the content creator in an explorer mode in which media content items of potential interest are provided to the user.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving from the user a selection of a second content creator associated with ephemeral media content items about which notifications are not desired; and

not presenting an identifier of the second content creator in the element.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving from the user a selection of a second content creator associated with ephemeral media content items about which notifications are not desired; and

removing an identifier of the second content creator from the element.