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Modular inbox and generation of content modules

  • US 10,367,767 B2
  • Filed: 09/21/2016
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • presenting a module in an inbox interface for a messaging service, the module configured to share one or more content items from a social networking service from a sharer with a plurality of receiving users connected to the sharer in the messaging service, the module displayed in a portion of the inbox interface distinct from a portion of the inbox interface that provides message or message thread presentation features;

    ranking the one or more content items and presenting the one or more content items in the module in ranked order;

    receiving, through the module, a selection of a content item from the one or more content items;

    analyzing the selected content item to determine an identity of the content item;

    programmatically selecting, from among a set of users connected to the sharer in the messaging service, one or more recommended users predicted to have an interest in the content item, the selecting performed based on the analyzing; and

    displaying the recommended users in the inbox interface;

    receiving, through the module, a selection of one or more of the recommended users; and

    sharing the content item with the one or more selected users through the messaging service.

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