Updating event posts

• US 10,412,026 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Sherrets, Doug, Eidelson, Benjamin David, Acharya, Anish, Dahley, Andrew Martin, Win, Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Tiv, Backhean
• Application Number:
  US15/074,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20160277326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,271 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 13/00 Voting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Implementations generally relate to updating events in a social network system. In some implementations a method includes generating one or more event objects having an event information section associated with a first user. The method also includes sending a post from the first user to one or more target users in a social network system, updating the one or more event objects based on the event information section, and causing the one or more updated event objects to be displayed along with the post to the one or more target users in the social network system.

Claims

1. A method to help a target user understand a post within a context of a time-sensitive event, the method comprising:

receiving a first post from a first user to be sent to one or more target users in a social network system, wherein the first post includes location data received from a global positioning system sensor included in a device associated with the first user;

receiving first event temporal data that describe a first period in time that relates to a setup of an event and one or more first actions in the event, wherein the event is identified based on the location data;

receiving a second post from the first user to be sent to the one or more target users in the social network system;

receiving second event temporal data that describe a second period in time that relates to the setup of the event and one or more second actions in the event;

ranking the first post and the second post based on the first event temporal data and the second event temporal data; and

generating graphical data for displaying the first post and the second post in a ranked order to the one or more target users in the social network system, wherein (a) the first post is displayed along with the first event temporal data and (b) the second post is displayed along with the second event temporal data and context information that describes actions occurring in the event that are interesting in relation to the second post based on time sensitivity as the actions relate to the setup of the event, the context information including a map of positions of one or more people associated with the event that corresponds to the second event temporal data and reflects the time sensitivity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the map includes labels associated with each of the one or more people associated with the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein ranking the first post and the second post is further based on a social affinity score based on predetermined criterion the predetermined criterion includes at least one of a milestone, an important point in time that relates to the setup of the event, and a predetermined amount of social activity.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the social activity includes at least one of a view of the first post, a comment on the first post, feedback on the first post, a like of the first post, a sharing of the first post, a forwarding of the first post, a clicking of a link associated with the first post, and a hiding of the first post.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first post is displayed along with action data describing a location of the first user at a time the one or more first actions in the event occurred.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first event temporal data includes a milestone or an important point in time that relates to the setup of the event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein context information is added to the first post that provides context for the one or more first actions in the event referenced in the first post.

8. A system to help a target user understand a post within a context of a time-sensitive event, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first post from a first user to be sent to one or more target users in a social network system, wherein the first post includes location data received from a global positioning system sensor included in a device associated with the first user;

receiving first event temporal data that describe a first period in time that relates to a setup of an event and one or more first actions in the event, wherein the event is identified based on the location data;

receiving a second post from the first user to be sent to the one or more target users in the social network system;

receiving second event temporal data that describe a second period in time that relates to the setup of the event and one or more second actions in the event;

ranking the first post and the second post based on the first event temporal data and the second event temporal data; and

generating graphical data for displaying the first post and the second post in a ranked order to the one or more target users in the social network system, wherein (a) the first post is displayed along with the first event temporal data and (b) the second post is displayed along with the second event temporal data and context information that describes actions occurring in the event that are interesting in relation to the second post based on time sensitivity as the actions relate to the setup of the event, the context information including a map of positions of one or more people associated with the event that corresponds to the second event temporal data and reflects the time sensitivity.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein ranking the first post and the second post is further based on a social affinity score based on predetermined criterion.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the predetermined criterion includes at least one of a milestone, an important point in time that relates to the setup of the event, and a predetermined amount of social activity.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the social activity includes at least one of a view of the first post, a comment on the first post, feedback on the first post, a like of the first post, a sharing of the first post, a forwarding of the first post, a clicking of a link associated with the first post, and a hiding of the first post.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the first post is displayed along with action data describing a location of the first user at a time the one or more first actions in the event occurred.

13. A method to help a target user understand a post within a context of a time-sensitive event, the method comprising:

generating one or more event objects having an event information section and a context information section associated with a first user, wherein the context information section describes actions occurring in the event that are interesting in relation to the event information based on time sensitivity as the actions relate to a setup of the event, the context information section including a map of positions of one or more people associated with the event that corresponds to actions occurring in the event and reflects the time sensitivity;

receiving posts from the first user to one or more target users in a social network system, wherein the posts include location data received from a global positioning system sensor included in a device associated with the first user;

for each post, updating the one or more event objects based on the event information section and the context information section; and

providing a second user from the one or more target users with a user interface that includes the posts from the first user, a first option to sort the posts by event information that is based on the location data, and a second option to sort the posts by context information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the context information includes one or more actions that occur during the event that are interesting in relation to the event information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the context information is automatically generated without user input.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the event information is further based on at least one of temporal data, check-in data, activity data, and event data.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

ranking the posts based on a social affinity score based on predetermined criterion.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the predetermined criterion includes at least one of a milestone, an important point in time that relates to the setup of the event, and a predetermined amount of social activity.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the social activity includes at least one of a view of a first post, a comment on the first post, feedback on the first post, a like of the first post, a sharing of the first post, a forwarding of the first post, a clicking of a link associated with the first post, and a hiding of the first post.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

ranking the posts based on the event information and the context information associated with each post.