Time-sensitive content update

• US 10,433,000 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tseng, Erick, Campbell, Colin Cameron, Moeck, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Ricky
• Application Number:
  US15/596,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20170324987A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26291 for providing content or additional data updates, e.g. updating software modules, stored at the client deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/462 Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 : using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 : using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes determining available media content from one or more content sources and providing at least a portion of the available media content for display in a programming guide on a display device of a user. The programming guide includes a plurality of entries each associated with one of the available media content. The method further includes determining that an update action button should be displayed on the display device, providing the update action button for display on the display device when it is determined that the update action button should be displayed, and updating the programming guide in response to a user selection of the update action button. The update action button is operable to cause the social-networking system to update the programming guide.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by one or more computing systems, determining available media content from one or more content sources;

by the one or more computing systems, accessing a graph comprising;

a plurality of first nodes that are each associated with a respective user;

a plurality of second nodes that are each associated with a respective show or movie; and

a plurality of edges connecting the first nodes and the second nodes, each particular edge indicating that a particular user corresponding to a particular first node previously watched, liked, shared, or commented on a particular show or movie corresponding to a particular second node;

by the one or more computing systems, providing at least a portion of the available media content in a programming guide on a display device, the programming guide comprising;

a plurality of entries, each entry associated with one of the available media content; and

social content as determined from the graph; and

by the one or more computing systems, updating, in response to selection of a user-selectable update option, the programming guide to display one or more new entries that are each associated with new available media content, the user-selectable update option comprising a graphical touch-input element displayed on a touch-sensitive portion of the display device, the touch-input element comprising a message indicating that updates to the programming guide are available;

by the one or more computing systems, automatically updating the programming guide a pre-defined amount of time after a previous update of the programming guide;

by the one or more computing systems, automatically updating the programming guide a pre-defined amount of time before each half hour; and

by the one or more computing systems, automatically updating the programming guide in response to a pre-defined amount of time of inactivity with respect to user interaction with the programming guide.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises a mobile device selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the programming guide is displayed in a mobile application running on the mobile device, the mobile application operable to display personalized social content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the programming guide is prevented from being updated unless the user-selectable update option is selected.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the programming guide comprises:

visually fading the programming guide down while the programming guide is being updated; and

visually fading the programming guide back up after the programming guide has been updated.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-selectable update option comprises a graphical touch-input element displayed on a touch-sensitive portion of the display device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the one or more computing systems, automatically updating the programming guide in response to the programming guide being scrolled up or down a certain amount.

8. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media in one or more computing systems, the one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:

determine available media content from one or more content sources;

access a graph comprising;

a plurality of first nodes that are each associated with a respective user;

a plurality of second nodes that are each associated with a respective show or movie; and

a plurality of edges connecting the first nodes and the second nodes, each particular edge indicating that a particular user corresponding to a particular first node previously watched, liked, shared, or commented on a particular show or movie corresponding to a particular second node;

provide at least a portion of the available media content in a programming guide on a display device, the programming guide comprising;

a plurality of entries, each entry associated with one of the available media content; and

social content as determined from the graph; and

update, in response to selection of a user-selectable update option, the programming guide to display one or more new entries that are each associated with new available media content, the user-selectable update option comprising a graphical touch-input element displayed on a touch-sensitive portion of the display device, the touch-input element comprising a message indicating that updates to the programming guide are available;

automatically update the programming guide a pre-defined amount of time after a previous update of the programming guide;

automatically update the programming guide a pre-defined amount of time before each half hour; and

automatically update the programming guide in response to a pre-defined amount of time of inactivity with respect to user interaction with the programming guide.

9. The media of claim 8, wherein the display device comprises a mobile device selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.

10. The media of claim 9, wherein the programming guide is displayed in a mobile application running on the mobile device, the mobile application operable to display personalized social content personalized.

11. The media of claim 8, wherein the programming guide is prevented from being updated unless the user-selectable update option is selected.

12. The media of claim 8, wherein updating the programming guide comprises:

visually fading the programming guide down while the programming guide is being updated; and

visually fading the programming guide back up after the programming guide has been updated.

13. The media of claim 8, wherein the user-selectable update option comprises a graphical touch-input element displayed on a touch-sensitive portion of the display device.

14. A system, comprising:

one or more memory devices; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, the processor operable to;

determine available media content from one or more content sources;

access a graph comprising;

a plurality of first nodes that are each associated with a respective user;

a plurality of second nodes that are each associated with a respective show or movie; and

a plurality of edges connecting the first nodes and the second nodes, each particular edge indicating that a particular user corresponding to a particular first node previously watched, liked, shared, or commented on a particular show or movie corresponding to a particular second node;

provide at least a portion of the available media content in a programming guide on a display device, the programming guide comprising;

a plurality of entries, each entry associated with one of the available media content; and

social content as determined from the graph; and

update, in response to selection of a user-selectable update option, the programming guide to display one or more new entries that are each associated with new available media content, the user-selectable update option comprising a graphical touch-input element displayed on a touch-sensitive portion of the display device, the touch-input element comprising a message indicating that updates to the programming guide are available;

automatically update the programming guide a pre-defined amount of time after a previous update of the programming guide;

automatically update the programming guide a pre-defined amount of time before each half hour; and

automatically update the programming guide in response to a pre-defined amount of time of inactivity with respect to user interaction with the programming guide.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein:

the display device comprises a mobile device selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer; and

the programming guide is displayed in a mobile application running on the mobile device, the mobile application operable to display personalized social content personalized.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the programming guide is prevented from being updated unless the user-selectable update option is selected.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein updating the programming guide comprises:

visually fading the programming guide down while the programming guide is being updated; and

visually fading the programming guide back up after the programming guide has been updated.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the user-selectable update option comprises a graphical touch-input element displayed on a touch-sensitive portion of the display device.