Content notification on online social networks for media-player devices

• US 10,476,832 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2016
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Penov, Francislav, Niewczas, Mateusz Marek
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Nicholas R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Chong G
• Application Number:
  US15/210,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20180019966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• 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 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a first client system of a first user of the online social network, an indication that a media-player device is proximate to the first client system. Content information associated with media-content items may be accessed. The media-content items may be accessible to the first user via the media-player device. Responsive to the received indication and content information, social-networking information of the first user may be accessed. A media-content item may be selected based on the content information and the social-networking information of the first user. A customized notification may be sent to the first client system. The customized notification may include a reference to the selected media-content item and a deep link to the media-player device. The deep link may be selectable by the first user and may include instructions for accessing the selected media-content item via the media-player device.

Claims

1. A method comprising, by one or more computing devices of an online social network:

receiving, by the one or more computing devices from a first client system of a first user of the online social network, an indication that the first client system has determined a media-player device is within a threshold distance to the first client system, wherein the indication comprises information of the media-player device;

determining, by the one or more computing devices, one or more media-content items that are available on the particular media-player device based on the information of the media-player device;

accessing, by the one or more computing devices, content information associated with the one or more media-content items, the one or more media-content items being accessible to the first user via the media-player device, wherein the content information indicates one or more attributes of the respective media-content item;

accessing, by the one or more computing devices, responsive to the received indication that the first client system has determined the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the first client system, social-networking information of the first user;

selecting, by the one or more computing devices, a media-content item of the one or more media-content items based on the content information of the media-content item and the social-networking information of the first user; and

sending, by the one or more computing devices, a customized notification to the first client system, the customized notification comprising a reference to the selected media-content item and a deep link to the media-player device, the deep link being selectable by the first user, wherein the deep link comprises instructions for presenting the selected media-content item on a display device coupled to the media-player device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media-device player retrieves the selected media-content item in response to the instructions sent by the first client system in response to the first user selecting the deep link.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the media-device player presents the selected media-content item to the user in response to the instructions received from the first client system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information is accessed from the media-player device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information is accessed from a third-party content provider, the third-party content provider being associated with at least one of the one or more media-content items.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more media-content items is accessible to the first user via the media-player device based on the user having a subscription with a third-party content provider.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference to the selected media-content item comprises an advertisement for the selected media-content item.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the first client system if it is within a wireless range of the first client system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from a second client system of a second user of the online social network, an indication that the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the second client system; and

accessing, responsive to the received indication that the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the second client system and the content information, social-networking information of the second user,

wherein the selecting of the media-content item is further based on the social-networking information of the second user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the social-networking information of the first user comprises preference information of the first user.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the social-networking information of the first user comprises demographic information of the first user.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the online social network comprises a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them, the nodes comprising:

a first node corresponding to the first user of the online social network; and

a plurality of second nodes that each correspond to a respective concept associated with the online social network.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the social-networking information of the first user comprises an affinity coefficient of the first node with respect to one or more second nodes.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information associated with the one or more media-content items comprises schedule information for each of the media-content items.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information associated with the one or more media-content items comprises genre information for each of the media-content items.

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

receive, by one or more computing devices of an online social network from a first client system of a first user of the online social network, an indication that the first client system has determined a media-player device is within a threshold distance to the first client system, wherein the indication comprises information of the media-player device;

determine, by the one or more computing devices, one or more media-content items that are available on the particular media-player device based on the information of the media-player device;

access, by the one or more computing devices, content information associated with the one or more media-content items, the one or more media-content items being accessible to the first user via the media-player device, wherein the content information indicates one or more attributes of the respective media-content item;

access, by the one or more computing devices, responsive to the received indication that the first client system has determined the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the first client system, social-networking information of the first user;

select, by the one or more computing devices, a media-content item of the one or more media-content items based on the content information of the media-content item and the social-networking information of the first user; and

send, by the one or more computing devices, a customized notification to the first client system, the customized notification comprising a reference to the selected media-content item and a deep link to the media-player device, the deep link being selectable by the first user, wherein the deep link comprises instructions for presenting the selected media-content item on a display device coupled to the media-player device.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive, by one or more computing devices of an online social network from a first client system of a first user of the online social network, an indication that the first client system has determined a media-player device is within a threshold distance to the first client system, wherein the indication comprises information of the media-player device;

determine, by the one or more computing devices, one or more media-content items that are available on the particular media-player device based on the information of the media-player device;

access, by the one or more computing devices, content information associated with the one or more media-content items, the one or more media-content items being accessible to the first user via the media-player device, wherein the content information indicates one or more attributes of the respective media-content item;

access, by the one or more computing devices, responsive to the received indication that the first client system has determined the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the first client system, social-networking information of the first user;

select, by the one or more computing devices, a media-content item of the one or more media-content items based on the content information of the media-content item and the social-networking information of the first user; and

send, by the one or more computing devices, a customized notification to the first client system, the customized notification comprising a reference to the selected media-content item and a deep link to the media-player device, the deep link being selectable by the first user, wherein the deep link comprises instructions for presenting the selected media-content item on a display device coupled to the media-player device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the media-device player is further to retrieve the selected media-content item in response to the instructions sent by the first client system in response a selection of the deep link by the first user.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the media-device player is further to present the selected media-content item to the user in response to the instructions received from the first client system.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the content information is accessed from the media-player device.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the content information is accessed from a third-party content provider, the third-party content provider being associated with at least one of the one or more media-content items.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein at least one of the one or more media-content items is accessible to the first user via the media-player device based on the user having a subscription with a third-party content provider.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the reference to the selected media-content item comprises an advertisement for the selected media-content item.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the first client system if it is within a wireless range of the first client system.

25. The system of claim 17, wherein the processors are further operable when executing instructions to:

receive, from a second client system of a second user of the online social network, an indication that the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the second client system; and

access, responsive to the received indication that the media-player device is within the threshold distance to the second client system and the content information, social-networking information of the second user, and

wherein the selection of the media-content item is further based on the social-networking information of the second user.

26. The system of claim 17, wherein the social-networking information of the first user comprises preference information of the first user.

27. The system of claim 17, wherein the social-networking information of the first user comprises demographic information of the first user.

28. The system of claim 17, wherein the online social network comprises a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them, the nodes comprising:

a first node corresponding to the first user of the online social network; and

a plurality of second nodes that each correspond to a respective concept associated with the online social network.

29. The system of claim 17, wherein the social-networking information of the first user comprises an affinity coefficient of the first node with respect to one or more second nodes.

30. The system of claim 17, wherein the content information associated with the one or more media-content items comprises schedule information for each of the media-content items.

31. The system of claim 17, wherein the content information associated with the one or more media-content items comprises genre information for each of the media-content items.