Methods and systems for providing user feedback using an emotion scale

• US 10,628,030 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2018
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael James, Langholz, Benjamin S., Amerige, Brian Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan S
• Application Number:
  US16/056,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20180341401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A client device having a touch-sensitive display displays (i) multiple affordances in a first area of the touch-sensitive display and (ii) a content item in a second area of the touch-sensitive display. The affordances include a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback about the content item. The device detects a first user input at the user-feedback affordance. In response, the device displays a first facial expression superimposed on the content item. Concurrently, the device replaces display of the affordances with a range of facial expressions, each facial expression in the range corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions. The device detects a second user input at a location of a second facial expression in the displayed range of facial expressions. The second facial expression is different from the first facial expression. In response, the device displays the second facial expression superimposed on the content item.

Claims

1. A method performed by a client device having a touch-sensitive display, comprising:

displaying (i) a plurality of affordances in a first area of the touch-sensitive display and (ii) a content item in a second area of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the plurality of affordances includes a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback about the content item;

detecting a first user input at the user-feedback affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input;

displaying a first facial expression superimposed on the content item; and

concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, replacing display of the plurality of affordances with a range of facial expressions in the first area, each facial expression of the range of facial expressions corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions;

detecting a second user input at a location of a second facial expression in the displayed range of facial expressions, wherein the second facial expression is different from the first facial expression; and

in response to detecting the second user input, updating the first facial expression with the second facial expression superimposed on the content item.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting termination of the second user input at the second facial expression.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting termination of the second user input at the second facial expression comprises ceasing to detect the second user input.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting termination of the second user input at the second facial expression comprises detecting that the second user input maintains contact with a particular portion of the touch-sensitive display for a length of time that satisfies a threshold duration of time.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to detecting termination of the second user input, generating user feedback based on the respective opinion corresponding to the second facial expression.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the second user input is associated with a user, and

generating the user feedback comprises providing instructions to a server to associate the content item and the user with the respective opinion corresponding to the second facial expression.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the range of facial expressions in the first area comprises displaying the range of facial expressions along a pathway, each facial expression being displayed at a respective location along the pathway.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein detecting the second user input comprises detecting the second user input on a respective location along the pathway.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the second user input comprises a continuous swipe gesture along the pathway.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the range of opinions corresponds to a range of emotions; and

each facial expression of the range of facial expressions shows a respective emotion of the range of emotions.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first facial expression comprises a plurality of facial elements, and

displaying the second facial expression comprises updating the first facial expression by changing one or more of the plurality of facial elements to match facial elements of the second facial expression.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the range of opinions varies monotonically from a first extreme to a second extreme.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the range of facial expressions includes at least three facial expressions corresponding to respective opinions of the range of opinions that vary monotonically from the first extreme to the second extreme.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the first extreme represents an opinion of satisfaction and the second extreme represents an opinion of dissatisfaction.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the range of opinions comprises a sequence of opinions, and

each successive opinion of the sequence of opinions corresponds to a greater degree of approval or disapproval than the preceding opinion.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second user inputs comprise a continuous contact that begins with the first user input.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the second facial expression is performed while the second user input remains in contact with the touch-sensitive display.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a third user input at a third facial expression, different from the first and second facial expressions, of the range of facial expressions.

19. A client device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying (i) a plurality of affordances in a first area of the touch-sensitive display and (ii) a content item in a second area of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the plurality of affordances includes a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback for the content item;

detecting a first user input at the user-feedback affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input;

displaying a first facial expression superimposed on the content item; and

concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, replacing display of the plurality of affordances with a range of facial expressions in the first area, each facial expression of the range of facial expressions corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions;

detecting a second user input at a second facial expression of the range of facial expressions; and

in response to detecting the second user input, updating the first facial expression with the second facial expression, different from the first facial expression, superimposed on the content item.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a client device having a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying (i) a plurality of affordances in a first area of the touch-sensitive display and (ii) a content item in a second area of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the plurality of affordances includes a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback for the content item;

detecting a first user input at the user-feedback affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input;

displaying a first facial expression superimposed on the content item; and

concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, replacing display of the plurality of affordances with a range of facial expressions in the first area, each facial expression of the range of facial expressions corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions;

detecting a second user input at a second facial expression of the range of facial expressions; and

in response to detecting the second user input, updating the first facial expression with the second facial expression, different from the first facial expression, superimposed on the content item.