PRIORITIZING VITALITY EVENTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
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1. A method of prioritizing vitality events in a social networking computer system, the method comprising:
- parsing a vitality event to determine one or more characteristics of the vitality event;
comparing a first at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics to a second at least one characteristic corresponding to one or more user-specified prioritization actions for prioritizing vitality events in a vitality stream of the user; and
performing the one or more user-specified prioritization actions with respect to the vitality event via the social networking computer system in response to the first at least one characteristic matching the second at least one characteristic.
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Abstract
A social networking system is configured to enable users in the system to prioritize vitality events in their respective vitality streams. For instance, a user may designate that at least one specified prioritization action is to be performed for any vitality event having one or more characteristic(s) specified by the user. Accordingly, when a vitality event having the one or more specified characteristic(s) is associated with the user, the at least one specified prioritization action is performed with respect to that vitality event.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of prioritizing vitality events in a social networking computer system, the method comprising:
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parsing a vitality event to determine one or more characteristics of the vitality event; comparing a first at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics to a second at least one characteristic corresponding to one or more user-specified prioritization actions for prioritizing vitality events in a vitality stream of the user; and performing the one or more user-specified prioritization actions with respect to the vitality event via the social networking computer system in response to the first at least one characteristic matching the second at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of prioritizing vitality events in a social networking computer system, the method comprising:
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parsing a first vitality event in a vitality stream of a user to determine at least one characteristic of the vitality event; providing a graphical interface element on a social networking web page that enables the user to select one or more characteristics of the first vitality event and to select at least one prioritization action with respect to vitality events having the one or more characteristics, wherein providing the graphical interface element is performed in response to receiving a command regarding the first vitality event from the user via the social networking computer system; and storing an indication that the selected one or more characteristics correspond to the selected at least one prioritization action. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor-based system to prioritize vitality events in a social networking computer system, comprising:
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a first program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to parse a vitality event to determine one or more characteristics of the vitality event; a second program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to compare a first at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics and a second at least one characteristic corresponding to one or more user-specified prioritization actions for prioritizing vitality events in a vitality stream of the user; and a third program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to perform the one or more user-specified prioritization actions with respect to the vitality event in response to the first at least one characteristic matching the second at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A social networking priority performance system comprising:
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a parsing module configured to parse a vitality event to determine one or more characteristics of the vitality event; a comparison module configured to compare a first at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics and a second at least one characteristic corresponding to one or more user-specified prioritization actions for prioritizing vitality events in a vitality stream of the user; and a prioritization action module configured to perform the one or more user-specified prioritization actions with respect to the vitality event based on the first at least one characteristic matching the second at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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