SOCIAL NETWORKING UPDATES FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method performed by an update service, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting data from a social networking application, the social networking application being configured for supporting an online community of users;
processing the collected data, the processing including parsing content by type from the data and bundling parsed content into an update that is indicative of an activity of at least one of the users in the community; and
transcoding the update into a format that is renderable by a non-interactive display device.
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Abstract
A web-based update service is arranged to collect data from online social networking services (and other applications and services) to keep users informed and up to date with the activities of their social networking contacts (and up to date on data from other services) by processing the collected data into an update for display in a format that is consumable by non-interactive and low-interactive display devices that have relatively limited rendering capabilities. The data collected from the applications may be stored, parsed, and categorized so that it can be bundled into an update that is responsive to the user'"'"'s input and preferences. The service transcodes the content in the update into the proper format required for display on the device. The update can be directly delivered to the display device over a network connection if the device is equipped with a network interface, or via an intermediary device like a networked personal computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by an update service, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting data from a social networking application, the social networking application being configured for supporting an online community of users; processing the collected data, the processing including parsing content by type from the data and bundling parsed content into an update that is indicative of an activity of at least one of the users in the community; and transcoding the update into a format that is renderable by a non-interactive display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more computer-readable storage media containing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors disposed in an electronic device, perform a method for processing social networking data into an update for display on a digital picture frame, the method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving social networking data from a source, the social networking data being of a plurality of types and being indicative of actions performed by users of an online social network; categorizing the retrieved social networking data by type; receiving input from one of the users that is indicative of preferences for one or more of the types; generating the update from selected portions of the retrieved social networking data in view of the preferences; and sending the update to the digital picture frame over a network as an RSS feed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a social networking update to a user of a passive consumption device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data associated with the social networking update, the data representing one or more actions performed by a user of one or more online social networks; converting the social networking update from its native format into an image format or video format that is renderable by the passive consumption device; and sending the image in an RSS feed to the passive consumption device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification