Social Data Recording

• US 20120303702A1
• Filed: 05/26/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Richter, Michael Judd, Kelly, Matthew William, Haugen, Austin
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method comprising, by one or more computing devices, analyzing one or more elements of a displayed structured document to identify one or more objects from a plurality of objects within the displayed structured document, responsive to detected user interaction by a user with a first object of the one or more identified objects, generating data indicating an edge relationship from the first object and the user, and transmitting the data indicating the edge relationship to a social networking system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by one or more computing devices,

analyzing one or more elements of a displayed structured document to identify one or more objects from a plurality of objects within the displayed structured document;

responsive to detected user interaction by a user with a first object of the one or more identified objects, generating data indicating an edge relationship from the first object and the user; and

transmitting the data indicating the edge relationship to a social networking system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an activity stream entry corresponding to the interaction by the user with the first object, the activity stream entry including data describing the first object, and transmitting the activity stream entry to the social networking system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing one or more elements of a displayed structured document comprises web page profiling using standard techniques.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more objects have an edge type.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more objects have an edge type based on previous interactions between a user and the displayed structured document.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the data indicating the edge relationship to the social networking system is based on a set of user preferences for the user of the social networking system.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, if there is no set of user preferences for the social networking system, prompting the user to transmit the data indicating the edge relationship the social networking system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the data indicating the edge relationship to the social networking system requires confirmation by the user prior to transmitting the data indicating the edge relationship to the social networking system.

9. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and

the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

analyze one or more elements of a displayed structured document to identify one or more objects from a plurality of objects within the displayed structured document;

responsive to detected user interaction by a user with a first object of the one or more identified objects, generate data indicating an edge relationship from the first object and the user; and

transmit the data indicating the edge relationship to a social networking system.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising generate an activity stream entry corresponding to the interaction by the user with the first object, the activity stream entry including data describing the first object, and transmit the activity stream entry to the social networking system.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein analyze one or more elements of a displayed structured document comprises web page profiling using standard techniques.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more objects have an edge type.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein one or more objects have an edge type based on previous interactions between a user and the displayed structured document.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein transmit the data indicating the edge relationship to the social networking system is based on a set of user preferences for the user of the social networking system.

15. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software operable when executed by one or more computer systems to:

analyze one or more elements of a displayed structured document to identify one or more objects from a plurality of objects within the displayed structured document;

responsive to detected user interaction by a user with a first object of the one or more identified objects, generate data indicating an edge relationship from the first object and the user; and

transmit the data indicating the edge relationship to a social networking system.

16. The media of claim 15, further comprising generate an activity stream entry corresponding to the interaction by the user with the first object, the activity stream entry including data describing the first object, and transmit the activity stream entry to the social networking system.

17. The media of claim 15, wherein analyze one or more elements of a displayed structured document comprises web page profiling using standard techniques.

18. The media of claim 15, wherein the one or more objects have an edge type.

19. The media of claim 15, wherein one or more objects have an edge type based on previous interactions between a user and the displayed structured document.

20. The media of claim 15, wherein transmit the data indicating the edge relationship to the social networking system is based on a set of user preferences for the user of the social networking system.