Dynamic Chat Box

• US 20120331067A1
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• 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 9,652,810 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method comprising, by one or more computing devices, communicating, from a client device, to a remote host a resource locator of a content object being currently accessed by a first user at the client device, receiving from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object, and responsive to the indication, displaying a chat messaging interface to the first user at the client device, wherein the chat messaging interface includes identifiers for the one or more second users and messaging controls operative to establish a chat session with the one or more second users.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by one or more computing devices,

communicating, from a client device, to a remote host a resource locator of a content object being currently accessed by a first user at the client device;

receiving from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object; and

responsive to the indication, displaying a chat messaging interface to the first user at the client device, wherein the chat messaging interface includes identifiers for the one or more second users and messaging controls operative to establish a chat session with the one or more second users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object comprises receiving an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object in the past or are currently accessing the content object or a domain hosting the content object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object is conditioned on a set of user preferences of the first user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that the one or more second users have accessed the content object comprises current access and past access of the content object by the one or more second users.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that the one or more second users have access the domain hosting the content object comprises current access of the content domain hosting the content object by the one or more second users.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the chat session comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, transmitting to a social networking system click-stream data representing detected user interaction of the first user with one or more objects within the content object.

8. 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;

communicate, from a client device, to a remote host a resource locator of a content object being currently accessed by a first user at the client device;

receive from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object; and

responsive to the indication, display a chat messaging interface to the first user at the client device, wherein the chat messaging interface includes identifiers for the one or more second users and messaging controls operative to establish a chat session with the one or more second users.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein receive from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object comprises receive an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object in the past or are currently accessing the content object or a domain hosting the content object.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein receive from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object is conditioned on a set of user preferences of the first user.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein receive an indication that the one or more second users have accessed the content object comprises current access and past access of the content object by the one or more second users.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein receive an indication that the one or more second users have access the domain hosting the content object comprises current access of the content domain hosting the content object by the one or more second users.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the chat session comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising, transmit to a social networking system click-stream data representing detected user interaction of the first user with one or more objects within the content object.

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

communicate, from a client device, to a remote host a resource locator of a content object being currently accessed by a first user at the client device;

receive from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object; and

responsive to the indication, display a chat messaging interface to the first user at the client device, wherein the chat messaging interface includes identifiers for the one or more second users and messaging controls operative to establish a chat session with the one or more second users.

16. The media of claim 15, wherein receive from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object comprises receive an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object in the past or are currently accessing the content object or a domain hosting the content object.

17. The media of claim 15, wherein receive from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object is conditioned on a set of user preferences of the first user.

18. The media of claim 15, wherein receive an indication that the one or more second users have accessed the content object comprises current access and past access of the content object by the one or more second users.

19. The media of claim 15, wherein receive an indication that the one or more second users have access the domain hosting the content object comprises current access of the content domain hosting the content object by the one or more second users.

20. The media of claim 15, wherein the chat session comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.