COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTATION OF FEED ITEMS IN AN INFORMATION FEED TO BE DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20130021370A1
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Dunn, Zachary J., Olsen, Joseph M.
• Application Number:
  US13/363,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20130021370A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for presenting feed items in an information feed to be displayed on a display device. In some implementations, a first feed item including first data is received, and a second feed item including second data is received. In some instances, presentation information is generated indicating that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a spatial relationship with the first feed item, where the spatial relationship is independent of a linear presentation of the feed items in the information feed. In some instances, generated presentation information includes a first presentation and a second presentation, where the first presentation indicates that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a spatial relationship with the first feed item, and the second presentation is different from the first presentation.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for presentation of feed items in an information feed to be displayed on a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a first feed item, the first feed item including first data, the first feed item capable of being stored on one or more storage mediums, the first feed item capable of being provided for inclusion in the information feed;

receiving a second feed item, the second feed item including second data, the second feed item capable of being stored on the one or more storage mediums; and

generating presentation information including a first presentation and a second presentation, the first presentation indicating that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a first spatial relationship with the first feed item, the second presentation being different from the first presentation, the presentation information capable of being stored on the one or more storage mediums.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first spatial relationship is independent of a linear presentation of the feed items in the information feed.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second presentation indicates that the first feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a second spatial relationship with the second feed item.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the second spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a preference of a user.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the preference indicates one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a distance between the second feed item and the first feed item when displayed, a spatial region in which the second feed item or the first feed item is situated when displayed, and coordinates of the second feed item or the first feed item when displayed.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the first spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a first preference of a first user.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the second spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a second preference of the first user.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of an association between the second feed item and the first feed item, one or more of the presentations being defined in accordance with the indicated association.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein the indicated association is based on a preference of a user.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the first presentation to be displayed on the display device.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing the second presentation to be displayed on the display device.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11, wherein the second presentation is displayed on the display device responsive to an indication of re-publishing of the second feed item.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing one or both of the first presentation and the second presentation to be displayed on a further display device.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first presentation indicates that the first feed item is centrally located when displayed on the display device.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 14, wherein the second presentation indicates that the second feed item is centrally located when displayed on the display device.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein storing the presentation information on the one or more storage mediums includes:

storing the second presentation in association with a user profile or a database table.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the presentation information indicates a graphical representation of the first spatial relationship of the second feed item with the first feed item when displayed on the display device.

18. One or more computing devices for presentation of feed items in an information feed to be displayed on a display device, the one or more computing devices comprising:

one or more processors operable to execute one or more instructions to;

receive a first feed item, the first feed item including first data, the first feed item capable of being stored on one or more storage mediums, the first feed item capable of being provided for inclusion in the information feed;

receive a second feed item, the second feed item including second data, the second feed item capable of being stored on the one or more storage mediums; and

generate presentation information including a first presentation and a second presentation, the first presentation indicating that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a first spatial relationship with the first feed item, the second presentation being different from the first presentation, the presentation information capable of being stored on the one or more storage mediums.

19. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein the first spatial relationship is independent of a linear presentation of the feed items in the information feed.

20. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein the second presentation indicates that the first feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a second spatial relationship with the second feed item.

21. The one or more computing devices of claim 20, wherein the second spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a preference of a user.

22. The one or more computing devices of claim 21, wherein the preference indicates one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a distance between the second feed item and the first feed item when displayed, a spatial region in which the second feed item or the first feed item is situated when displayed, and coordinates of the second feed item or the first feed item when displayed.

23. The one or more computing devices of claim 20, wherein the first spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a first preference of a first user.

24. The one or more computing devices of claim 23, wherein the second spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a second preference of the first user.

25. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, further comprising:

a display device configured to display the first presentation.

26. The one or more computing devices of claim 25, wherein the display device is further configured to display the second presentation.

27. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computing device to perform a method for presentation of feed items in an information feed to be displayed on a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a first feed item, the first feed item including first data, the first feed item capable of being stored on one or more storage mediums, the first feed item capable of being provided for inclusion in the information feed;

receiving a second feed item, the second feed item including second data, the second feed item capable of being stored on the one or more storage mediums; and

generating presentation information including a first presentation and a second presentation, the first presentation indicating that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a first spatial relationship with the first feed item, the second presentation being different from the first presentation, the presentation information capable of being stored on the one or more storage mediums.

28. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the first spatial relationship is independent of a linear presentation of the feed items in the information feed.

29. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the second presentation indicates that the first feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a second spatial relationship with the second feed item.

30. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the second spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a preference of a user.

31. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein the preference indicates one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a distance between the second feed item and the first feed item when displayed, a spatial region in which the second feed item or the first feed item is situated when displayed, and coordinates of the second feed item or the first feed item when displayed.

32. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the first spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a first preference of a first user.

33. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the second spatial relationship is defined in accordance with a second preference of the first user.