COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING DATA OF A SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION FEED

• US 20130024454A1
• Filed: 04/13/2012
• 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.
• Application Number:
  US13/446,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/740
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Techniques for organizing data of an information feed. An information feed including one or more feed items is displayed in a presentation on a display device. An indication that a portion of data of the one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a category is received. An identification of the first category is stored in a database system along with the portion of data. The identification and the portion of data may be evaluated, searched, modified or presented using various techniques.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for organizing data of an information feed, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of at least a portion of data of one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a first category, the information feed including the one or more feed items capable of being displayed in a presentation on a display device; and

storing an identification of the first category with the portion of data in a database system.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the indication is associated with a user selection of the portion of data.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the indication is associated with a spatial movement of the portion of data from a first location to a different second location of a user interface.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the first category is one of a plurality of categories, wherein the different second location is associated with the first category.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 3, further comprising associating the different second location with a second category.

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

identifying the portion of data as being associated with a tag or a keyword.

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

receiving an evaluation of the portion of data; and

storing the evaluation in the database system in association with the first category.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a search query indicating one or both of the first category and the evaluation; and

searching the database system for the portion of data based on the search query.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing a display of the portion of data with the identification of the first category in a user interface based on the evaluation.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising indicating with an actionable selection on the one or more feed items that the identification of the first category with the portion of data has been stored in the database system.

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

receiving an indication of an additional portion of data of the one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a second category different from the first category; and

storing the identification of the second category with the additional portion of data in the database system.

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

receiving an indication of the portion of data of the one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a second category; and

storing an identification of the second category with the portion of data in a database system.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first category is one of a plurality of categories, each category associated with a respective different region of the presentation on the display device.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the presentation includes a first region in which the information feed is situated and a second region in which the portion of data is situated, the second region being different from the first region.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein the first region is in a first window, and the second region is in a second window.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first category is associated with a record stored in the database system.

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

receiving an information update;

identifying the information update as being related to the portion of data; and

storing the identification of the first category with the information update in the database system.

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

identifying the portion of data as being at least a part of a conversation.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more owners are associated with the first category, the one or more owners having permission to change the indication of the portion of data as being in the first category.

21. The computer implemented method of claim 20, wherein the one or more owners have further permission to perform one or more of:

creating the first category, deleting the first category, changing the first category, changing the identification of the first category, assigning data to the first category, removing or hiding data in the first category, assigning data to a second category, locking the first category so that additional data cannot be assigned to the first category, unlocking the first category so that additional data may be assigned to the first category, editing the content of data stored in the database system with the identification of the first category, and granting permission to an additional one or more owners.

22. The computer implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

receiving a request to change the first category or the indication of the portion of data as being in the first category;

identifying a sender of the request as being the one or more owners; and

changing, responsive to the request, the first category or the indication of the portion of data as being in the first category.

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

locking the first category so that an additional portion of data cannot be added to the first category.

24. The computer implemented method of claim 23, further comprising unlocking the first category after the first category has been locked so that an additional portion of data may be added to the first category.

25. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a display of the portion of data with the identification of the first category in a user interface.

26. The computer implemented method of claim 25, wherein the display of the portion of data is provided responsive to a query associated with the first category.

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

indicating with an actionable selection on the one or more feed items that the identification of the first category with the portion of data has been stored in the database system; and

providing a display of the portion of data with the identification of the first category in a user interface responsive to a selection of the actionable selection.

11. The computer implemented method of 10, further comprising providing a second information feed including at least one of the one or more feed items, the at least one or the one or more feed items including the actionable selection.

28. One or more computing devices for organizing data of an information feed, the one or more computing devices comprising:

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

receive an indication of at least a portion of data of one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a first category, the information feed including the one or more feed items capable of being displayed in a presentation on a display device; and

store an identification of the first category with the portion of data in a database system.

29. The one or more computing devices of claim 28, wherein the indication is associated with a user selection of the portion of data

30. The one or more computing devices of claim 28, wherein the indication is associated with a spatial movement of the portion of data from a first location to a different second location of a user interface.

31. The one or more computing devices of claim 30, wherein the first category is one of a plurality of categories, wherein the different second location is associated with the first category.

32. The one or more computing devices of claim 30, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute one or more instructions to associate the different second location with a second category.

33. The one or more computing devices of claim 28, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute one or more instructions to identify the portion of data as being associated with a tag or a keyword.

34. The one or more computing devices of claim 28, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute one or more instructions to:

receive an evaluation of the portion of data; and

store the evaluation in the database system in association with the first category.

35. The one or more computing devices of claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute one or more instructions to:

receive a search query indicating one or both of the first category and the evaluation; and

search the database system for the portion of data based on the search query.

36. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computing device to perform a method for organizing data of an information feed, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of at least a portion of data of one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a first category, the information feed including the one or more feed items capable of being displayed in a presentation on a display device; and

storing an identification of the first category with the portion of data in a database system.

37. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein the indication is associated with a spatial movement of the portion of data from a first location to a different second location of a user interface.

38. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, the method further comprising identifying the portion of data as being associated with a tag or a keyword.

39. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, the method further comprising:

receiving an indication of an additional portion of data of the one or more feed items of the information feed as being in a second category different from the first category; and

storing the identification of the second category with the additional portion of data in the database system.

40. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein the first category is one of a plurality of categories, each category associated with a respective different region of the presentation on the display device.