COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING INFORMATION UPDATES TO DISPLAY IN A FEED OF AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for filtering information updates to display in a feed of an online social network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device, one or more parameters;
applying the one or more parameters to one or more attributes of the information updates of the feed of the online social network, the information updates stored on a storage medium;
identifying one or more of the information updates as having one or more attributes satisfying the one or more parameters;
generating data indicating the identified one or more information updates; and
providing the generated data to a display device configured to display presentations of the feed in a user interface, the presentations including a first presentation of the feed with the information updates and a second presentation of the feed with only the identified information updates as indicated by the generated data.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable storage media for filtering information updates to display in a feed of an online social network. A computing device receives one or more parameters. The parameter(s) is applied to to one or more attributes of the information updates. One or more of the information updates is identified as having one or more attributes satisfying the one or more parameters. Data indicating the identified one or more information updates is generated. The generated data is provided to a display device configured to display presentations of the feed in a user interface. The presentations include a first presentation of the feed with the information updates and a second presentation of the feed with only the identified information updates as indicated by the generated data.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for filtering information updates to display in a feed of an online social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, one or more parameters; applying the one or more parameters to one or more attributes of the information updates of the feed of the online social network, the information updates stored on a storage medium; identifying one or more of the information updates as having one or more attributes satisfying the one or more parameters; generating data indicating the identified one or more information updates; and providing the generated data to a display device configured to display presentations of the feed in a user interface, the presentations including a first presentation of the feed with the information updates and a second presentation of the feed with only the identified information updates as indicated by the generated data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method for filtering information updates to display in a feed of an online social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, one or more first parameters including a designated user; applying the one or more first parameters to one or more attributes of the information updates of the feed of the online social network, the information updates received from sources including the designated user, the information updates stored in a database; identifying one or more of the information updates as having one or more attributes satisfying the one or more first parameters; generating first data indicating the identified one or more information updates; and providing the generated first data to a display device configured to display presentations of the feed in a user interface, the presentations including a first presentation of the feed with the information updates received from the sources and a second presentation of the feed with only the identified information updates received from the identified user and as indicated by the generated first data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more computing devices for filtering information updates to display in a feed of an online social network, the one or more computing devices comprising:
one or more processors operable to execute one or more instructions to; apply one or more parameters to one or more attributes of the information updates of the feed of the online social network, the information updates stored on a storage medium; identify one or more of the information updates as having one or more attributes satisfying the one or more parameters; generate data indicating the identified one or more information updates; and provide the generated data to a display device configured to display presentations of the feed in a user interface, the presentations including a first presentation of the feed with the information updates and a second presentation of the feed with only the identified information updates as indicated by the generated data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computing device to perform a method for selective display of information updates of a feed of an online social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, one or more parameters; applying the one or more parameters to one or more attributes of the information updates of the feed of the online social network, the information updates stored on a storage medium; identifying one or more of the information updates as having one or more attributes satisfying the one or more parameters; generating data indicating the identified one or more information updates; and providing the generated data to a display device configured to display presentations of the feed in a user interface, the presentations including a first presentation of the feed with the information updates and a second presentation of the feed with only the identified information updates as indicated by the generated data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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