STORY-BASED DATA STRUCTURES

• US 20130110885A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vox Media, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vox Media, Inc.
• Inventors: Brundrett, Gale Noble III
• Application Number:
  US13/665,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20130110885A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/812
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management

Abstract

Computer-implemented systems, methods, and computer-readable media for storing and presenting content according to a story narrative include hosting a data set including a plurality of entries, wherein each entry is individually addressable in the data set and wherein an entry is a story stream; receiving a new entry; storing the new entry in the data set; receiving from an editor an indication that the new entry is a stream entry associated with the story stream; associating the stream entry with the story stream; and providing an interface for navigation of the story stream and the entries associated with the story stream.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices for storing and presenting content according to a story narrative, the method comprising:

hosting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a data set including a plurality of entries, wherein each entry is individually addressable in the data set and wherein an entry is a story stream;

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a new entry;

storing, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the new entry in the data set;

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, from an editor an indication that the new entry is a stream entry associated with the story stream;

associating, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the stream entry with the story stream; and

providing, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, an interface for navigation of the story stream and the entries associated with the story stream.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the editor is a human who can determine the narrative relation between the new entry and the story stream.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the editor specifies a position for the new entry in the story stream such that the new entry furthers the narrative of the story stream.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each entry in the data set includes a unique universal resource locator and wherein the interface allows a user to navigate to the universal resource locator of each entry associated with the story stream.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a user request to follow the story stream; and

notifying, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the user when one or more additional entries are added to the story stream.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of notifying the user includes pushing one or more additional entries to a user computing device when the one or more additional entries are added to the story stream.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, from the editor a request to create a new story stream from one of the plurality of entries;

generating, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the new story stream;

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, from the editor a request to associate another entry from the plurality of entries with the new story stream; and

associating, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the another entry with the new story stream.

8. A system for storing and presenting content according to a story narrative comprising:

a memory; and

a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform the method of;

hosting a data set including a plurality of entries, wherein each entry is individually addressable in the data set and wherein an entry is a story stream;

receiving a new entry;

storing the new entry in the data set;

receiving from an editor an indication that the new entry is a stream entry associated with the story stream;

associating the stream entry with the story stream; and

providing an interface for navigation of the story stream and the entries associated with the story stream.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the editor is a human who can determine the narrative relation between the new entry and the story stream.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the editor specifies a position for the new entry in the story stream such that the new entry furthers the narrative of the story stream.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein each entry in the data set includes a unique universal resource locator and wherein the interface allows a user to navigate to the universal resource locator of each entry associated with the story stream.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the process is further configured to perform the steps:

receiving a user request to follow the story stream; and

notifying the user when one or more additional entries are added to the story stream.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the step of notifying the user includes pushing one or more additional entries to a user computing device when the one or more additional entries are added to the story stream.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps:

receiving from the editor a request to create a new story stream from one of the plurality of entries;

generating the new story stream;

receiving from the editor a request to associate another entry from the plurality of entries with the new story stream; and

associating the another entry with the new story stream.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, performs a method for storing and presenting content according to a story narrative, the method comprising:

hosting a data set including a plurality of entries, wherein each entry is individually addressable in the data set and wherein an entry is a story stream;

receiving a new entry;

storing the new entry in the data set;

receiving from an editor an indication that the new entry is a stream entry associated with the story stream;

associating the stream entry with the story stream; and

providing an interface for navigation of the story stream and the entries associated with the story stream.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the editor is a human who can determine the narrative relation between the new entry and the story stream.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the editor specifies a position for the new entry in the story stream such that the new entry furthers the narrative of the story stream.

18. The medium of claim 15, wherein each entry in the data set includes a unique universal resource locator and wherein the interface allows a user to navigate to the universal resource locator of each entry associated with the story stream.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user request to follow the story stream; and

notifying the user when one or more additional entries are added to the story stream,

wherein the step of notifying the user includes pushing one or more additional entries to a user computing device when the one or more additional entries are added to the story stream.

20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving from the editor a request to create a new story stream from one of the plurality of entries;

generating the new story stream;

receiving from the editor a request to associate another entry from the plurality of entries with the new story stream; and

associating the another entry with the new story stream.