Intelligent Downloading and Rendering of Content

• US 20130198261A1
• Filed: 06/05/2012
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael, Tsinteris, Kimon, Sarner, Austin, Melcher, Charles
• Application Number:
  US13/489,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20130198261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/60 Shadow generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

In one embodiment, download a hierarchy of objects from one or more first electronic devices to a second electronic device for presentation to a user of the second electronic device. The objects are presented to the user of the second electronic device according to a structure of the hierarchy. The objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in an order determined based on which specific objects in the hierarchy are currently presented to the user of the second electronic device.

Claims

1. A method, performed by one or more first electronic devices, comprising:

downloading a hierarchy of objects to a second electronic device for presentation to a user of the second electronic device,

the objects are presented to the user of the second electronic device according to a structure of the hierarchy, and

the objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in an order determined based on which specific objects in the hierarchy are currently presented to the user of the second electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in the order determined based further on a predicted order for presenting the objects to the user, such that if a first object is likely to be presented to the user before a second object, then the first object is downloaded to the second electronic device before the second object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user is determined based on positions in the hierarchy of the specific objects that are currently presented to the user.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user is determined based on movements made by the user when interacting with the specific objects that are currently presented to the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more objects in the hierarchy each has a plurality of versions suitable for a plurality of types of electronic devices.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising

when downloading a specific object to the second electronic device, if the specific object has a plurality of versions, then:

selecting a specific version of the specific object based on a type of the second electronic device; and

downloading the specific version of the specific object to the second electronic device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the specific version of the specific object is selected based on a hardware configuration of the second electronic device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the specific version of the specific object is selected based on a software configuration of the second electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising rendering the objects on the second electronic device in the order determined based on which specific objects in the hierarchy are currently presented to the user of the second electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the objects are rendered on the second electronic device in the order determined based further on the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user, such that if a first object is likely to be presented to the user before a second object, then the first object is rendered on the second electronic device before the second object.

11. A first apparatus 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;

download a hierarchy of objects to a second electronic device for presentation to a user of the second electronic device,

the objects are presented to the user of the second electronic device according to a structure of the hierarchy, and

the objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in an order determined based on which specific objects in the hierarchy are currently presented to the user of the second electronic device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in the order determined based further on a predicted order for presenting the objects to the user, such that if a first object is likely to be presented to the user before a second object, then the first object is downloaded to the second electronic device before the second object.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user is determined based on positions in the hierarchy of the specific objects that are currently presented to the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user is determined based on movements made by the user when interacting with the specific objects that are currently presented to the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

one or more objects in the hierarchy each has a plurality of versions suitable for a plurality of types of electronic devices; and

the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to;

when downloading a specific object to the second electronic device, if the specific object has a plurality of versions, then;

select a specific version of the specific object based on a type of the second electronic device; and

download the specific version of the specific object to the second electronic device.

16. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:

download a hierarchy of objects to a second electronic device for presentation to a user of the second electronic device,

the objects are presented to the user of the second electronic device according to a structure of the hierarchy, and

the objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in an order determined based on which specific objects in the hierarchy are currently presented to the user of the second electronic device.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the objects are downloaded to the second electronic device in the order determined based further on a predicted order for presenting the objects to the user, such that if a first object is likely to be presented to the user before a second object, then the first object is downloaded to the second electronic device before the second object.

18. The media of claim 17, wherein the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user is determined based on positions in the hierarchy of the specific objects that are currently presented to the user.

19. The media of claim 17, wherein the predicted order for presenting the objects to the user is determined based on movements made by the user when interacting with the specific objects that are currently presented to the user.

20. The media of claim 16, wherein:

one or more objects in the hierarchy each has a plurality of versions suitable for a plurality of types of electronic devices; and

the logic is further operable when executed to;

when downloading a specific object to the second electronic device, if the specific object has a plurality of versions, then;

select a specific version of the specific object based on a type of the second electronic device; and

download the specific version of the specific object to the second electronic device.