SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING SLIDESHOWS

• US 20130346869A1
• Filed: 06/26/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Ho, Denise, Asver, AJ, Mo, Vincent, Harasymiv, Antin, Yeskel, Zachary, Fey, Nicholas Gordon
• Granted Patent: US 9,563,607 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A computer-implemented method and computing system for generating a slideshow is provided. The method may include generating, using one or more computing devices, an event page corresponding to a particular event, the event page associated with a social network. The method may also include allowing access to the event page to one or more members of the social network. The method may further include receiving at least one photograph at the event page from the one or more members of the social network, displaying the at least one photograph at the event page and generating a slideshow based upon, at least in part, the at least one photograph received at the event page.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating, using one or more computing devices, an event page corresponding to a particular event, the event page associated with a social network;

allowing access to the event page to one or more members of the social network;

receiving at least one photograph at the event page from the one or more members of the social network;

displaying the at least one photograph at the event page;

providing at least one of the one or more members with an option to view the at least one photograph as a slideshow;

generating the slideshow based upon, at least in part, the at least one photograph received at the event page; and

displaying at least a portion of the slideshow on the event page.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating, using one or more computing devices, an event page corresponding to a particular event, the event page associated with a social network;

allowing access to the event page to one or more members of the social network;

receiving at least one photograph at the event page from the one or more members of the social network;

displaying the at least one photograph at the event page; and

generating a slideshow based upon, at least in part, the at least one photograph received at the event page.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein displaying occurs during the event.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further comprising:

providing a slideshow generation option on the event page.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein receiving at least one photograph at the event page includes receiving at least one photograph from a plurality of the one or more members of the social network.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein displaying is based upon, at least in part, photograph display logic configured to determine a manner of displaying the at least one photograph.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the photograph display logic includes photograph skipping logic.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the at least one photograph includes a display of one or more of an event name, a contributor name, a contributor image, a creation time, and a relative time of creation.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein displaying occurs after the event.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

enabling social commentary associated with the at least one photograph.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

allowing access to the event page to a restricted subset of the one or more members of the social network.

12. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

generating, using one or more computing devices, an event page corresponding to a particular event, the event page associated with a social network;

allowing access to the event page to one or more members of the social network;

receiving at least one photograph at the event page from the one or more members of the social network;

displaying the at least one photograph at the event page; and

generating a slideshow based upon, at least in part, the at least one photograph received at the event page.

13. The computing system of claim 12 wherein displaying occurs during the event.

14. The computing system of claim 12 further comprising:

providing a slideshow generation option on the event page.

15. The computing system of claim 12 wherein receiving at least one photograph at the event page includes receiving at least one photograph from a plurality of the one or more members of the social network.

16. The computing system of claim 12 wherein displaying is based upon, at least in part, photograph display logic configured to determine a manner of displaying the at least one photograph.

17. The computing system of claim 12 wherein the photograph display logic includes photograph skipping logic.

18. The computing system of claim 12 wherein the at least one photograph includes a display of one or more of an event name, a contributor name, a contributor image, a creation time, and a relative time of creation.

19. The computing system of claim 12, wherein displaying occurs after the event.

20. The computing system of claim 12, further comprising:

enabling social commentary associated with the at least one photograph.