Content Composer for Third-Party Applications

• US 20140137026A1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,684,935 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/780
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes presenting a comment icon in connection with a third-party application, the comment icon being associated with a first party and enabling a user to compose comment concerning the third-party application; and while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon, creating a comment post concerning the third-party application; enabling the user to input comment inside the comment post; and enabling the user to submit the comment post to the first party for publication.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting a comment icon in connection with a third-party application, the comment icon being associated with a first party and enabling a user to compose comment concerning the third-party application; and

while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon,

creating a comment post concerning the third-party application;

enabling the user to input comment inside the comment post; and

enabling the user to submit the comment post to the first party for publication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first party is a social-networking system;

the user is a member of the social-networking system;

the user interacts with the third-party application through the social-networking system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon,

pausing execution of the third-party application;

and

presenting the third-party application as an application icon next to the comment post while the user is inputting comment inside the comment post.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

enabling the user to preview the comment post as it would appear when published by the first party.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising

publishing, by the first party, the comment post as a user comment concerning the third-party application.

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

present a comment icon in connection with a third-party application, the comment icon being associated with a first party and enabling a user to compose comment concerning the third-party application; and

while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon,

create a comment post concerning the third-party application;

enable the user to input comment inside the comment post; and

enable the user to submit the comment post to the first party for publication.

7. The media of claim 6, wherein:

the first party is a social-networking system;

the user is a member of the social-networking system;

the user interacts with the third-party application through the social-networking system.

8. The media of claim 6, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon,

pause execution of the third-party application;

and

present the third-party application as an application icon next to the comment post while the user is inputting comment inside the comment post.

9. The media of claim 6, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

enable the user to preview the comment post as it would appear when published by the first party.

10. The media of claim 6, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

publish, by the first party, the comment post as a user comment concerning the third-party application.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

present a comment icon in connection with a third-party application, the comment icon being associated with a first party and enabling a user to compose comment concerning the third-party application; and

while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon,

create a comment post concerning the third-party application;

enable the user to input comment inside the comment post; and

enable the user to submit the comment post to the first party for publication.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the first party is a social-networking system;

the user is a member of the social-networking system;

the user interacts with the third-party application through the social-networking system.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to

while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon,

pause execution of the third-party application;

and

present the third-party application as an application icon next to the comment post while the user is inputting comment inside the comment post.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to

enable the user to preview the comment post as it would appear when published by the first party.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to

publish, by the first party, the comment post as a user comment concerning the third-party application.