Predictive Directional Content Queue

• US 20140164985A1
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Pimmel, Kim P., Shapiro, John R., Georgiev, Evtim Ivanov, Andolina, Joseph Michael, Voliter, Robert Tyler
• Granted Patent: US 9,569,083 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

Various embodiments provide an intelligent adaptive content canvas that can enable users to access content, such as photos and videos, and consume the content in an adaptive environment that tailors the user experience in accordance with various parameters. The user experience is personalized to the user and is adaptively predictive in a manner that attempts to surface content that the user would likely wish to consume.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a scrollable template having multiple content-fillable containers configured to be filled with content comprising user-specific content;

receiving a user navigation input relative to the scrollable template, the user navigation input occurring in a direction;

responsive to receiving the user navigation input in the direction, generating one or more additional templates having multiple new content-fillable containers; and

pre-loading additional content into the multiple new content-fillable containers before an associated new template comes into view.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein said pre-loading comprises pre-loading said additional content as a function of a speed associated with said user navigation input.

3. A method as described in claim 1, wherein said direction is assigned a dimension having a spectrum of values, and wherein said pre-loading comprises pre-loading content corresponding to the spectrum of values.

4. A method as described in claim 1, wherein said pre-loading additional content comprises pre-loading at least some photos.

5. A method as described in claim 1, wherein said direction comprises either a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

6. A method as described in claim 1, wherein said pre-loading additional content is performed by interleaving additional content from multiple sources, at least one of which being remote.

7. A method as described in claim 1, wherein said generating a scrollable template comprises generating the scrollable template as a function of one or more characteristics associated with the user-specific content.

8. One or more computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that are stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:

generating a template having multiple content-fillable containers configured to be filled with content comprising user-specific content;

filling the content-fillable containers with user-specific content;

assigning respective scrolling directions associated with the multiple content-fillable containers a dimension having a spectrum of values;

analyzing the user-specific content for content values associated with each dimension;

receiving a user navigation input;

locating content having content values corresponding to spectrum values in one or more of the dimensions of navigation; and

placing located content into new content-fillable containers that have been generated responsive to the user navigation input effective to enable the located content to be viewed.

9. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 8, wherein said assigning is performed by receiving a user specification of one or more dimensions.

10. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 8, wherein said placing comprises pre-loading said located content as a function of a speed associated with said user navigation input.

11. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 8, wherein said placing located content comprises pre-loading at least some photos into the new content-fillable containers before the photos come into view.

12. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 8, wherein placing located content is performed by interleaving located content from multiple sources, at least one of which being remote.

13. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 8, wherein said generating a template comprises generating the template as a function of one or more characteristics associated with the user-specific content.

14. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer readable storage media embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed under the influence of the one or more processors, implement a method comprising;

generating a template having multiple content-fillable containers configured to be filled with content comprising user-specific content including at least some photos;

filling the content-fillable containers with user-specific content;

assigning respective scrolling directions associated with the multiple content-fillable containers a dimension having a spectrum of values;

analyzing the user-specific content for content values associated with each dimension, individual content values being associated with one or more of metadata associated with the user-specific content or properties of the user-specific content;

receiving a user navigation input;

locating content having content values corresponding to spectrum values in one or more of the dimensions of navigation; and

placing located content into new content-fillable containers that have been generated responsive to the user navigation input effective to enable the located content to be viewed.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein said assigning is performed by receiving a user specification of one or more dimensions.

16. The computing device of claim 14, wherein said placing comprises pre-loading said located content as a function of a speed associated with said user navigation input.

17. The computing device of claim 14, wherein said placing located content comprises pre-loading at least some photos into the new content-fillable containers before the photos come into view.

18. The computing device of claim 14, wherein placing located content is performed by interleaving located content from multiple sources, at least one of which being remote.

19. The computing device of claim 14, wherein said generating a scrollable template comprises generating the scrollable template as a function of one or more characteristics associated with the user-specific content.

20. The computing device of claim 14, wherein one dimension is selected from a group comprising:

time, friend closeness, content popularity, content location distance from a point, friends, albums, or events.

21. A method comprising:

generating a template having multiple content-fillable containers configured to be filled with content comprising user-specific content;

filling the content-fillable containers with user-specific content;

assigning respective scrolling directions associated with the multiple content-fillable containers a dimension having a spectrum of values;

analyzing the user-specific content for content values associated with each dimension;

receiving a user navigation input;

locating content having content values corresponding to spectrum values in one or more of the dimensions of navigation; and

placing located content into new content-fillable containers that have been generated responsive to the user navigation input effective to enable the located content to be viewed.

22. The method as described in claim 21, wherein said assigning is performed by receiving a user specification of one or more dimensions.

23. The method as described in claim 21, wherein said placing comprises pre-loading said located content as a function of a speed associated with said user navigation input.

24. The method as described in claim 21, wherein said placing located content comprises pre-loading at least some photos into the new content-fillable containers before the photos come into view.

25. The method as described in claim 21, wherein placing located content is performed by interleaving located content from multiple sources, at least one of which being remote.

26. The method as described in claim 21, wherein said generating a template comprises generating the template as a function of one or more characteristics associated with the user-specific content.

27. A method comprising:

generating a template having multiple content-fillable containers configured to be filled with content comprising user-specific content including at least some photos;

filling the content-fillable containers with user-specific content;

assigning respective scrolling directions associated with the multiple content-fillable containers a dimension having a spectrum of values;

analyzing the user-specific content for content values associated with each dimension, individual content values being associated with one or more of metadata associated with the user-specific content or properties of the user-specific content;

receiving a user navigation input;

locating content having content values corresponding to spectrum values in one or more of the dimensions of navigation; and

placing located content into new content-fillable containers that have been generated responsive to the user navigation input effective to enable the located content to be viewed.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said assigning is performed by receiving a user specification of one or more dimensions.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein said placing comprises pre-loading said located content as a function of a speed associated with said user navigation input.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein said placing located content comprises pre-loading at least some photos into the new content-fillable containers before the photos come into view.

31. The method of claim 27, wherein placing located content is performed by interleaving located content from multiple sources, at least one of which being remote.

32. The method of claim 27, wherein said generating a scrollable template comprises generating the scrollable template as a function of one or more characteristics associated with the user-specific content.

33. The method of claim 27, wherein one dimension is selected from a group comprising:

time, friend closeness, content popularity, content location distance from a point, friends, albums, or events.