Media Action Buttons

• US 20150026596A1
• Filed: 07/18/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tseng, Erick
• Granted Patent: US 9,413,795 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes determining available media content from one or more content sources, providing at least a portion of the available media content for display on a display device of a user, and determining whether a media action button should be displayed on the display device. The media action button is provided for display on the display device when it is determined that the media action button should be displayed. The media action button is operable to perform an action associated with particular available media content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by one or more computer systems of a social-networking system, determining available media content from one or more content sources;

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, providing at least a portion of the available media content for display on a display device of a user;

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, determining whether a media action button should be displayed on the display device, the media action button operable to perform an action associated with particular available media content; and

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, providing the media action button for display on the display device when it is determined that the media action button should be displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, querying a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the available media content and one or more users of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system; and

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, providing at least a portion of the queried social content from the social graph for display along with the available media content on the display device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the social content comprises one or more of:

an indication of a number of other users of the social-networking system who have viewed the available media content;

an indication of a number of other users of the social-networking system who have “

liked”

the available media content;

an indication of a number of other users of the social-networking system who have shared the available media content;

an indication of a number of comments about the available media content;

or

a facepile.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, querying a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the available media content and a user of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system;

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, determining, using the social content and the available media content, a plurality of social coefficients for the user; and

by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, determining, based on the determined social coefficients, recommended media content for the user;

wherein providing at least a portion of the available media content for display on the display device comprises providing at least a portion of the recommended media content for the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the action associated with the available media content comprises one or more of:

sending instructions to begin playing the particular available media content;

or

sending instructions to tune another device to a channel in which the particular available media content may be viewed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the media action button comprises a visual indication of whether the available media content is currently available to watch.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, querying a social graph of the social-networking system for one or more connections of the user, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system, wherein the media action button comprises a visual indication of:

whether the available media content is currently being watched by the one or more connections of the user;

or

whether the available media content has been liked by the one or more connections of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the media action button should be displayed on the display device comprises one or more of:

determining whether the particular available media content is currently available to watch;

determining whether the available media content is currently being watched by one or more connections of the user;

or

determining whether the available media content has been liked by one or more connections of the user.

9. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media in one or more computing systems, the media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:

determine available media content from one or more content sources;

provide at least a portion of the available media content for display on a display device of a user;

determine whether a media action button should be displayed on the display device, the media action button operable to perform an action associated with particular available media content; and

provide the media action button for display on the display device when it is determined that the media action button should be displayed.

10. The media of claim 9, the logic further operable when executed to:

query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the available media content and one or more users of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system; and

provide at least a portion of the queried social content from the social graph for display along with the available media content on the display device.

11. The media of claim 9, the logic further operable when executed to:

query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the available media content and a user of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system;

determine, using the social content and the available media content, a plurality of social coefficients for the user; and

determine, based on the determined social coefficients, recommended media content for the user;

wherein providing at least a portion of the available media content for display on the display device comprises providing at least a portion of the recommended media content for the user.

12. The media of claim 9, wherein the action associated with the available media content comprises one or more of:

sending instructions to begin playing the particular available media content;

or

sending instructions to tune another device to a channel in which the particular available media content may be viewed.

13. The media of claim 9, wherein the media action button comprises a visual indication of one or more of:

whether the available media content is currently available to watch;

whether the available media content is currently being watched by one or more connections of the user;

or

whether the available media content has been liked by one or more connections of the user.

14. The media of claim 9, wherein the media content comprises movies or television shows.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

determine available media content from one or more content sources;

provide at least a portion of the available media content for display on a display device of a user;

determine whether a media action button should be displayed on the display device, the media action button operable to perform an action associated with particular available media content; and

provide the media action button for display on the display device when it is determined that the media action button should be displayed.

16. The system of claim 15, the one or more processors being further operable when executing the instructions to:

query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the available media content and one or more users of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system; and

provide at least a portion of the queried social content from the social graph for display along with the available media content on the display device.

17. The system of claim 15, the one or more processors being further operable when executing the instructions to:

query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the available media content and a user of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system;

determine, using the social content and the available media content, a plurality of social coefficients for the user; and

determine, based on the determined social coefficients, recommended media content for the user;

wherein providing at least a portion of the available media content for display on the display device comprises providing at least a portion of the recommended media content for the user.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the action associated with the available media content comprises one or more of:

sending instructions to begin playing the particular available media content;

or

sending instructions to tune another device to a channel in which the particular available media content may be viewed.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the media action button comprises a visual indication of one or more of:

whether the available media content is currently available to watch;

whether the available media content is currently being watched by one or more connections of the user;

or

whether the available media content has been liked by one or more connections of the user.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the media content comprises movies or television shows.