METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE TIMELINES OF NETWORK FEEDS

• US 20150312191A1
• Filed: 05/18/2015
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: McConnell, Jager, PETER, Ciara
• Granted Patent: US 10,645,047 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for managing timelines of network feeds. A system accesses network feeds associated with at least one social network. The system identifies a set of network feeds based on an associated name, keyword, calendar date, and/or geographic location. The system outputs, to a display device, a chronological representation of the set of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the set of network feeds. The system can supplement the chronological representations of network feeds with additional network feeds associated with other network users.

Claims

1. An apparatus for managing a timeline of network feeds, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

accessing network feeds associated with at least one social network;

identifying a plurality of network feeds based on at least one of an associated name, an associated keyword, an associated calendar date, and an associated geographic location;

assigning a priority to each of the plurality of network feeds based on a corresponding number of social network references; and

outputting, to a display device, a chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the plurality of network feeds, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the plurality of network feeds is displayed based on an associated priority for each of the plurality of network feeds.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device on a map based on associated geographical locations.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device in a vertical orientation.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device with an associated grouping confidence level.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising deleting one of the plurality of network feeds from the plurality of network feeds in response to receiving a user request.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising outputting, to the display device, information about at least one of the plurality of network feeds in response to receiving a selection of a selectable link associated with the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one social network is at least one of Facebook™

, Google+™

, Twitter™

, LinkedIn™

, YouTube™

, Foursquare™

, Yelp™

, Expedia™

, MySpace™

, and Flickr™

.

8. A method for managing a timeline of network feeds, the method comprising:

accessing network feeds associated with at least one social network;

identifying a plurality of network feeds based on at least one of an associated name, an associated keyword, an associated calendar date, and an associated geographic location;

assigning a priority to each of the plurality of network feeds based on a corresponding number of social network references; and

outputting, to a display device, a chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the plurality of network feeds, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the plurality of network feeds is displayed based on an associated priority for each of the plurality of network feeds.

9. The method of claim 9, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device on a map based on associated geographical locations.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device in a vertical orientation.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device with an associated grouping confidence level.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising deleting one of the plurality of network feeds from the plurality of network feeds in response to receiving a user request.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising outputting, to the display device, information about at least one of the plurality of network feeds in response to receiving a selection of a selectable link associated with the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one social network is at least one of Facebook™

, Google+™

, Twitter™

, LinkedIn™

, YouTube™

, Foursquare™

, Yelp™

, Expedia™

, MySpace™

, and Flickr™

.

15. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code including instructions to:

access network feeds associated with at least one social network;

identify a plurality of network feeds based on at least one of an associated name, an associated keyword, an associated calendar date, and an associated geographic location;

assign a priority to each of the plurality of network feeds based on a corresponding number of social network references; and

output, to a display device, a chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the plurality of network feeds, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the plurality of network feeds is displayed based on an associated priority for each of the plurality of network feeds.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device on a map based on associated geographical locations.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device in a vertical orientation.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the plurality of network feeds is displayed by the display device with an associated grouping confidence level.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising deleting one of the plurality of network feeds from the plurality of network feeds in response to receiving a user request.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising outputting, to the display device, information about at least one of the plurality of network feeds in response to receiving a selection of a selectable link associated with the chronological representation of the plurality of network feeds.

21. A system comprising:

a processor-based application, which when executed on a computer, will cause the processor to;

access network feeds associated with at least one social network;

identify a first plurality of network feeds based on at least one of an associated first name, an associated first keyword, an associated first calendar date, and an associated first geographic location;

assign a priority to each of the first plurality of network feeds based on a corresponding number of social network references;

identify a second plurality of network feeds based on at least one of an associated second name, an associated second keyword, an associated second calendar date, and an associated second geographic location; and

output, to a display device, a first chronological representation of the first plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the first plurality of network feeds and a second chronological representation of the second plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the second plurality of network feeds, wherein the first chronological representation of the first plurality of network feeds based on calendar dates associated with the first plurality of network feeds is displayed based on an associated priority for each of the first plurality of network feeds.