BLINDER AVOIDANCE IN SOCIAL NETWORK INTERACTIONS

• US 20160248721A1
• Filed: 02/25/2015
• Published: 08/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bastide, Paul, Harpur, Liam, Loredo, Robert E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,882,861 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for blinder avoidance in social networking interactions includes executing a social networking data processing system in memory of a host computing system to provide a social networking service to different users in a social network. The method also includes defining in memory of the host computing system a user interface interaction for a user interface of the social networking service, and a corresponding user interface change in connection with a presentation of a status update for a user in different streams of other users of the social networking service. In response to detecting the user interface interaction with respect to a stream of status updates presented to one of the other users, the corresponding user interface change is performed in the user interface in connection with the presentation of the status update for the user in the stream.

Claims

1. A method for blinder avoidance in social networking interactions, the method comprising:

executing a social networking data processing system in memory of a host computing system to provide a social networking service to different users in a social network;

defining in memory of the host computing system a user interface interaction for a user interface of the social networking service, and a corresponding user interface change in connection with a presentation of a status update for a user in different streams of other users of the social networking service; and

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responsive to detecting the user interface interaction in the user interface with respect to a stream of status updates presented to one of the other users of the social networking service, performing the corresponding user interface change in the user interface in connection with the presentation of the status update for the user in the stream presented to the one of the other users of the social networking service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface interaction is a fast scroll action or a slow scroll action

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface interaction is a page up or down action.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface interaction is an eye gaze tracking action.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding user interface change is an enlargement of the status update of the user or a change in a profile avatar presented in connection with the status update of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface change is a visual decoration of the status update.

7. A social networking data processing system configured for blinder avoidance in social networking interactions, the system comprising:

a host computing system comprising one or more servers, each with memory and at least one microprocessor;

a social networking data processing system executing in the memory of the host computing system to provide a social networking service to different users in a social network;

a multiplicity of streams of status updates for ones of the different users displayed in respectively different user interfaces of the social networking data processing system for respectively different ones of the different users; and

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a blinder avoidance module executing in the memory of the host computing system, the module comprising program code enabled upon execution in the memory of the host computing system;

to define in memory of the host computing system a user interface interaction for a user interface of the social networking service, and a corresponding user interface change in connection with a presentation of a status update for one of the different users in different ones of the streams, and

to respond to a detection of the user interface interaction in one of the different user interfaces with respect to a stream of status updates presented to a corresponding one of the different users, by performing the corresponding user interface change in the one of the different user interfaces in connection with the presentation of the status update for the one of the different users in the stream presented to the one of the different users.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface interaction is a fast scroll action or a slow scroll action

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface interaction is a page up or down action.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface interaction is an eye gaze tracking action.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the corresponding user interface change is an enlargement of the status update of the user or a change in a profile avatar presented in connection with the status update of the user.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface change is a visual decoration of the status update

13. A computer program product for blinder avoidance in social networking interactions, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to perform a method comprising:

executing a social networking data processing system in memory of a host computing system to provide a social networking service to different users in a social network;

defining in memory of the host computing system a user interface interaction for a user interface of the social networking service, and a corresponding user interface change in connection with a presentation of a status update for an user in different streams of other users of the social networking service; and

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responsive to detecting the user interface interaction in the user interface with respect to a stream of status updates presented to one of the other users of the social networking service, performing the corresponding user interface change in the user interface in connection with the presentation of the status update for the user in the stream presented to the one of the other users of the social networking service.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the user interface interaction is a fast scroll action or a slow scroll action

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the user interface interaction is a page up or down action.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the user interface interaction is an eye gaze tracking action.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the corresponding user interface change is an enlargement of the status update of the user or a change in a profile avatar presented in connection with the status update of the user.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the user interface change is a visual decoration of the status update with an alert.