Mood-based organization and display of instant messenger buddy lists
First Claim
1. A tangible computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program instructions that when executed by a processor generates a graphical user interface for displaying information about more than one co-user, the graphical user interface comprising:
- one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity and an online status of the co-user identity;
one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity; and
a user feedback element structured and arranged to receive user feedback regarding accuracy of a mood determined and associated with the co-user identity.
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Abstract
A mood state may be modeled using mood information for a content selection (e.g., a digitally-encoded song) and/or by using mood information determined by how a user is interacting with a media player. For example, a playlist engine on a host may determine that a particular song is associated with an uplifting mood, thus determining that a user who has selected that particular song currently is in an uplifting mood, and correspondingly may select additional songs and advertisements consistent with, or responsive to, the uplifting mood. Mood information also may be used to present a mood state of users (e.g., co-users) in a network for display in a graphical user interface (GUI). For example, a user'"'"'s screen name appearing in an America Online (AOL) Instant Messenger'"'"'s Buddy List may indicate a determined user'"'"'s mood, such as “happy”, “sad”, “silly”, or “angry.”
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20 Claims
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1. A tangible computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program instructions that when executed by a processor generates a graphical user interface for displaying information about more than one co-user, the graphical user interface comprising:
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one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity and an online status of the co-user identity; one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity; and a user feedback element structured and arranged to receive user feedback regarding accuracy of a mood determined and associated with the co-user identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for searching among a group of co-users each having an associated mood for co-users having a particular mood, the method comprising:
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accessing a mood value for at least one co-user, wherein the mood value is determined using metadata associated with content currently accessed by the at least one co-user; accessing reference mood values and corresponding moods; comparing the mood value for the co-user to the reference mood values; based on a result of the comparison between the mood value for the co-user and the reference mood values, associating a mood with the co-user; receiving a search query that includes at least some query parameter that is based on mood information; applying the search query to the mood associated with one or more of the co-users; determining which, if any, co-users have an associated mood that satisfies the search query; and returning an indication of a co-user identity for co-users who have an associated mood that satisfies the search query. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method, performed at least partially on a computer, for displaying information about more than one co-user, the method comprising:
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rendering one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity and an online status of the co-user identity; rendering one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity, wherein a mood value associated with the co-user identity is represented as a multi-dimensional rating, whereby each rating is associated with a particular aspect of the mood associated with the mood value; using mood values associated with more than one co-user identity as a basis to arrange the one or more co-user elements; and arranging more than one co-user elements based on their corresponding mood values to hierarchically present the co-user elements, such that the user may perceive a difference in mood, as represented by the mood value, among more than one co-users associated with a same mood. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for displaying information about more than one co-user, the apparatus comprising:
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means for rendering one or more co-user elements, each co-user element including an identity element structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a co-user identity and an online status of the co-user identity; means for rendering one or more mood elements structured and arranged to enable a user to perceive a mood associated with the co-user identity; and means for rendering a user feedback element structured and arranged to receive user feedback regarding accuracy of the mood determined and associated with the co-user identity.
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