Graphical user interfaces for supporting collaborative generation of life stories
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of postings from one or more users to post to an account of an account holder, the one or more users connected to the account holder via a network, the account holder being a member of the network, the one or more users also being members of the network, the postings received over a period of time, particular ones of the postings being shareable with one or more user groups defined by the account holder in the network;
associating with selected time identifiers to be displayed along a first timeline graphic the postings that are received from one or more accounts of the one or more users and that are selectable by the one or more users to access hyperlinks to allow the one or more users to provide comments on the postings, the postings and the comments being arranged in a chronological order to be displayed along the first timeline graphic, wherein the first timeline graphic is associated with a life story of the account holder;
receiving the comments from the one or more users;
providing the postings and the comments to the account of the account holder for display of the postings and the comments along the first timeline graphic when a request for viewing the postings and the comments is received from the account holder;
receiving a selection of information associated with one of the one or more users, wherein the information is posted within the account of the account holder; and
providing a second timeline graphic with a life story of the one of the one or more users in response to the selection, the life story of the one of the one or more users including one or more images depicting the one of the one or more users, wherein the method is executed by a processor.
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Abstract
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) support the collaborative generation of life stories by helping the user view the development of the life stories of other users and facilitating interaction with them through these GUIs. A GUI according to a first type helps the user keep track of recent life stories and comments posted by other users of the collaborative system, and a GUI according to a second type helps the user view life stories of any user in a chronological manner.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of postings from one or more users to post to an account of an account holder, the one or more users connected to the account holder via a network, the account holder being a member of the network, the one or more users also being members of the network, the postings received over a period of time, particular ones of the postings being shareable with one or more user groups defined by the account holder in the network; associating with selected time identifiers to be displayed along a first timeline graphic the postings that are received from one or more accounts of the one or more users and that are selectable by the one or more users to access hyperlinks to allow the one or more users to provide comments on the postings, the postings and the comments being arranged in a chronological order to be displayed along the first timeline graphic, wherein the first timeline graphic is associated with a life story of the account holder; receiving the comments from the one or more users; providing the postings and the comments to the account of the account holder for display of the postings and the comments along the first timeline graphic when a request for viewing the postings and the comments is received from the account holder; receiving a selection of information associated with one of the one or more users, wherein the information is posted within the account of the account holder; and providing a second timeline graphic with a life story of the one of the one or more users in response to the selection, the life story of the one of the one or more users including one or more images depicting the one of the one or more users, wherein the method is executed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more postings from one or more users connected to an account holder via a network; determining whether the one or more users are permitted to post to an account of the account holder; associating with one or more time identifiers to be displayed along a first timeline graphic the postings that are received from the one or more users, the postings selectable by the one or more users to access hyperlinks to allow the one or more users to provide comments, the postings and the comments being arranged in a chronological order to be displayed along the first timeline graphic, wherein the first timeline graphic is associated with a life story of the account holder and wherein said associating the postings is in response to determining that the one or more users are permitted to post to the account of the account holder; receiving the comments from the one or more users; transmitting display data for the account of the account holder, the display data including the postings and the comments received from the one or more users, the postings and the comments defined along the first timeline graphic within the account of the account holder; receiving a selection of information associated with one of the one or more users, wherein the information is posted within the account of the account holder; and providing a second timeline graphic with a life story of the one of the one or more users in response to receiving the selection, wherein the life story of the one of the one or more users includes one or more images depicting the one of the one or more users, wherein the method is executed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more postings from an account holder; receiving one or more postings from one or more users connected to the account holder via a network; determining whether the one or more users are permitted to post to an account of the account holder; associating with one or more time identifiers to be displayed along a first timeline graphic the postings that are received from the one or more users, the postings that are received from the one or more users are selectable by the one or more users to access hyperlinks to allow the one or more users to provide comments, the postings and the comments being arranged in a chronological order to be displayed along the first timeline graphic, wherein the first timeline graphic is associated with a life story of the account holder and wherein said associating the postings is in response to determining that the one or more users are permitted to post to the account of the account holder; receiving the comments from the one or more users; transmitting display data for the account of the account holder, the display data including the postings received from the one or more users and the comments, the postings that are received from the one or more users and the comments defined along the first timeline graphic; receiving a timeline parameter to be displayed along the first timeline graphic, the timeline parameter including a beginning date and an ending date; filtering the postings received from the account holder and the one or more users to generate filtered postings based on the received timeline parameter; and transmitting display data including the filtered postings for display along the first timeline graphic; receiving a selection of information associated with one of the one or more users, wherein the information is posted within the account of the account holder; and providing a second timeline graphic with a life story of the one of the one or more users upon receiving the selection, wherein the life story of the one of the one or more users includes one or more images depicting the one of the one or more users, wherein the method is executed by a processor.
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